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OSD Video Tutorial: Part 21 – Troubleshooting

This is part twenty-one of a series discussing the Operating System Deployment feature of...

Author: steverac Date: 09/14/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 20 – Automating and Custom OSD

This is part twenty of a series discussing the Operating System Deployment feature of Configuration...

Author: steverac Date: 09/14/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 19 – DaRT2

This is part nineteen of a series discussing the Operating System Deployment feature of...

Author: steverac Date: 09/07/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 18 – Advanced Scenarios 2

This is part eighteen of a series discussing the Operating System Deployment feature of...

Author: steverac Date: 09/03/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 17 – OSD and Custom Boot Images – Process and Strategy

This is part seventeen of a series discussing the Operating System Deployment feature of...

Author: steverac Date: 09/03/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 16 – BIOS or UEFI

This is part sixteen of a series discussing the Operating System Deployment feature of Configuration...

Author: steverac Date: 08/31/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 15 – Advanced Concepts

Still with us? We’ve journeyed through the introductory and deeper dive OSD sessions and now we are...

Author: steverac Date: 08/31/2018

System Center Updates Publisher Video Tutorial

An update to System Center Updates Publisher (SCUP) was released in March 2018 and thought now would...

Author: steverac Date: 08/31/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 14 – Pre-staged Media

This session is part fourteen of an ongoing series focusing on Operating System Deployment in...

Author: steverac Date: 08/31/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 13 – to be Known or to be Unknown – that is the question

This session is part thirteen of an ongoing series focusing on Operating System Deployment in...

Author: steverac Date: 08/31/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 23 – Nested Task Sequences

This session is part twenty-three of an ongoing series focusing on Operating System Deployment in...

Author: steverac Date: 08/31/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 12 – OSD and the ADK

This session is part twelve of an ongoing series focusing on Operating System Deployment in...

Author: steverac Date: 08/14/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 11 – MDT Integration

This session is part eleven of an ongoing series focusing on Operating System Deployment in...

Author: steverac Date: 08/13/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 10 – USMT and OSD

This session is part ten of an ongoing series focusing on Operating System Deployment in...

Author: steverac Date: 08/09/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 6 – Task Sequence variables a deeper dive

The OSD video series continues and now discussion focuses on topics that are a bit more of a deeper...

Author: steverac Date: 08/02/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 9 – Standalone USMT

Finishing up the introductory sessions here.This session is part nine of an ongoing series focusing...

Author: steverac Date: 07/29/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 8 – Understanding PXE

Part 8 of the OSD series now available here. This session is part eight of an ongoing series...

Author: steverac Date: 07/26/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 7 – Driver Management

Part 7 of the OSD series now available here.This session is part seven of an ongoing series focusing...

Author: steverac Date: 07/26/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 5 – The Logical Task Sequence

Part 5 of the OSD series now available here.This session is part five of an ongoing series focusing...

Author: steverac Date: 07/21/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 4 – Image Deployment

Part 4 of the series just released.This session is part four of an ongoing series focusing on...

Author: steverac Date: 07/20/2018

Configuration Manager Third Party Software Updates Video Tutorial

Posted another one focused on the third-party update features currently in ConfigMgr TP 1806. WIll...

Author: steverac Date: 07/18/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part 3 – Task Sequencing

Part 3 of the series just went live – check it out here.This is session three of a series that...

Author: steverac Date: 07/15/2018

OSD Video Tutorial: Part I – Introduction and Basics

This is the first session of a series that will detail the Operating System Deployment feature of...

Author: steverac Date: 07/10/2018

ConfigMgr–Software Updates video series

Recently I authored and published a few videos on the ConfigMgr team blog. Based on feedback and...

Author: steverac Date: 06/01/2018

ConfigMgr Current Branch – Express Updates

Check out this video tutorial I have posted over at the ConfigMgr blog here. Description of the...

Author: steverac Date: 01/27/2018

ConfigMgr Current Branch–Windows Update for Business

Check out this video tutorial I have posted over at the ConfigMgr blog here. Description of the...

Author: steverac Date: 01/25/2018

ConfigMgr Current Branch–Software Update Delivery Video Tutorial

Check out this video tutorial I have posted over at the ConfigMgr blog here. Description of the...

Author: steverac Date: 01/21/2018

Pre-Staged Media the Flexible Way

Note: This article is not intended to demonstrate how to configure prestaged media deployments but,...

Author: steverac Date: 03/05/2017

Speaking at IT/Dev Connections 2016

10-13th October 2016: IT/Dev Connections, Las Vegas, United States IT-Dev Connections is one of the...

Author: steverac Date: 09/11/2016

Speaking at Live 360

I will be presenting at Live 360 in Orlando this December. The event has provided speakers with a...

Author: steverac Date: 09/06/2016

Deploying OneDrive for Business – An Example

Deploying OneDrive for Business is a task that can easily be handled with ConfigMgr. Configuring the...

Author: steverac Date: 06/09/2016

OSD SMSTSDownloadProgram Option

Had an interesting scenario recently while working with a large customer with a LOT of locations....

Author: steverac Date: 04/12/2016

Compliance Settings – Examples

Note: These screenshots are difficult to read. The exported configuration items are attached along...

Author: steverac Date: 02/02/2016

OSD – Standalone Media, Version Control and Auto-Updating

Standalone media is a very useful option for building bare metal systems in areas with limited or no...

Author: steverac Date: 10/18/2015

Inventory or Compliance Settings–Making the Right Choice

Inventory, for both hardware and software, is a long standing capability of ConfigMgr. Both features...

Author: steverac Date: 08/09/2015

Speaking at Live! 360 Orlando

I’ll be speaking at Live! 360 Orlando, November 16-20.Surrounded by your fellow industry...

Author: steverac Date: 07/04/2015

ConfigMgr 2012, the Application Model and advanced Detection Logic

Two previous blog posts, here and here, detail the inner workings of the new ConfigMgr 2012...

Author: steverac Date: 06/01/2015

Speaking at ITDev/Connections

ITDev/Connections, The Technology Conference. Happening September 14-17 at the Aria in Las Vegas....

Author: steverac Date: 05/23/2015

Power belongs to YOU–the OSD Prestart Command

The topic of imaging is big with lots of options, lots of flexibility, lots to learn and lots of...

Author: steverac Date: 04/22/2015

Setting ‘available time’ on a deployment

I’ve had customers over the years use the setting ‘available time’ on deployments. This option is...

Author: steverac Date: 12/01/2014

Configuring Source Download During Client Install

A question came up recently about why download errors were being seen during client install. I’ve...

Author: steverac Date: 11/02/2014

Policy Flow – The Details

The term ‘policy’ applies to many technical and non-technical discussions. Policy can have several...

Author: steverac Date: 08/25/2014

Automating Software Updates

The monthly process of preparing and deploying software updates is familiar territory for every...

Author: steverac Date: 06/11/2014

OSD for Linux Imaging? Yes, really.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! DISCLAIMER ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So first things first. ConfigMgr task...

Author: steverac Date: 01/02/2014

Delete Behavior for Devices in ConfigMgr 2012

I can already hear you saying it to yourself – delete behavior? Well that’s pretty simple. Deleting...

Author: steverac Date: 10/03/2013

OSD Machine Import and the GUID

A common step in imaging through OSD, especially when unknown computer support is not in use for the...

Author: steverac Date: 10/02/2013

OSD Pre-stage and UEFI Systems

Update: A more recent blog post on these and other issues has been released at...

Author: steverac Date: 09/13/2013

Standalone Windows Intune – Managing Systems

My last blog post provided details on how to setup and configure standalone Windows Intune in a test...

Author: steverac Date: 08/10/2013

Configuring an Evaluation Windows Intune Standalone Deployment

So you’ve heard about Windows Intune and are ready to setup a lab to test it out. Question is, where...

Author: steverac Date: 07/26/2013

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