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Disable Windows 10 Automatic locking screen

We’ve been upgrading a customers environment… for one of their workstation configurations they didn’t want the computers to lock on idle, which is enforced by default.

Installing .NET Framework on Windows 8 and 2012

I have been struggling a bit with adding .NET Framework 3.5 on a few systems (and reference image for MDT). The posts on MSDN and TechNet are good, but not always crystal clear.

Here is how I solved the issues we were experiencing…

Windows Backup Mail Report Script

Updated version available: This article covers v4.1 of the script (2016). A fully rewritten v5.0 is now available, compatible with Windows Server 2025 and using the SendGrid REST API instead of the deprecated Send-MailMessage.Read the updated article: Windows Server...

Azure Backup Job Failed 0x1D4C2

Lately we’ve been getting a lot of inquiries regarding Azure Backup. One customer tried to set up the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent, they experienced a problem where the backup job fails immediately…

Uninstall all Java versions

I received an inquiry from one of my mid-size (100-200 users) customers today. They’ve been planning on implementing a new online service which requires the latest Java version.

The clients have a large quantity of outdated versions of Java, which needed to be uninstalled before we deployed the newest version.
They are currently running Windows 7 and Windows 8, so somewhat modern operative systems.

Application Installation Error 0x87D00607

Application Installation Error 0x87D00607

I ran into this issue when switching between our production and test environment. If you’re receiving the 0x87D00607 error you are most likely connected to a network/site which does not have a Configuration Manager Boundary or Boundary Group.

SCCM Client Installation Error 53

SCCM Client Installation Error 53

If you’re having trouble deploying the SCCM client and you’re getting Error 53 you should verify that the Client Installation account is local administrator and that Remote administration is turned on.

Password Generator

Password Generator

Security is very important, especially when it comes to IT.
We’ve created a password generating script to assist in making sure we all use high security passwords.

Sending Emails via Powershell

Sending Emails via Powershell

Lately I’ve been setting up a back-end script for one of our customers. The full script creates Domain users, generates passwords and emails the manager/CEO the user information.

This post will only contain the Email function, more functions will be posted later.

SCCM 2012: Create Collections and AD Groups

SCCM 2012: Create Collections and AD Groups

After setting up a new domain and deploying SCCM 2012 I came to realize how much work it actually is to set up new applications.
I have made a script which creates AD groups and Collections.

Convert VBS to Powershell

Convert VBS to Powershell

I’ve always liked VB scripting, but I have officially converted to Powershellism (?!).
If you’d like to convert your old VBS scripts to Powershell check this out…

Printer Problem 0x00000006 and 0x00000002

Printer Problem 0x00000006 and 0x00000002

I started my day troubleshooting a Windows 7 SP1 client which couldn’t install a specific printer. After verifying that the server was not the issue I started looking into the computer configuration…

Actions in Configuration Manager Client

Actions in Configuration Manager Client

Understanding how the Configuration Manager client works is a crucial part of troubleshooting.
Here you will find information about how to retrieve policies from the SCCM server.