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[Last Reviewed: 2019-06-04] At MMSMOA 2019, I enjoyed a great presentation by Tom Degreef and Kim Oppalfens about Configuration Manager security. It was an amazing session, and I want to share some of the learnings I took away from it. But first, a heart-to-heart Extend the peace branch to your network and security teams. I’ve … Read more
[Last Reviewed: 2019-04-24] If you’re like me, one the first things you do when you get a new device is wipe and reload it. OEMs have gotten better about the amount of value added software they preload on machines these days, but I still prefer starting fresh and building on top of that. If you … Read more
Here’s a scenario: you work for a global (intergalactic?) organization. Across your fleet of devices, you’ve got many different languages. You’re looking for a clever way to keep all these machines updated when new builds of Windows come out. Let’s say you’ve got a device that is localized for de-DE. If you were to attempt … Read more
Here’s the scenario: a machine just came back in from the field and it needs a reload. You kick off OSD, check your email for a few seconds, look back up, and you see a message that OSD has failed. You’ve seen this before. You check the logs to be sure, but you already know … Read more