I am in the process of certifying several new Dell laptops (5480, 5580 and 7280) and have run into a BitLocker encryption issue with Windows 7. The laptops image successfully using our current ConfigMgr task sequence with BitLocker. However, if you plug in a USB-C/Thunderbolt NIC or docking station it will prompt for a BitLocker recovery […]
If you are trying to use the Excel 2016 Power Maps add-in and get a message saying all online content in Office is blocked, you should first check the setting under Options>Trust Center>Trust Center Settings>Privacy Options>>Let Office connect to online services from Microsoft. It should be enabled. If this does not resolve the problem, there […]
We have all been there…you receive a software update and continue to postpone the reboot as long as possible. When the reboot deadline hits you are still not ready to reboot. This leaves you with 2 options. You can either let the scheduled reboot take you to wonderland or follow these instructions and stop the reboot […]
You come into the office Monday morning to find someone deleted your AD machine account. First, it’s no surprise as it is Monday. Rather than logging in locally to re-join the domain, you can use the Restore-ADObject PowerShell cmdlet to quickly restore the account. Verify the machine account exists in the Deleted Objects container: *replace […]
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 […]
When you build a task sequence in SCCM and MDT you can use WMI queries to run steps for specific computer models. This is especially useful when installing driver packages or BIOS updates. Here is an example of a WMI query to detect only Surface Pro 4 devices: SELECT * FROM Win32_ComputerSystem WHERE Model Like […]
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 […]
Chuck Colver - Hmmmm, we followed the same guidelines as dell and imported a local policy setting during the task sequence waaaay before BitLocker (which is our last step). We verified that the registry values match in that key (“2″=dword:00000000) and still we get the error when plugging in the “docking station”. Anything else we should be looking for in this?
Todd - Are you pre-provisioning BitLocker in your task sequence? The registry value needs to be set prior to this…which means to continue to pre-provision you must set the value directly in your WIM. If you’re not using pre-provision I would add a pause in your task sequence just before enabling BitLocker and confirm the registry setting is set properly. You could also try setting the registry value with a REG ADD command instead of importing local policy.