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Windows 10 1709 Fall Creators Update – SCCM Build and Capture Task Sequence Failing

We recently had put together a SCCM Build and Capture task sequence to update our images up to Windows 10 version 1709. We copied the install.wim from the sources folder of the Windows 10 v1709 ISO and added this as our operating system capture image. We took our existing task sequence (which has lots of things in it like Office …

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Windows 10 Fall Creators Update – Cannot access network shares fix

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Have you recently upgraded your machine to Windows 10 Fall Creators Edition (1709) and can now no longer access your network drives or home NAS drives? Well, we have just run into this issue where after installing the 1709 update, we could not access our (slightly old) WD MyBook Live network attached storage device. When we tried to access the …

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How to download Windows 10 Fall Creators Update ISO offline installers

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With Microsoft‘s release of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (1709), you may want to have the ability to choose when to update your personal or corporate machines and maybe without access to the internet. So how can you do that? Microsoft seem these days to want to update all our machines using Windows Update. This is fine in theory …

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OneDrive – Turn on Files on Demand

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Microsoft have now brought back the OneDrive Files on Demand feature with the latest release and here is how you get it. First of all, you need to make sure you have the latest version of OneDrive, you can upgrade to Windows 1709 or you can download the installer by clicking the link below: OneDrive Download Files On-Demand works with …

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Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 (1709) Released

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With the release of the Windows 1709 (Fall Creators Update), Microsoft have today also released an updated version of the Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10. You can download the installer from Microsoft by clicking the button below: Download RSAT 1709

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How to Get Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Immediately!

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Microsoft release the next version of Windows 10 today called the Fall Creators Update. This update will become available to the general public as it is rolled out over the next few days and weeks. This means that just running your normal Microsoft Updates will be enough for it to upgrade and load onto your machine. But, what if you …

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How to fix your machine after Microsoft Updates cause blue screen crashes

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So Microsoft have done it again, released a batch of updates and our machines start to blue screen! Problem Updates From what we have experienced so far are that the following updates are the culprits and should be uninstalled where possible: KB4015217 KB4041676 KB4041691 Removing the Updates If you still have access to Windows, open up an elevated command prompt …

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Windows Server – Change to GUI or Core

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If you are using Windows Server 2012 or 2016 then you may want to change your server from GUI to Core for security purposes. To do this, open up an elevated Powershell command box and run the following command: Uninstall-WindowsFeature User-Interfaces-Infra This will run through the uninstall of the GUI process and once complete, you should then reboot your machine. …

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Long File Names Information Gathering

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If you are looking to gather information about long file names that are over 255 characters on your filestores, then there is a very simple utility you can use which will export this information to a text file. The utility is called simply TLPD and is available as a free download from Sourceforge. Once you have downloaded the standalone exe file, …

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Disable SMBv1 to protect against ransomware attacks

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With the recent issues with ransomware and the Wannacry attack, you really should now have SMBv1 disabled on your machines. If you are still working on this or maybe not even started yet, then here we will show you a few examples of what to do to protect yourselves from future SMBv1 vulnerability and ransomware attacks. Manual Commands If you …

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How to Disable Cortana in Windows 10’s Anniversary Update

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Everyone is now aware of Microsoft‘s talking assistant, Cortana. However, what if you hate Cortana and you want her removed from your computer? Well, there is an excellent guide on how to do this over at howtogeek.com: How to Disable Cortana Just follow their simple guide, reboot your computer and Cortana will be no more!

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How to fix the “The disk is write-protected. Remove the write-protection or use another disk” error

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If you are trying to format a second disk on your computer (or server) and you are getting this error: “The disk is write-protected. Remove the write-protection or use another disk.” Then this could be because the disk is write-protected. To get around this, you can use the diskpart utility built into Windows. Open up an elevated command prompt and …