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WSUS Synchronization Failures in SCCM with HTTP Status 503
I ran into a new error today during a WSUS synchronization for SCCM Software Updates. Synchronizations had been running fine for a while, but it would fail after running for an extended amount of time. The error was easy to find in the wsnycmgr.log file in the Configuration Manager logs: Usually when synchronization fails, it…
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Bulk Assign Licenses in Office 365 Using PowerShell
If you manage an Office 365 tenant, you are probably familiar with assigning licenses to provision services for users. That process is pretty straightforward for a single user. But how do you do it for a hundred or thousand people in your organization? PowerShell. First, you will need to connect to Office 365 via PowerShell. If you…
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Archive: New Hotfix: Fix for Slow SCCM Patching and Windows 10 Upgrades on Win7/2008 Clients
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…
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Two Commands to Repair Your Windows Installation
Here are two simple troubleshooting steps to try if your Windows installation has been corrupted or is not functioning properly. These commands work in Windows 8 and Windows 10. %windir%\system32\sfc.exe /scannow This command used with SFC.exe is a tool that will scan your system files for corruption and replace them with a cached version if necessary.…
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Automate Windows 10 In-Place Upgrades From the Command Line
I recently had a scenario with a client that had no Configuration Manager infrastructure, used Intune to manage workstations, had trouble configuring MDT to support Windows 10 upgrades (there are still several known issues with MDT & Windows 10), but still needed to automate deployment of Windows 10 to end users. Since the Windows 10…
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How to Upgrade to the Windows 10 ADK for Win10 Deployment in SCCM
This is a quick guide to go through the steps of upgrading your Windows ADK installation to the latest version – the Windows 10 ADK. The Windows ADK is a required component for the installation of System Center Configuration Manager but it needs to be upgraded from time to time to support the deployment of newer versions of…
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