Tag: SCCM

Application installation randomly fails in SCCM task sequence

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 install during the deployment.

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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. 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 clean, I needed to find a solution to save time. I solved this with custom Task Sequence variables using PowerShell. Read along to find out how.

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