I did a demonstration of Windows AutoPilot at the Global Azure Bootcamp in Birmingham last Saturday 21st April, my demo failed so I had to flip to a pre-recorded demonstration. I also mentioned that I’d been having some issues the previous week when preparing for the demo and if I found out the cause I…
Another of the enhancements delivered with Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1802 are extra groups added to the in-place upgrade task sequence. This includes groups in preparation for upgrade and also post-processing groups. The official documentation for this can be found here – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/get-started/capabilities-in-technical-preview-1802#improvements-to-windows-10-in-place-upgrade-task-sequence I’m not going to rewrite everything in this blog post as…
Great news! Yesterday I got confirmation that my session was accepted to speak at the Global Azure Bootcamp in Birmingham on April 21st. I will be speaking about Windows AutoPilot as this is something I have been working with recently and demonstrating at various user group sessions. Session details below. Flying with Windows AutoPilot Let’s…
As many people know, I’ve been a WMUG community lead now for coming up to 5 years. As the resident Northerner it’s long been an ambition of mine to establish some kind of event in my region of the UK – Manchester. So here we are, it’s booked in for the evening of 16th January…
A quick off the cuff post this one. There has been a lot of talk today on the twittersphere about a rogue patch affecting Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. It basically stems from the delta updates detailed in this article. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-server-update-services/deploy/monthly-delta-update-isv-support-without-wsus Specifically there is a section at the bottom which says… Prevent deployment of…
Along with the introduction of Windows 10 in July 2015 Microsoft also introduced a new servicing model for the operating system across PC and mobile platforms. These are being referred to by Microsoft as servicing options or ‘branches’, but what does that actually mean, how does that work and most importantly what does that mean…
So as an avid follower of the Microsoft TechNet UK blogs, I’m sure by now you have heard all the hype about Windows 10, the great new features and what it can do for your business. I expect some of you have probably even spun up a virtual machine or test device to put it…
So Windows 10 is now out in the wild and millions of people worldwide are already using it – dare I say, quite happily. Now obviously the take up for businesses will be somewhat slower. There is far more to consider not only in the deployment, but the return on investment of both time…
More than patches 