Just a quick post about Windows Server 2019 Core. Once in a while I just rebuild my whole development environment including my Windows Server Core virtual machines. Rebuilding a Domain Controller is pretty easy, but requires just a few steps you’ll have to take one after another. Rename the computer Log in to your new…
Create your first basic API in PowerShell using Pode
In this post I will cover my first experiences using Pode to create my own basic API. Pode is a Cross-Platform PowerShell framework for creating web servers to host REST APIs, Web Sites, and TCP/SMTP Servers.
Download package content and use it with PowerShell during task sequence
Recently I discovered the Download Package Content task. You would use this mainly to quickly download some files into your task sequence environment. This could be in the normal OS, or during OSD in WinPE. Recently I had a use case why this task comes in handy.
Application installation randomly fails in SCCM task sequence
Working on the new Windows 1903 deployment, our goal is to deliver a faster and more clean deployment task sequence. We stripped some unnecessary tasks and changed the order of tasks. Because we’re in the development phase, we keep changing things on the fly. But last week, we experienced a strange problem. Applications would randomly…
Faster driver implementation in your deployment Task Sequence using SCCM
I am currently working on the new Windows 10 v1903 at my company and our main goal is to deliver a fast and automated deployment. Implementing drivers through driver packages in SCCM can be very time consuming, so we needed a solution for that. And luckily, we found one. It’s very easy and maintainable. Here’s…
Create custom SCCM Task Sequence variables using PowerShell
Last week I worked on BIOS updates for our Dell desktops and our HP laptops in Windows PE. I’ve created lots of new tasks with WMI queries to determine the model. After a BIOS update the machine needs a reboot, but doesn’t when already updated. To keep things fast and clean, I needed to find…