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Copy Files from a Computer to Azure Files Over CMG

Matt Tinney — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 09:08:01 +0000

With many employees now working remote, the situation may arise where you need to copy files from a remote computer to a location where they can be accessed by IT staff. When a computer is not remote, this is usually done by just accessing the computer’s admin share, but this is not always possible when […]

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MEMCM: Set Component Log File Size

Matt Tinney — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 08:03:07 +0000

One common task that you might have to do in your environment is configure the log file size for the various MEMCM components (such as distmgr.log, wsyncmgr.log, etc.). These would be all of the logs on your primary site server that are in the <MEMCM install dir>\logs directory, or any server in which the “Component […]

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Using SCUP to Create 3rd Party Updates: Exclude Updates from Computers

Matt Tinney — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 06:46:05 +0000

This post is part of an ongoing series about using SCUP to publish 3rd party updates in MEMCM. Previous posts on SCUP and 3rd party updates: With your workforce likely working from home under COVID-19 lockdown, it’s more important than ever to ensure that your patching is up-to-date, to include 3rd party updates. It’s not […]

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Using SCUP to Create 3rd Party Updates: Publish an Update

Matt Tinney — Sun, 10 May 2020 23:00:55 +0000

This post is part of an ongoing series about using SCUP to publish 3rd party updates in MEMCM. For a post on installing and setting SCUP, see Using System Center Update Publisher to Create 3rd Party Updates: Intro. With your workforce likely working from home under COVID-19 lockdown, it’s more important than ever to ensure […]

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Did you know: Microsoft Teams is increasing team membership limit to 10K

Matt Tinney — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 22:18:16 +0000

Did you know: This will be enabled for all Office 365 tenants at the end of April and will be completed at the end of May. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 62549 How does this affect me? Once available, all new and existing teams can host up to 10 thousand members. […]

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Update Installed Software with an Application and Global Condition

Matt Tinney — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 19:28:42 +0000

Keeping 3rd-party software up-to-date on computers can be a challenge. These are things like Adobe Reader, Firefox, Chrome, and Java. The absolute best way to do this is with a 3rd-party update provider like PatchMyPC or Shavilk. If you can’t use one of these services, then here’s a pretty simple way to patch a software […]

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Nested Task Sequences in the ConfigMgr

Matt Tinney — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 18:44:53 +0000

A new task sequence step was introduced in ConfigMgr 1710 that allows you to call one task sequence from another task sequence. This has been referred to as nested task sequences, parent-child task sequences, and several other names. This process creates a link to between the task sequences, and gives you the ability to create more […]

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ConfigMgr 1706: Run Script

Matt Tinney — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:25:09 +0000

One of the most exciting new features of ConfigMgr 1706 is the ability to execute PowerShell scripts on devices from the console. I’m going to walk through setting this up in this post with a simple script that will create a new file. I’ll leave it up your imagination as to what you can do […]

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ConfigMgr 1706: What’s New

Matt Tinney — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 16:16:46 +0000

The recent release of ConfigMgr 1706 brought a lot of improvements and a few cool new features. 1706 is currently in the fast ring and should make start to make it to environments over the next few weeks. If you want it to show up immediately, download and execute this PowerShell script on your primary […]

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ConfigMgr: Enable Windows Hello for Business

Matt Tinney — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 16:09:04 +0000

You can enable and configure Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) in few different places. In this post, we’ll look at enabling it with ConfigMgr. You can access WHfB settings from Assests and Compliance > Compliance Settings > Company Resource Access > Windows Hello for business Profiles. Once there, click “Create Windows Hello for business Profile” […]

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