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Microsoft is pushing forward with it's plans to gain presence and dominate in the mobile and cloud space with the following email from Satya Nadel which makes clear that the new mission statement is all about a mobile-first, cloud-first world with flagship products like Office 365 (for viewing and producing content) and Onedrive (for storing your content) being key components of that evolving landscape. After 22 years at Microsoft, Satya has commented that at the end of all exploring you arrive where you started and that Microsoft's customers want to know where the company is going, and the company is going mobile-first and cloud-first. With that some top leaders have left the company and others (Scott Guthrie, Phil Spencer and Stephen Elop once the Nokia deal goes through) have been promoted to top spots, this is a good thing as leadership change will hopefully refresh what we expect from Microsoft. As proof of the changing times, In the webcast we got a demo of Office 365 for the iPad, which is a great step forward for anyone who has tried to read Word documents on their iPad. In addition we get to see the unique touch features added to Powerpoint that you can use for the iPad such as highlighting or laser pointer, anyone with an iPad can download Office 365 for free and read and present content. If they want to edit or create content then they'll need to subscribe to Office 365. "Office 365 subscribers have the full experience on all their devices" That's the promise from Microsoft. And quite a statement it is too. Hopefully with that comment we will see similar releases for Android and other platforms or did they just mean iOS and Windows 8.x devices ? that remains to be seen. Windows Intune was mentioned as the Mobile Device Management platform along with a demo of the company portal for Android but noticeably missing was Office 365 for Android. This is a new area for Microsoft and I hope they take the bull by the horns and continue to deliver an Office suite that covers all major players and not just versions for iOS and Windows. With Android share increasing (and iOS share decreasing) what we also need to see from Microsoft is Office 365 for Android. That step would certaintly confirm Satya's vision above and cement Microsoft's place as a key player in the mobile and cloud space. You can see the entire webcast covering the above and more here cheers niall
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What is the upgrade path for SCCM 2012 RTM -> R2 CU1
anyweb replied to nhottinger's topic in Configuration Manager 2012
I would say that you need to go first to SP1, and then to R2 and finally CU1 which is a hotfix for R2, the following should help http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/7437-using-system-center-2012-configuration-manager-part-11-upgrading-the-hierarchy-to-service-pack-1 http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/8451-how-can-i-install-system-center-2012-r2-configuration-manager/ http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2014/03/24/configuration-manager-servicing-update.aspx http://www.niallbrady.com/2014/03/31/system-center-2012-r2-cu1-hotfix-available/ -
I've added an update to explain the change and added info about OSDPreserveDriveLetter variable in Step 8a
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so basically you are having issues with Windows on D: after build and capture ? that's a well known problem solved with Set OSDPreserveDriveLetter to False before the Apply Operating System step in your build and capture task sequence, this variable wasn't present until SP1 but i'll update the guide to reflect this. update: i've updated the original guide and added Step 8a. hope this helps.
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start with this list and if you still have questions ask away ! http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/4045-system-center-2012-configuration-manager-guides/
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sure thing, try it
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In Part 1 of this mini series we integrated Windows Intune with System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. In Part 2 we added Support for iOS devices (Iphone, iPad). In Part 3 we learned the difference between App Package for iOS (*.ipa file) and applications from the Apple App Store. We learned how to deploy them to iOS devices and configured the deployment type so that the applications were made available to the user based on the iPhone or Ipad operating system version, in addition we also checked device Ownership information and deployed the application based on those requirements. In Part 4 we learned how to use and configure compliance settings in order to enable or disable certain configurable features on iOS devices. We enforced a Password requirement and enforced a minimum password length as this is a common requirement for organizations. In Part 5 we enabled support for Windows 8.1 devices (both Windows RT 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Enterprise) so that they could be managed via System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager integrated with Windows Intune. In Part 6 we deployed Windows 8.1 apps (appx) to Windows 8.1 devices. Now we will look at how to make Windows 8.1 store apps available in the Company Portal and how to make them featured apps with their own categories. Step 1. Enable Windows Remote Management on a device In order to add links to Windows 8.1 Store apps we need to be able to browse a Windows 8.1 device from the console using Windows Remote Management (WinRM) and that device should have the source Windows store app installed that you want to make a link available for in the Company Portal. The easiest way you can achieve this is by using a domain joined Windows 8.1 device and then enabling the Windows Remote Management service on that device by opening an Administrative command prompt and typing the following command:- WinRM quickconfig Answer yes to the questions provided as in the screenshot below. Next, add the user (for example, SMSadmin) you are running the CM12 console with to the administrators group on the remote machine like in the screenshot below Finally test the connection from your CM12 server to the remote machine by typing the following in a command prompt winrm id -remote:w81 the output should look like below, if it doesn't make sure you've run the steps above. Step 2. Add a link to a Windows Store app In the Configuration Manager 2012 R2 console, select Software Library, Application Management, Applications and expand our previously created folder structure, expand to Windows 8.1 Store and right click, choose Create Application in the Specify settings for this application screen choose Windows App Package (in the Windows Store) as per the screenshot below for Location click on Browse In the Browse Windows App Packages screen, enter the computer name of the computer you used in Step 1 above and click on Connect After some moments you should see a screen filled with the Windows App Packages installed on that remote computer , select the Application you want to make available in the Company Portal as a link to the Windows store and click Ok. In the example below I have selected an App called FastBall, it's a free Windows store game with excellent music. The select app appears in the location field, notice that it is greyed out and that ms-windows-store is the prefix to the app. click next to view the imported information now you can enter details to your liking or continue through the wizard by pressing next, next. Interestingly you can see that the detection method, requirement rules, and content options are automatically filled in by the wizard close the wizard Step 3. Make the Application a Featured App and categorize it Featured apps can be highlighted in the Company Portal to hopefully catch the attention of your users. In this guide, we will make this Windows Store App a featured app. To do so, right click on the application and choose Properties select the Application Catalog tab and place a checkmark in the checkbox beside Display this as a featured app and highlight it in the Company Portal In addition to making our app Featured, you might want to apply a category to it such as Windows Store Apps. To create a category, click on User Categories, then select Edit, then choose create to create a category click on Ok and Apply and Ok. Step 4. Deploy the App In order for your Windows Intune users to get the app via the Company Portal it needs to be deployed to a collection that they are in. Right click on the app and choose Deploy select a suitable collection such as Windows Intune Users As this is only a link to an app (for example like this -ms-windows-store:PDP?PFN=2580Creamative.FastBall2_dke22g8d7y0pr) there is no content to distribute, therefore the Content options are greyed out, continue through the rest of the wizard to completion. Step 5. Sign in to the Company Portal On a Windows 8.1 device that has been enrolled, login to the Company Portal by signing in. the Company Portal appears, if your featured app doesn't show up, try running mdmagent via a command prompt to speed up policy retrieval or you could wait a day or so for your Windows 8.1 device to refresh policy by itself, once it has the new policy it should look something like this click on Featured Apps to see what that looks like Click back and then click on Browse by Category to see how it was categorized, and you should see your Windows Store Apps category as per the screenshot below Step 6. Install the Windows Store App Start the installation process by clicking on the app itself notice the text View in Windows Store in the top left, click on that, that will open up a split screen, Company Portal on the Left, Windows Store on the right, and our Featured Windows Store app is listed, click on Install and it installs You'll probably want to verify that the app installed successfully by testing it, job done !, well nearly done, click on Play and tell me what you think of the music, cool isn't it ? Recommended Reading Planning to Deploy Windows 8 Apps in Configuration Manager - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj822984.aspx WinRM (Windows Remote Management) Troubleshooting - http://blogs.technet.com/b/jonjor/archive/2009/01/09/winrm-windows-remote-management-troubleshooting.aspx WinRM in mixed environments - http://www.thecodeking.co.uk/2011/02/winrm-with-mixed-domain-environments.html#.Uy9PhIUZNaQ Installation and Configuration for Windows Remote Management - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384372%28v=vs.85%29.aspx Summary In this guide we've learned how to deploy links to Windows Store apps to our modern mobile Windows 8.1 devices using Windows Intune Integration in Configuration Manager 2012 R2. In addition, we've learned how to make the app a featured app and how to categorize apps to make them easier to find. Downloads For Offline reading you can download a Microsoft Word copy of this guide below. How can I manage modern devices using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Part 7.zip Continue on to Part 8.
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check where it's storing the boot image, more than likely it's placing it in the bdedrive partition which by default is approx 300mb, we have resized ours to between 1 and 2gb to get around this because refresh (reinstallation) scenarios where it has to disable bitlocker and reboot involve just this procedure, post your smsts.log and we'll take a look to confirm
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upgrading sccm 2012 to 2012 r2
anyweb replied to ravinder reddy's topic in Configuration Manager 2012
also one from right here ;-) CM12 in a Lab - How can I install System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ? -
and presumably you resta\rted the WDS service after making any changes ? what does your smspxe.log file tell you
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ok, take a look at Jorgen's post here does it help ?
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Failed to run the action: Capture the Reference Machine.
anyweb replied to jgtran's topic in Configuration Manager 2007
check if it actually has a valid IP Address before the capture as i see this in the log which usually translates to no ip address or network/dns issues. -
Secondary not remove from console
anyweb replied to learningmode's topic in Configuration Manager 2012
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you can offload management point roles easily with CM12, a primary site can have up to 10 management point roles. More info here > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg712282.aspx
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i'd say start looking at your logs to see if it's processing policy at all or is it complaining, is the client agent definitely the R2 version of the client (5.00.7958.1000)
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basically it's trying to boot over the network using UEFI network boot and it expects that your PXE enabled distribution point is working with UEFI network boot, so tell us about your PXE enabled dp, what os is running on it ?
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How can I change a HKCU setting within Windows during an OSD deployment
anyweb replied to roshanbhavsar04's question in How do I ?
correct and i've updated the typo ! -
are you installing Visual C++ 2010 Redistributables KB2565063 x64 directly after the Setup Windows and ConfigMgr step ?
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by far the easiest way (for me) is to use the standalone media capture media as I describe here. Take a snapshot (checkpoint) of your virtual machine before running it.