Fix for A connection to the deployment could not be made

This error is very annoying when running through a build. I Googled and found this fix to it by Kyle Beckman. The trick is delaying the Lit...

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Configuring Dell BIOS Before the Image is Laid Down

In 2014, I published this blog entry that configured the BIOS during a build process. It used the Dell Command | Configure utility. At the ...

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Installing Microsoft Updates in the Build Post-OS

There are updates that have to be installed after the OS has been installed. .Net Framework is an example. When I am building a reference im...

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Microsoft Office Updater

One of the things that has annoyed me in the past is having to keep the Microsoft Office Updates folder up-to-date with the latest .MSP file...

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Automating Microsoft Endpoint Full System Scan upon Infection with Email Notification

While helping to manage Microsoft Endpoint, a former colleague suggested that I setup Endpoint to automatically run a full system scan each ...

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Automating Microsoft Endpoint Full System Scan upon Infection

While helping to manage Microsoft Endpoint, a former colleague suggested that I setup Endpoint to automatically run a full system scan each ...

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Failed to connect to remote distribution point

We recently did a complete upgrade on all equipment in one of our remote offices. After the upgrade, I had to setup a new distribution point...

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Tracking Unlicensed Software using PowerShell, SCCM, and Orchestrator

Keeping track of systems that have unlicensed software installed can be a daunting task, especially when true up comes. We all have encounte...

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SCCM Inactive Systems Report

I have wanted a PowerShell script that would generate an excel report listing all of the inactive systems, if they are in active directory, ...

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SCCM Client Installer

This PowerShell script will uninstall previous versions of SCCM client, run the CCMClean to make sure all instances of the client are gone o...

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Running Programs as an Application Installation in SCCM 2012

Recently, I had to deploy an application, IntApp, with minimal intrusion and no reboots. Part of the process was to restart the application ...

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SCCM PowerShell SCUP Alternative

I have wanted to be able to update an application on the fly without having to create new application packages in SCCM. This is especially u...

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SCCM 2012 R2 Client Uninstalls after Reboot

I encountered an issue with SCCM 2012 R2 when deploying the client to systems that were being upgraded from SCCM 2007. What would happen was...

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What is the SCCM Management Point?

A management point is a site system role that provides policy and service location information for clients and it also receives configuratio...

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Moving a Computer to different OUs through using PowerShell scripts

I know there have been a lot of blogs out here showing how to move a computer to an OU, but I have taken a different approach. This is a goo...

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Adjust Screen Resolution during Build

Sometimes the screen resolution in a build does not set to the maximum. Resolution can be set with PowerShell, but the scripting requirement...

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Deploying enormous packages across a WAN

As many of you might know, deploying huge packages through SCCM can be a challenge. The first question you might ask is, define enormous. IM...

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Verify applications were installed during build process

As many of you have probably experienced, SCCM and MDT do not always install all of the applications that are in the task sequence list, eve...

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