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Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10

Microsoft has now released ADMX files from Windows 10 Update 1511 as a downloadable file. Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 When I compare the downloaded ADMX files with my previous downloaded files, the following ADMX files are deleted microsoft-windows-geolocation-wlpadm.admx (see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3077013) parentalcontrols.admx These ADMX files are changed: avsvalidationgp.admx biometrics.admx

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Has SCCM 2012 R2 SP1 CU2 been installed?

Cumulative Update 2 for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 SP1 has been released https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3100144 So once again it’s time to take a closer look at how to determine the installation status of this cumulative update, this time for SP1 CU2. Remember that you will only see the prompt about

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Windows 10 Domain Admin problems

You might discover that you are not able to fully administrate your domain joined Windows 10 computer using a domain administrator account. Just as an example when you click on Change product key nothing happens: Clicking Get Started (Get Insider Builds) again nothing happens: In a local policy (gpedit.msc) or

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Install Software Updates fails in OSD

You might see this error when deploying Windows with SCCM 2012 R2 SP1, Task Sequence has failed with the error code (0x80004005) When you look at the Installation Progress you will notice the the task sequence is installing updates and last status is Detecting Updates: In smsts.log you will see

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Where to download Makecert.exe or Certmgr.exe?

You may need Makecert.exe or Certmgr.exe to deal with certificates, but where to download? There are more than one way to get your hands on these files, but one way is to start a virtual Windows 8.1 client and install Windows Software Development KIT (SDK). Go to the address https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/bg162891.aspx

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MDT 2013 Update 1 re-released (build 8298)

It is no secret that MDT 2013 Update 1 had more than one problem: MDT 2013 Update 1 Release Notes and Known Issues Microsoft has now updated MDT 2013 Update 1 to build 8298 and fixed some of the problem but as you can read here there are still known

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KMS update for Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7

  Until now KMS support for Windows 10 clients has only been available on Windows 8, 8.1, 2012 and 2012 R2. But now Microsoft has released an update that enables Windows 7 and Windows server 2008 R2 KMS hosts to activate Windows 10. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3079821 http://larslohmann.blogspot.dk/2015/07/windows-10-kms-keys-and-kms-server.html Author Lars Lohmann

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Change SCCM 2012 R2 from evaluation to licensed

When installing SCCM 2012 R2 you are able to install it in evaluation mode: How do we identify if SCCM has been installed in evaluation mode? Very hard to overlook, when starting System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager console, it will be shown clearly in the top: OK but lets

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There was an error connecting to VMware vSphere Update Manager

You might see this error after installing VMware Update Manager plug-in. There was an error connecting toVMware vSphere Update Manager. Database temporarily unavailable or has network problems. The problem here could be that you installed Update Manager with a remote SQL 2005, 2008 or 2012 database using Windows Authentication and

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