You know how it is, Windows 7 is going EOL, you have had a bit of Windows 10 in play, starting at 1511 and upgraded last year to 1703 and you looking at rolling out 1809 and getting off Windows 7 before January 2020. You have thousands of Windows 7 devices and 50 – 100 […]
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SCCM – How do I Setup SCCM Properly for Windows Updates
Ok so how does the new dangled Dual Scan functions work. For what matter – how does Microsoft Updates work in Windows 10 1607 and higher??
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Powershell – List SCCM Duplicates
This is a simple script to list all the SCCM objects that have duplicate names
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SCCM – Fixing SUP Memory Issues
Basically , as my dad would say, WSUS has got its knickers in a knot, as by default the application pool is limited to RAM. It needs a heeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaap of RAM and time for it to run to unravel it’s self. Plus it needs a bunch of reconfiguration of the app pool as listed below […]
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SCCM – KB4457144 not installing Error 0x80070017 0x80240022[Solved]
Another weird one – KB4457144 was deployed to a collection of computers. On those that said it was still required, if you forced Software updates evaluation, it would error in the event log with Package KB4457144 failed to be changed to the Installed state. Status: 0x80070017
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SCCM – KB3114874 not installing [Solved]
A weird one – KB3114874 was deployed to a collection of computers. On those that said it was still required, if you forced Software updates evaluation, it would not show in the windows update log as being installed, or failing to install. Nothing, nada, zip! If you check what updates were installed , it was […]
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SCCM – SCCM Client Health Checklist
The following is a SCCM Client Health Checklist that I run through.
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Powershell – Windows Update Client Sledgehammer aka Reset-WUClient
The following code forces a reset/repair of the Windows Update Client on a device. It is based on https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/10164/fix-windows-update-errors Fixes errors in WindowsUpdate.log 0x80070002 0x8024400D 0xc80003f3 0x8024000b 0x8024001E 0x800706B5 hr=8024AFFF
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October Servicing Stack Update Changes in Classification
Windows Cumulative Updates require that you install the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system before installing the latest cumulative update (LCU). This helps to mitigate potential issues while installing the LCU.
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Windows 10 1809 ADK MDT SCCM ADMX RSAT and VSLC Requirements
Answers to what versions of ADK, MDT, SCCM, ADMX, RSAT and VSLC that I need for Windows 10 Version 1809
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