Thinkering
In this post I will show you how to create your first basic API in PowerShell using Pode. Pode is a Cross-Platform PowerShell framework for creating web servers to host REST APIs, Web Sites, and TCP/SMTP Servers.
Recently I discovered the Download Package Content task and found a why to use it with PowerShell during a task sequence. 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…
While working on a new Windows 10 v1903 deployment, I encountered an application installation that randomly fails in SCCM. A goal for this new release was to deliver a faster and cleaner task sequence. Unnecessary tasks were stripped, and the order changed significantly. However, last I experienced this strange problem. Applications would randomly fail to…
The installation of hardware drivers in a SCCM task sequence deployment can take ages. While developing a new deployment for Windows 10 version 1903, the goal is to include faster driver deployments in a task sequence. In this post you will find a solution that is easy to implement and maintainable.
Last week I worked on BIOS updates for our Dell desktops and our HP laptops in Windows PE. The result was lots of new tasks in the task sequence 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…