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.
MDT 2013 Set Computername with VBS
Back in 2012 I wrote an article about dynamically setting a computer name during a Task Sequence. Here is my updated and improved script. I’m currently setting up a deployment solution running SCCM with MDT 2013…
Remove App Packages in Windows 10 1607
There are a few different approaches when it comes to cleaning up the Windows 10 deployment. I prefer to uninstall the built-in applications which my enterprise and customers have no need for.
Microsoft Windows OS Versions
I recently ran into a GPO problem. My customer wanted to delegate different group policy settings on clients within a specific OU.
The OU contained numerous versions of Windows and all versions had different, OS version specific, settings.
SCCM Client – Manual install and uninstall
You can deploy the SCCM client several ways, the most common being through SCCM, manual install via the ccmsetup.exe. This article describes how to install and uninstall the client manually.
Installation problem SCEP KB3106514
An update for the System Center Endpoint Protection 2012 Client was released today, and the installation fails on our customers servers.
SCCM Collection: SCEP definition age
This article describes how to set up collections based on the duration since the last Definition Update (signature date).
Configuration Manager Version and Build Numbers
This article lists all the version numbers for Configration Manager 2012 and “CB”, and how to tell which version you’re running.
Uninstall script for Outlook KB3114409
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday on december 8th 2015 released update KB3114409, intended to help admins keep Outlook 2010 from starting in safe mode, has in fact done the opposite.
Disable Hardware Acceleration in Outlook 2013
Not all computers work better with hardware acceleration, especially those with incompatible drivers.
A couple of users contacted me asking about “white screens” and freezes in Outlook 2013. The simple solution is to disable the hardware acceleration…
