Gather User Account Name during IPU

This came about because we wanted to confirm the user account that initiated the upgrade in software center.  This script will then capture that information into a TS Variable, and can then be written to Registry / WMI using our collect information script that runs.  Both the Script and the Step in the TS have … Read more

OSD Partition Setup, Mike Terrill Edition (The Optimized Way).

Update 2024.05.14 – Mike released an updated Task Sequence Export and write up with additional details: Format and Partition Disk – a Reusable TS Module (2pintsoftware.com) Update 2022.09.29 – Summary of Partitions.  EFI needs to be larger to hold more firmware updates, and larger updates. EFI: 496MB MSR: 128MB Windows (Primary): Remaining Recovery: 984MB If … Read more

So long MDT, Native CM* for Me

*With a few parts of MDT salvaged from the garbage heap. UPDATE: 2024.5.21 – I’ve now replaced MDT Lite’s gather with a Johan’s script: Josch62/Gather-Script-For-ConfigMgr-TS (github.com) Ok, MDT is still a good product if you’re using it to deploy an OS only. (And if you’re doing a build and capture, personally I still like it … Read more

Replace MDT with MDT Lite

UPDATE: 2024.5.21 – I’ve now replaced MDT Lite’s gather with a Johan’s script: Josch62/Gather-Script-For-ConfigMgr-TS (github.com) Save yourself a ton of time.  I’ve moved all of my task sequences to using that to gather basic variables. Quick Technical Post on how to create your own slim MDT Lite Package (Gather, BGInfo, ServiceUI) without having to integrate … Read more