If you find yourself with a need to create multiple duplicate USB flash drives, here is a fun way to get the job done quick. This method will allow you to simultaneously create as many USB drives as you have USB ports. So get your hands on a large USB hub or gather up as […]
The default SCCM boot media background image is plain and boring… I think most of you would agree. The other day I found myself with a few minutes for some creative time so I decided to create a retro inspired background image. I wanted to post for anyone who shares my love of 16-bit awesomeness! Click […]
Good morning! Today I am in the process of certifying new Dell models for Windows 7. This is normally a pretty simply task but the Dell Precision 7710 is fighting back. I have created a driver package using the latest drivers available and set it up in OSD. However, after installing the drivers and rebooting […]
Have you run into issues where your OSD task sequence deployments are not immediately available to your clients? This appears to be a bug since upgrading to SCCM 2012 R2 SP1. Since the upgrade, when deploying OSD task sequences they do not become available to the client until the next day. If you are experiencing […]
This morning I ran into some errors when making changes to an OSD task sequence. The first was after adding a new driver package and trying to save the changes. ‘Failed to save the TS package instance due to error 80041001.’ I also tried to modify the boot media assigned to the task sequence and […]
Greetings! Here is a tip on how to suppress non terminating errors in your PowerShell scripts. First you should understand what a non terminating error actually is. These are errors that do not stop the Cmdlet processing. For example, if you are trying to remove a machine from Active Directory that does not exist you […]
How to restart a remote computer from the command line Open a command prompt from your workstation. Type shutdown -r -t 0 -f -m \\computername and press Enter.Note: More shutdown options can be found here. The remote computer will restart immediately and force any applications to close. How to restart a remote computer from the […]
