PowerShell OSD Frontend Project

Hey Folks, so I recently had the need for a front end, so I looked at the regular community ones, but they didn’t fit my needs. TLDR: Code & Instructions on GitHub: https://github.com/gwblok/2PintLabs/tree/main/DeployR/FrontEnd/FrontEndJSONDriven Personal Requirements Several I found were wrapped in an EXE so I couldn’t update the code, so I ruled those out right … Read more

Dell BIOS Management – Native WMI & CCTK

Managing BIOS settings across Dell fleets can be fiddly, especially when you need the work to run inside Task Sequences and WinPE. The DeployR repository’s Dell BIOS folder provides two pragmatic approaches—CCTK (Dell Command | Configure) and a native WMI-based method—so you can pick the one that best fits your environment and constraints. I wrote … Read more

VSCode & Git on Everything during OSD!

Yeah, I’ve made the switch over to VSCode. I pretty much live in GitHub now days. I find my current website annoying since I’ve been working in GitBook at 2Pint Software. Don’t get me wrong, I still use PowerShell ISE for some things, like running scripts and making MINOR changes, but anytime I need to … Read more

Simplifying Dell Command Warranty with PowerShell

TLDR: Get-DellWarrantyInfo Function can be found here: garytown/hardware/Dell/CommandUpdate/EMPS/Dell-EMPSWarranty.ps1 In this post I’ll cover the Dell Warranty CLI tool they provide, and how I’ve converted it to use a “PowerShell Wrapper” to make it simple and useful. Overview of Dell’s Provided Tool Dell Command Warranty is part of the Dell Command Integration Suite: Dell Command Integration … Read more