We have recently been working on a Microsoft Office 365 email migration from on-premise to cloud based Exchange. One of the challenges that we faced was making the migration process as painless as possible for the end user. However, with thousands of end users having Microsoft Outlook 2010 installed and already configured to work with … Read more
Download the .NET Framework 3.5 offline installers for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Use these for silent deployment via SCCM, Intune or Group Policy where internet access is restricted. Requirements Windows 10 or Windows 11 Administrator rights How to Download Watch our video guide on how to download from TechyGeeksHome: Support & Feedback Found a … Read more
Windows 10 is Microsoft’s latest operating system and many people use it on their computers, whether they are laptops or desktops. Even though it has been praised by lots of users, this OS has its own problems and the biggest one seems to be related to updates. Lots of people complain on forums that the … Read more
The Asset Intelligence GLS Spreadsheet is a pre-built Excel spreadsheet for use with SCCM Asset Intelligence. Import this GLS file to enhance hardware and software inventory reporting in Configuration Manager. Requirements Microsoft Excel SCCM / Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager How to Download Watch our video guide on how to download from TechyGeeksHome: Support & Feedback … Read more
The WSUS Regedit Fix resolves update failures that occur during MDT or SCCM task sequences when using WSUS. This registry fix corrects the WSUS client settings that cause updates to fail or time out during OS deployment. Requirements Windows 10, Windows 11 or Windows Server SCCM or MDT for OS deployment Administrator rights For full … Read more
Download the Microsoft Xbox One Controller driver for Windows. This package enables your Xbox One controller to work with your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC for gaming and other applications. Requirements Windows 10 or Windows 11 Xbox One controller USB cable or Xbox Wireless Adapter How to Download Watch our video guide on how … Read more
Following on from our recent guide about restarting a service on multiple devices, we were also asked about starting a stopped service using a similar method. This is pretty simple and can be carried out in almost exactly the same way. Powershell Script So to carry this out, you should create a txt file with … Read more
We have recently come across an issue when trying to deploy a test virtual machine using Hyper-V (Generation 2 – UEFI) that once you have selected your task sequence, you get an error and the task sequence bombs out. This is because we had not setup the correct drive partitions to be able to deploy … Read more
We recently had a requirement to restart a single service on multiple devices across a single network. At first, it was going to be the job of the helpdesk to logon to each device and manually restart this service. However, as usual, there is always a way of using Powershell to speed up such tasks. … Read more
Following on from our recent posts for Configuration Manager collection queries, we have another one here for all devices that are Microsoft Exchange servers. Go ahead and create a new device collection and then use this query: select * from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_SERVICE on SMS_G_System_SERVICE.ResourceId = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_G_System_SERVICE.Name like “Microsoft Exchange%” Save the … Read more
If you are using Windows Server 2012 or newer, or if you are just using Windows Server Core, then this Powershell script will help you out by enabling Remote Desktop and setting the correct firewall inbound rules. Simply open up an elevated Powershell command box, or use Powershell ISE and use the two scripts below, … Read more
We have another WQL query here for you today to enable you to create a Configuration Manager collection based on whether a device is used as a domain controller. Go ahead and create a new device collection and then use this query: Save the query and you should now see a collection of all your … Read more