A common concern when introducing Autopilot are the limitations regarding the workstation name: Out-of-the-box, you only have these options: Use a prefix and a random number in the deployment profile Use a prefix and the serial number of the device Enter a fixed string in AutoPilot registered devices Rename the device after the setup… Read More »
Changing the account that is running a service is a little bit tricky with PowerShell. The script below will replace the current account (let’s assume it’s local system) with a local user account that the script creates and adds to the local admin group. Local admin rights are generally not required for the purpose of… Read More »
In rare cases, you may see that the inventory isn’t working after an upgrade of the Configuration Manager. In my case, it took two weeks until the issue was noticed and it needed some investigation to find out there was no hardware inventory entry was newer than the date of the upgrade to 2303. On… Read More »
Go to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/manage-surface-driver-and-firmware-updates and find the appropriate download link for your model. Create the folder that you want to place the drivers in, for example D:\Sources\Drivers\Win10\Microsoft\SurfaceLaptop5 Run the msiexec command to place the drivers in that folder: msiexec /a SurfaceLaptop5_Win10_19044_22.102.17126.0.msi targetdir=C:\Sources\OSD\Win10\Driver\Microsoft\SurfaceLaptop5 Now go to the ConfigMg console, navigate to Software Library -> OSD and open… Read More »
With the critical vulnerabilities in Word (CVE-2023-21716) and Outlook (CVE-2023-23397) the update status of Office 365 has come into focus. The easiest way to check the version status is to go to \Software Library\Overview\Office 365 Client Management in the console. The dashboard behaves a bit beastly but if you succeed to get it loading it… Read More »
The following step-by-step guide should enable you to automate the process of downloading attachments from an O365 mailbox to a folder. Be aware that this gives access to any mail account that you enter in the code below, therefore don’t just consider functional aspects but also the security of your environment. You should also be… Read More »
At times, you may find that orphaned vhdx and avhdx files are filling up your physical disk. You may have deleted the virtual machines in the Hyper-V console earlier, but their disks were never cleaned up. The script below lists all vhdx and avhdx files in a certain location and checks in Hyper-V if they… Read More »
With the ADK for Windows 22H2, Microsoft has dropped support for x86 images. When you try to add or update an x86 image in ConfigMgr you’ll get an error. The workaround is simple: Locate the PE image in the ADK installation folder (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment), copy the amd64… Read More »
There are some really good print driver installation guides for Intune like the one from Ben Whitmore (msendpointmgr) and Rudy Ooms (call4cloud). Their approach is to extract the driver from the installation package of the vendor, install it by using pnputil and then to run the Add-Printer PowerShell cmdlet with printer name (e.g. “Floor 1… Read More »
If you are getting the error above when assigning licenses, it is because the entry UsageLocation isn’t set for the user. The quick way to fix the issue is obviously to set the entry manually. If you want to apply the change to larger number of users, the code snippet below may help: Connect-AzureAD Write-Host… Read More »