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Scripts for WSUS Import/Export
The WSUS Deployment Guide has good general guidance on how to export/import content and metadata to a disconnected network. Here are some quick scripts that I whipped up to ease the process, as it's...
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ConfigMgr Software Updates on an Isolated Network
The Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3 Deployment Guide documents a process by which update metadata and update content can be transferred from one server to another isolated server. Since...
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Check-WsusContentHash.ps1
I wrote the attached script to recursively parse a WsusContent directory and compare the file name to the SHA1 hash of the file. This performs a basic verification that the content is valid. WSUS...
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Scripts for WSUS Import/Export
The WSUS Deployment Guide has good general guidance on how to export/import content and metadata to a disconnected network. Here are some quick scripts that I whipped up to ease the process, as it's...
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ConfigMgr Software Updates on an Isolated Network
The Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3 Deployment Guide documents a process by which update metadata and update content can be transferred from one server to another isolated server. Since...
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Check-WsusContentHash.ps1
I wrote the attached script to recursively parse a WsusContent directory and compare the file name to the SHA1 hash of the file. This performs a basic verification that the content is valid. WSUS...
View ArticleConfigMgr query for blocked or approved clients
This is nothing new; I’m typically not one to repost information that can be found elsewhere online. This is just so that I have an easy place to find it in the future! select SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID,...
View ArticleWindows XP Remote Assistance and DontDisplayLastUserName
While implementing Remote Assistance during a Windows 7 deployment I found that a RA connection to older Windows XP workstations would behave like a Remote Desktop connection: the user would not be...
View ArticleDeploying Windows 7 Language Packs via ConfigMgr
During a Windows 7 64-bit deployment project the customer gave me a requirement to allow users to install a variety of language packs without adding all of them to the baseline image to keep the size...
View ArticleDisk Cleanup in a MDT Task Sequence
While using MDT to remaster an existing Windows 7 image I added tasks to apply Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and a slew of other updates to the image (so that deployed workstations are up to date out of the...
View ArticleHow to create a bootable ISO
I know this information exists elsewhere in the world and I really dislike redundant posts. But I’m always hard-pressed to find this so am posting it here more as a reminder to myself. If it is of...
View ArticleUsing SMBIOS GUID to import computer information for VMware guest
To import computer information into Configuration Manager for OS deployment you have to enter the computer name and then one or both of the following unique identifiers: MAC address or SMBIOS GUID, aka...
View ArticleVerifying Configuration Manager Backup Task with Windows PowerShell
A seemingly simple requirement for a Desired Configuration Management configuration item is to verify that the Configuration Manager 2007 site backup maintenance task is enabled. What became the...
View ArticleUSGCB Policy Bug: Turn off desktop gadgets
The US Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) group policy object (GPO) for Windows 7 Computer Settings includes the setting: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows...
View ArticleUsing Windows PowerShell to convert collection membership rules
I developed some automation for a customer to help them manage the lifecycle of collections used for assignment of DCM baselines as they are revised. Part of this required the ability to convert a...
View ArticleMoving on
A long overdue post… In April I changed roles within the company, leaving Microsoft Consulting Services and joining the Windows Intune product team as a program manager. This blog will remain, but I...
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