Ever wonder what triggers the SetupComplete.cmd file after Windows Installs / Windows Upgrades? It's actually just a couple of registry values. When you run an upgrade, you can use the postoobe switch to set that value to a different location, which is what ConfigMgr does to use it's own custom SetupComplete.cmd file. Lets now consider ... Read more SetupComplete.cmd & Related Registry Values
Ok, if the title didn't make sense, let me explain. Goal 1: Trigger a Restart of a computer, which will use the Configuration Manager Dialogs Boxes and so the CM Client is aware of the Restart and not start any jobs. Goal 2: Trigger via PowerShell from the local client without reaching back to the ... Read more Trigger Machine Restart, Controlled by CM, via PowerShell
Hey Team, I've been working on updating our methods for populating Drivers / BIOS into ConfigMgr [Scripts here on GitHub] and thought, it's basically the same script to download them directly onto a machine and extract as it is to download the driver packs to the source server for a CM Package. So with a ... Read more WaaS - Download Drivers from Vendor (Internet)
You ever need the PowerShell Module for ConfigMgr but don't want to install the full Console? Why? Who knows, I'm not asking you if you don't ask me. While this isn't probably isn't 100% accurate, and includes some extra files, it's a pain in the bum to figure out exactly which files are needed. I ... Read more ConfigMgr PowerShell Module - Package
Why would you do this? OSD Builder is completely capable of automation, creating scripts that can do all of this, and run via scheduled tasks. So why shoe horn it into a Task Sequence? Task Sequences are very comforting to me. They are powerful, have amazing amounts of flexibility, they manage the flow of content, ... Read more OSD Builder in a Task Sequence