Managing Workgroup Clients in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
~ Chris SugdinisHere are some key points to consider when managing workgroup-based ConfigMgr 2012 clients. Distribution PointsLet's start by addressing the types of boundaries that a Configuration...
View ArticleA step-by-step guide to configuring NOIDMIF for Hardware Inventory in...
~ Rafid AliHello Everyone, Rafid Ali here with a Configuration Manager support tip for you. I recently worked an interesting case where we had to configure Hardware Inventory using NOIDMIF files, and...
View ArticleMac OS X 10.9.3 Support for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Clients
Author: Karan Daftary, Program Manager Enterprise Client Management and Mobility Mac OS X 10.9.3 Support for the Configuration Manager Mac Clients Mac OS X 10.9.3 is supported on System Center 2012 R2...
View ArticleSupport Announcements for June 2014
Author: Harini Muralidharan, Program Manager, Configuration Manager Sustained Engineering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager support Microsoft...
View ArticleSupport Tip: Be careful when targeting the ‘All Systems’ collection in...
~ Larry MosleyEvery once in a while, we here in product support will get a call where someone has deployed a task sequence that formats and installs a new OS to the ‘All Systems’ collection, or to a...
View ArticleHOTFIX: Up to date Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 clients listed in the...
Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 clients managed by System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (ConfigMgr 2007) may appear in the “Out of Date” deployment status collection after an anti-malware...
View ArticleKB: Some apps may not function after an enrolled Windows RT-based device is...
When you upgrade an enrolled Windows RT-based device to Windows 8.1 RT General Availability, all modern apps that were installed through the Company Portal app before the upgrade may not function...
View ArticleKB: Deployed applications are removed during upgrade to Windows 8.1 General...
When you upgrade from the Windows 8.1 Preview release to Windows 8.1 General Availability on a Windows RT-based device, any deployed application that you may have had on the device is removed. This...
View ArticleKB: Which version of System Center Configuration Manager do you need to...
Support for Windows XP ends on April 8, 2014. After that date, Microsoft will not provide any public support for Windows XP. This includes security patches, non-security hotfixes as well as assisted...
View ArticleHow to Install the Windows Update Agent on Client Computers
Author: Harini Muralidharan, Program Manager, Configuration Manager Sustained Engineering Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. This...
View ArticleA step-by-step example of configuring a reporting services point for HTTPS in...
~ Rafid AliHello Everyone, Rafid Ali here with another support tip for you on configuring a ConfigMgr 2012 reporting service point for HTTPS. I have typically seen this requirement when the ConfigMgr...
View ArticleDownload our best practice guide for using Task Sequences in System Center...
This month we released a document series that serves as a best practice guide for using Task Sequences in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. The scenario is presented as a case study for the...
View ArticleCollecting IMEI from devices enrolled in Windows Intune with System Center...
Author: Cory Ferro, Program Manager, Enterprise Client and Mobility Windows Phone 8.1 has added a CSP to allow a GET request for the device’s International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI), a unique...
View ArticleEnabling MAC address collection using Hardware Inventory
Author: Patrick Ngatchou, Senior Software Developer, Enterprise Client and Mobility A new hardware inventory class was introduced for Windows Phone 8.1 for WLAN MAC address. But, collection for this...
View ArticleSupport Tip: Running certain reports in the Configuration Manager console...
~ Eric EllisHi everyone, Eric Ellis here with a quick support tip for you about how a bad report in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 can potentially cause the admin console to crash. The last...
View ArticleKB: You cannot install applications larger than 4 GB on a Mac by using the...
When you try to install an application package (.cmmac file) that is larger than 4 gigabytes (GB) on an Apple Mac by using the ConfigMgr 2007 or ConfigMgr 2012 client, the package cannot be extracted....
View ArticleHow to determine who deleted what objects in the ConfigMgr 2012 console
~ Radu Tomoiaga | Support EngineerThis article is a follow up to my original post titled How to determine who deleted what objects in the Configuration Manager console...
View ArticleAn Update for the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Support Center is...
A new version of the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Support Center is now available and can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center...
View ArticleAnnouncement: September 2014 Update for Configuration Manager Clients for Mac...
Author: Yvette O’Meally , Program Manager, Configuration Manager Sustaining Engineering The Mac clients for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager...
View ArticleSupport Tip: ConfigMgr 2012 MP fails to complete health check and logs...
~ Jagat Singh Kathiar Hi folks, Jagat Singh Kathiar here from the Configuration Manager team with another support tip for you. I came across this issue a while ago where a System Center 2012...
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