System Management Recipes

PXE boot not working after SCCM 1806 upgrade (Error: 80070490)

The update to SCCM 1806 completed without issues but the little challenge was that PXE didn’t work on many of our distribution points. SMSPXE.log in \\server\sms_dp$\sms\logs showed the following entries: PXE::MP_GetList failed; 0x80070490 SMSPXE 8/23/2018 2:52:24 PM 13148 (0x335C) PXE::MP_LookupDevice failed; 0x80070490 SMSPXE 8/23/2018 2:52:24 PM 13148 (0x335C) PXE::MP_GetList failed; 0x80070490 SMSPXE 8/23/2018 2:52:24 PM… Read More »

What to do if computer is stuck on running setupcomplete.cmd after Windows upgrade?

I recently had an issue with a Windows 10 upgrade task sequence which was hanging after the last boot. In foreground I could see my poorly designed installation step which was obviously not completing. In background, the cmd that had started it was running: C:\WINDOWS\SMSTSPostUpgrade\setupcomplete.cmd. The process obviously kicks in after a restart at the… Read More »

Error 801c0003 when joining computer to Azure AD

In case you are getting error 801c0003 (This user is not autherized to enroll) when joining your computer to Azure Active Directory, it is likely that you need to modify the default device settings in Azure AD. Log on to https://portal.azure.com, go to Azure Active Directory->Devices and check the device settings, in particular the options Users… Read More »

SQL queries to get SCCM Management Insights details

Version CB 1802 introduced the Management Insights in the Management tab which has been extended in the recent Technical Previews. Most helpful are to my mind the options to identify empty collections (to increase the performance of the system by eliminating unnecessary updates) and applications without deployment (to reduce disk space consumption). Unfortunately, the results… Read More »

Allow users to start setups with limited admin rights and monitor which software they install

Ever had the problem that a user needs to install a software for his home printer or a freeware tool for his job but can’t do because of missing admin rights? Providing a package in SCCM is of course an option but single-user installations are usually not worth the effort. Giving the user full admin… Read More »

Solutions to activate and configure Application Guard with SCCM

Application Guard came with the 1709 release of Windows 10 to make internet browsing more secure. The Edge browser is running in a hidden virtual machine that is built from the OS files of your physical machine and that has a limited life time: When the user logs off, the machine gets deleted. The level… Read More »

Common Outlook issues after the upgrade to Windows 10

There seem to be two common issues with Outlook after the upgrade of Windows 10: Users may experience that mails are hanging in the Outbox forever. Users are basically not able to send anything anymore although receiving mails continues to work. The Send to mail recipient function doesn’t work. When you right-click a file and… Read More »

Skype display issue when running Windows 10 with Japanese language settings

The issue came up when upgrading to Windows 10 to 1709 and it was the same when installing 1709 from scratch: Although we thought that we had provided all language components (Language pack ja-jp, Language Features Basic, Handwriting, OCR, Speech, Text to Speech, Office 2013 MUI), Skype came up with displaced buttons and text fields… Read More »

Including optional applications into the UDI Wizard – Step by Step

In general, the UDI wizard is relatively easy to handle and the configuration is straightforward. The exception is the Install Programs option. Install Programs allows the installer to select software that shall be installed during the task sequence. If you consider to use… Read More »

SCCM prereq check: Some common warnings and errors and how to fix them

Here are some warnings and errors that the prereq check which runs before the SCCM setup starts may show: Error: Required SQL server collation Configuration Manager requires that you configure your SQL Server instance and Configuration Manager site database (if already present) to use the SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS collation, unless you are using a Chinese operating system… Read More »