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How to minimize your ConfigMgr Footprint with 1E
I will be presenting the next 1E webinar – Minimize your ConfigMgr Footprint and Maximize Reliability and Performance. So if you are currently planning your new ConfigMgr 2012 design or you are...
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AZ Systems Management User Group presents: Kent Agerlund and Mike Terrill
We are planning on having our fifth meeting of 2014. This meeting will be held at ***Interface Technical Training***: 3110 North Central Avenue, Suite 160, Phoenix, AZ 85012, September 11th . The...
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ConfigMgr 2012: Always including certain files in your Boot Images
Back in the ConfigMgr 2007 days, I wrote a similar blog called ConfigMgr OSD: Always including certain files in your Boot Images -think Trace32. I figured it was time to create a similar one for...
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ConfigMgr 2012 OSD: Automatically Open SMSTS log
I was doing an OSD project about 5 years ago when I came up with the idea of automatically opening the smsts.log file using Trace32 (now replaced by CMTrace). I am always up for a challenge to see if...
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ConfigMgr 2012 R2 OSD: Create Your Own TS Templates
If you spend a lot of time creating ConfigMgr 2012 R2 OSD Task Sequences, you probably have a method for inserting the steps and groups that you like to use in every TS you create. Maybe you open a...
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IT-DevConnections Session Links
Last month I had the honor of speaking at my first ever IT/Dev Connections in sunny Las Vegas. I had the pleasure of presenting on Building the Ultimate Operating System Task Sequence with my coworker...
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Using PowerShell to Create a BCD File
Recently, I was curious to see if I could get 1E PXE Everywhere (included with 1E Nomad) to boot a MDT Lite Touch boot image. Since PXE Everywhere integrates with System Center Configuration Manager,...
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My Sessions at the Midwest Management Summit
I am really honored to have been a speaker at the first ever Midwest Management Summit (aka the new MMS), that took place November 10th – 12th in Minnesota. This event was the who’s who of systems...
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Pre-staging Content during OSD
In System Center Configuration Manager Operating System Deployment, content can be obtained in one of two ways for network deployments. The first way is to configure the Task Sequence Deployment to...
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Testing Required PXE Booting without the OS Deployment
If you have ever had the need to test the PXE booting capabilities using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager using a Required Deployment, but did not want the OS Deployment part, then this blog...
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Automating Dell BIOS-UEFI Standards for Windows 10
If you are starting to deploy Windows 10 (or are currently deploying Windows 8/8.1), then now is the time to make the switch to UEFI. A system needs to be configured for UEFI (without Compatibility...
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Deploying Office 365 with System Center 2012/R2 Configuration Manager and 1E...
1 Overview Microsoft Office 365 introduces a new way to deploy and update Office 365 using Click-to-Run technology. Office 365 is typically installed using the Office 365 portal. However, this...
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Testing Required PXE Booting without the OS Deployment
If you have ever had the need to test the PXE booting capabilities using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager using a Required Deployment, but did not want the OS Deployment part, then this blog...
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Automating Dell BIOS-UEFI Standards for Windows 10
If you are starting to deploy Windows 10 (or are currently deploying Windows 8/8.1), then now is the time to make the switch to UEFI. A system needs to be configured for UEFI (without Compatibility...
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Deploying Office 365 with System Center 2012/R2 Configuration Manager and 1E...
1 Overview Microsoft Office 365 introduces a new way to deploy and update Office 365 using Click-to-Run technology. Office 365 is typically installed using the Office 365 portal. However, this...
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PXE Booting in the Real World
At the Midwest Management Summit today in the 7 AM OSD Birds of a Feather session, there was a lot of discussion around troubleshooting PXE booting issues. A reference was made to a session that Troy...
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Arizona Systems Management User Group 10-year Anniversary Meeting – A Taste...
The Arizona Systems Management User Group 10-year Anniversary Meeting – A Taste of MMS has come and gone. It was a fantastic way to celebrate 10 years of AZSMUG with an all-star line up and a surprise...
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Getting Started with 1E BIOS to UEFI
1E BIOS to UEFI is a component of the 1E OSD Solution Accelerator that comes with 1E Nomad and enables administrators to create a true Zero Touch BIOS to UEFI Task Sequence method. This enables...
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BIOS to UEFI made easier with Windows 10 Creators Update
Back in December, Microsoft published a blog (Windows 10 Creators Update advances security and best-in-class modern IT tools) where they mentioned a conversion tool for making the conversion to UEFI:...
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Getting Started with MBR2GPT
In my previous post, BIOS to UEFI made easier with Windows 10 Creators Update, I uncovered a hidden gem in the 15007 build of the Windows 10 Enterprise Insider Preview called MBR2GPT. The benefits of...
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