Free E-Book: Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2014

Microsoft Press has released a new eBook Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2014, see the link below! Free ebook: Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2014 : http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2014/04/02/free-ebook-introducing-microsoft-sql-server-2014.aspx

read more →

MDT customsettings.ini Switches

I have spent a lot of time working with MDT and figuring out quite a bit of command switches in order to manipulate the deployment outcome. I listed them below. I will keep adding to this list, and if anyone…

read more →

“A fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine” error – Fix

Windows has a limitation of only allowing a machine to be sysprepped 3 times until you have to redeploy the operating system clean. I have spent a greater part of the past few years creating images, so I have run into…

read more →

Mapping the iSCSI Initiator with PowerShell

I recently wanted to create a task sequence in MDT that would build all of my Hyper-V hosts and map the iSCSI connection and connect the storage on its own. After digging around and testing several methods, I thought that the best…

read more →

How to change the listening port for Remote Desktop

Sometimes it is required to edit the Remote Desktop listening port for a specific machine, or machines to accommodate firewall paths, deployment methods, or for various other reasons. In order to change change the port that Remote Desktop listens on,…

read more →

Enabling Bitlocker with SCCM

Companies are starting to take a look and utilize Bitlocker more often now. I have had many customers ask me about Bitlocker and what the easiest way to deploy it companywide would be. Usually when I am having discussions with…

read more →