KB3102810 has been published by Microsoft to address two issues that are affecting Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 clients. First issue: Windows Updates run slower than usual when using SCCM for patch management. Second issue: When trying to deploy an in-place Windows 10 upgrade from Windows 7, svchost.exe takes 100% CPU utilization and the upgrade might …
System Center Configuration Manager 2012 came out over three years ago now, but I want to demonstrate one of my favorite features introduced in that release: Automatic Deployment Rules (ADR). In case you’re not familiar, managing software updates manually through SCCM can be a full time job at a lot of organizations. Approving updates every month, creating the …
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Here is huge reason why patching systems in your organization is so crucial: The above site is selling code that exploits the MS15-034 security hole – this vulnerability allows remote code execution through an IIS security hole in Windows Server 2008 and 2012. The patch for MS15-034 was published less than a week ago. If there’s any case …
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There are two very important updates that you should apply to every universal Windows 7 image that you use for OS deployment in MDT or ConfigMgr. These also apply to Server 2008, 2008R2, and Vista. User-Mode Driver Framework – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2685813 Kernel-Model Driver Framework – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2685811 These assist with driver injection on several newer models from HP, Dell, and …
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I like to use Audit Mode for all of my Windows image builds. It’s clean, doesn’t create necessary accounts, and specifically exists for capturing images. I’ve used this in Windows 7 for years. Windows 8 also has an Audit Mode that works in the same way. When you get prompted to customize your desktop and create …
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