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Microsoft 365 Apps update channels

Posted on 18/08/202006/04/2021 by Remy Kuster

A few months ago Microsoft changed the names of the Microsoft 365 Apps update channels (May 2020) and the titles of the Microsoft 365 Apps update channels monthly feature/security updates (July 2020). In this post I will show you what impact this could have on your active Office 365 environment in MECM (SCCM).

Check if a device is NOT a member of a specific group

Posted on 06/07/202006/04/2021 by Remy Kuster

With this PowerShell script you can check if a device is NOT a member of a specific group. A colleague and I created this script because our AD computers should be a member of 1 out of 3 AD groups. If the device is not member of one of these groups certain group policy’s wont be loaded and some thing won’t work properly. With the results of this script we know that devices have to be added to a AD group to function properly.

Use the Run Scripts feature in MECM (SCCM) to deploy PowerShell scripts

Posted on 17/06/202003/03/2023 by Remy Kuster

Run Scripts feature in MECM (SCCM) in allows you to do the following things:

Create and edit PowerShell scripts for use with Configuration Manager.
Manage script usage through roles and security scopes.
Run scripts on collections or individual managed devices.
Get Realtime script results from client devices.
Monitor script execution and view reporting results directly after deploying your script.

PowerShell Active Directory Module on Windows 10

Posted on 16/12/201903/03/2023 by Remy Kuster

The PowerShell active directory module allows you to do the following things:

Manage and automate standard domain-related tasks
Check domain user Active Directory attributes and group memberships on the users workstation, if installed on users workstation (described in this post)

Deploy Windows 10 build as a feature update

Posted on 18/07/201915/04/2022 by Remy Kuster

With MECM (SCCM) you can deploy a new Windows 10 build in two ways. You can deploy Windows 10 build as a feature update (Servicing) or you can create a task sequence (in-place-upgrade).

In my opinion with a task sequense you can easy create pre and post actions based on variables but the time that a user can’t use the computer (downtime) can be quiet long.

Deploying the feature update with servicing is much more user friendly, because there is almost no downtime for the user. Creating pre and post actions can be done but are not easy and can’t be based on variables like task sequence steps can.