Author Archives: Brian Gonzalez

How can I present a dynamic OU Selection prompt for MDT/SCCM?

By | December 18, 2014
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First thing you will need to installf Maik Koster’s “Deployment Webservice“. This will give you the ability to do cool stuff like query AD for a list of OUs, or move computers around to different OUs, and add/remove computers from SCCM collections. Any many other actions similar to that. Once you have it installed and… Read More »

How Can I Display An MDT Wizard Screen Only When A Certain Task Sequence Is Selected?

By | November 26, 2014
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If you need to display a wizard screen ONLY if a certain Task Sequence is selected, this is a method to accomplish this. 1. Add a custom step in the Task Sequence. 2. Using the Wizard Studio, build your custom page and use the following condition to force it to display only when your custom step… Read More »

How Can I Set The AssetTag in A Panasonic Toughbook or Toughpad’s BIOS using MDT 2013 or SCCM 2012?

By | November 22, 2014
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If you MUST input the ComputerName manually on a machine once, then store it in the BIOS, so the next time the unit is imaged, it can be pulled from the BIOS’s AssetTag value. The first step to this setup is telling MDT2013 to attempt to use the AssetTag for the ComputerName value.  This is… Read More »

MDT 2013 Bug Alert: MDT2013 Natively Does Not Support BitLocker for Windows 8x Professional

By | November 20, 2014
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MDT 2013 only checks for the following OS SKU types when validating BitLocker is supported.   ZTIUtility code, which is used when validating BitLocker support before displaying the BitLocker Wizard page: Function IsHighEndSKUEx( sSKU ) ‘ Windows Ultimate/Enterprise and Server SKU’s allow for some ‘ higher-end features, like Bitlocker and Multiple Language Packs. select case… Read More »

How can you get information from a WWAN embedded card from the command-line?

By | September 11, 2014
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Very useful broadband card information accessible via a quick command line: netsh mbn show interfaces View post on imgur.com Unfortunately, configuring the broadband card doesn’t appear to work.  I’m working with Microsoft and Sierra on this, but here is the error. netsh mbn add profile interface=”Mobile Broadband” name=”C:\profile.xml” returns either: Add Profile Failure: Invalid Profile… Read More »