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An excellent tool to use alongside Configuration Manager is SCCM Client Center Tool. We have been using it for years and it also makes a great tool to hand out to helpdesk staff if you do not want them to have access to the full Configuration Manager Console. The tool has many functions but the … Read more
We are pleased to announce the release of Windows Lock Screen Changer. This small standalone utility is designed to change your Windows lock screen easily and quickly to a custom image of your own choosing. With this utility, you can import your own custom JPG image into the tool, preview the image to ensure you … Read more
If you are a Google Blogger and you would like to have your new posts automatically posted to your Facebook page then you can do this by using the following guide. LINK How to Post Blogger Automatically to Facebook
If you are trying to use Office 2010 and Office 2013 products like Visio or Project and you have Mimecast for Outlook Client, you may find that you get an error like: “Default account is not an exchange account” The process below should fix this for you. Under the following registry key you’ll find a … Read more
If you are a Google Blogger and want to add meta tags and a meta description to your blog, then you can do this by editing the HTML of your template and entering the information that you want. To do this, login to your Google Blogger control panel and click on the Template option on … Read more
Introduction If you are trying to use any remote tools like sysinternals against Windows Vista, 7 or 8.1 machines then you need to have remote UAC elevation privileges to enable you to carry out changes on the machine you are trying to amend. However, you may find that you are still having problems with connecting … Read more
We hear a lot of people complaining about Windows 8 since Microsoft launched their new flagship operating system. Stupid touchpad operation, stupid charms, stupid start screen and stupid apps are all common complaints of Windows 8. The problem is, if you buy a new computer, the chances are that the OEM operating system on it … Read more
This is a SQL query for your SCCM database or you can use it to create a report using SSRS. For this work, you must ensure that you have the Logical Disk class enabled in the hardware inventory settings. This will give you the following information: Computer Name Disk Description Drive Letter Volume Name File … Read more
This query will give you the amount of ConfigMgr clients that are installed on machines per AD site. This can be run on your Configuration Manager SQL database or you can use it to build a custom report using SSRS. More Queries Our full range of SQL and WQL Collection queries are available here. Feedback If … Read more
This is a very simple SQL query but still very useful and will give you a lot of information about your Configuration Manager hierarchy. select * from sites Run this on your Configuration Manager database server or you can use it to create a custom report using SSRS. More Queries Our full range of SQL … Read more
If you want to retrieve the site roles from your ConfigMgr environment, you can use the following SQL query: select SiteCode, RoleName, ServerName from SysResList More Queries Our full range of SQL and WQL Collection queries are available here. Feedback If you have any questions or feedback about this post, or if you would like us … Read more
We are pleased to announce the release of Advanced BootInforma for Windows 7 and 8 machines. This is a Windows Operating System tweak that turns on the logging information when your machine is booting up, logging in and shutting down. What this actually shows you is the processes that are being carried out by your … Read more