Deploy HP BIOs Updates Using SCCM and PowerShell
I will walk you through a method for deploying HP BIOS updates to HP workstations using SCCM and PowerShell…
Using SCCM to Run the HP Battery Recall Utility
In January 2019, HP announced that they have extended the battery recall, which was announced in January of 2018. The batteries affected by this recall have the potential to overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to HP customers. HP highly recommends that customers check/recheck the device's battery even…
Create a Custom SCCM Task Sequence Failure Notice UI
Working with OSD for a large organization can be very frustrating at times for several reasons. Especially when staff you are providing support for are located at different locations. When a task sequence fails you have to rely on others to provide the log files and any other helpful information…
Helpful SCCM Queries
Device Collection QueriesCheck for multiple installed applications SELECT SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType, SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name, SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier, SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_ADD_REMOVE_PROGRAMS on SMS_G_System_ADD_REMOVE_…
SCCM Device Collections Use Incremental Updates for this Collection
If you are a System Center Configuration Manager Administrator and you have delegated rights to the SCCM environment to other IT personnel to create collections you should complete regular checks on device collections within your environment. A majority of the device collections should update on a schedule and should not…
Get Task Sequence Failure Notification Emails and Store the SMSTS.log file for Review
It can be frustrating when a task sequence you took time to build and test fails for some reason. It also can be frustrating to receive a help ticket stating that the task sequence failed and the ticket only contains a picture of the TSPRogressUI with a generic error code,…