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The Problem One of my probably mostly used scripts is a VBScript that monitors for any changes on Task Sequences in SCCM and exports a copy for backup purposes when an updated task sequence is saved. Please see https://maikkoster.com/versioning-monitoring-sccm-task-sequences-update-for-sccm-2012/ for further details about the script itself. Even it has been...
The Problem Organizing code in modules and re-using the same functions in different scripts is a common and recommended practice when working with PowerShell. I do have a lot of different modules created and grown over time that cover different aspects and that I use regularly in my daily work....
Recently I ran into a situation, where I had to check a few log files on some remote computers and also needed to execute some commands to fix an issue. However, due to reasons I’m not going to enlarge on, all administrative shares had been removed. So by this, no...
In my last post, I demonstrated how to call the InitiateClientOperation method from the SMS_ClientOperation WMI class to run a SCEP Full Scan. However, this call itself is pretty limited for daily administration, as it requires “internal” information like the CollectionID, ResourceID or some TypeID for the Operation itself. Probably...
Lets assume you have a security device that detects computers possibly infected by some malware. Wouldn’t it be nice to automatically initiate some immediate action for remediation? I recently had such a requirement where we wanted to automatically start a definition download and full scan on those computers. It’s pretty...
I’m currently updating/rewriting a whole slew of PowerShell scripts that I have created over the last couple years into something less “hacky”. As scripts grow larger they become harder to read or understand the logic. A typical and recommended approach is to break it up and separate certain functionality or...
One of the most popular posts I’ve written so far was about using Visual Studio Express to debug VBScript and JavaScript in local scripts, hta files etc. Probably not popular in terms of the absolute count of visitors, as the target audience of my blog is pretty straightforward due to the...
I’m very proud to announce the most advanced OSD book yet, available on November 20, 2014. This is Stealing with Pride – Volume 1! Written by the Deployment Artist Johan Arwidmark and some contribution by me, this is the ultimate source for the working IT Pro who wants to customize...
After spending quite some time on non-public projects and also a lot of private stuff, it’s now time to come back to the surface again. The first change is pretty obvious. If you are reading this, you are already aware, that my personal blog has been moved from myITforum.com to...
Scary title What do I mean by this? In the last two posts, I wrote about Issues with Boot images and the default partitioning schema, I came across when preparing a deployment for some Windows 8 based tablets. During this, we ran into a situation, that raised an interesting question...
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