I'm a sysadmin in a mostly on-premises Windows environment, and I'm trying to modernize our laptop deployment process. We currently maintain model-specific Dell and Lenovo images, deploy them…
We normally update BIOS only when necessary, but now we need to update several hundred laptops that are already in customers' hands. They're running Windows 11 25H2, are…
We normally avoid touching BIOS unless there's a specific need, but now we need to update a few thousand laptops that are already in customers' hands. They're running…
I manage around 30 Windows Server 2019 machines and use SCCM to deploy the monthly cumulative updates and patches. Recently, some updates appear to install completely, but the…
I'm managing Windows endpoints in a Microsoft 365 environment and want to improve application patching. I understand that Intune and Windows Update for Business can handle operating system…
I'm looking at ways to keep Windows endpoints secure in a Microsoft 365 and Intune-managed environment. I understand that Intune can handle Windows updates and deploy Win32 applications,…
I'm implementing Windows Hello for Business in an environment with on-premises Active Directory, domain controllers, and SCCM. After correcting my wording, all of our Windows devices are hybrid-joined…
SCCM is showing that no Office 365 updates are required, even though I expected some clients to need them. Other update counts eventually appeared after taking longer than…
Is anyone else seeing inaccurate update counts in SCCM? Office 365 is currently showing zero required updates, while other updates seem to take a long time to appear.…
I'm implementing Windows Hello for Business in an environment with on-premises Active Directory, domain controllers, and SCCM. I initially said Entra-joined, but I meant hybrid-joined. Our Windows devices…
I manage Windows endpoints for a global law firm across more than 40 countries, primarily using SCCM, Intune, and occasionally AVD. There are only two people covering the…
I'm a senior endpoint engineer responsible for SCCM, Intune, and occasional AVD work across more than 40 countries for a global law firm. Our team has only two…
A user recently needed administrator credentials just to change their default PDF reader, which got me thinking about application allowlisting. The problem is that some applications change their…
I recently had a user request administrator credentials just to change their default PDF reader, which made me consider using application allowlisting instead. The problem is that some…
I'm still fairly new to PowerShell, although I've used it occasionally over the years. Now that I'm supporting SCCM more heavily, I'm building up a collection of useful…
I've traditionally configured our Windows servers to install updates on the fourth Sunday of each month, followed by an automatic restart to complete the process. Recently, some Server…
I'm trying to troubleshoot some issues with Software Center (SCCM) using PowerShell. I've managed to check the overall health of the Software Center, like whether clients are installed…
I'm a new Systems Administrator at a small-medium organization, and I'm coming from a cloud background, so working with traditional SCCM is pretty new to me. Recently, I…
Hey everyone! I'm trying to deploy Windows 11 and I've hit a snag. After imaging a computer and booting it up for the first time, I encounter a…
Hey everyone! I'm trying to switch the Microsoft 365 update channel from 'Current' to 'Monthly Enterprise', but I'm running into some issues. We're deploying M365 apps using SCCM,…