SCCM 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1

Hi,
I have installed SCCM 2012 R2. SCCM client deployed on 10 PCs and I can explore Hardware resources on all PCs except 1 PC which is 8.1
so my question now does SCCM 2012 R2 supports 8.1?
Thanks,
Kareem Behery

Hi,
Yes, ConfigMgr 2012 R2 supports Windows 8.1. Check the Windows 8.1 computer to make sure that the SCCM client is operational and sends in Inventory to the Site server. Inventpryagent.log file on the computer is a good place to start.
Regards,
Jörgen
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Wifi profiles SCCM 2012 R2 and Windows Intune

Hi All,
A quick question regarding SCCM 2012 R2 and the new Wifi Profiles feature...
Can anyone confirm if you need windows Intune combined with SCCM 2012 R2 to be able to deploy WIFI profiles to users devices i.e Windows 8.1, IOS and Android platforms? Microsoft documentation is not clear on this subject.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Regards PowerShell90

It not as straight forward as one would hope. I am running the latest version of SCCM 2012 R2 CU2 connected to my Windows Intune subscription. There are a lot of hickups. One is that the direct of management needs to be all or nothing. In other words you
either need to use Windows Intune solely to manage your devices or SCCM 2012 R2 (via connector). If the later then you must do everything from in SCCM 2012 R2. You cannot hybrid manage your devices as this will screw things up.
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SCCM 2012 R2 and windows 7 folder redirection

Hello gurus
I want to ask a quick question. Does anyone know if I can do folder redirection, offline folders, roaming profiles and network drive on Windows 7 using SCCM 2012 R2?
Thanks in advance.
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I am just trying to confirm what I believe I am reading about Microsoft OS Support for Windows Intune when integrated with SCCM 2012 R2...
What I believe to be the case:
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Can anyone confirm this?
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More or less correct.
Generally, even for Win 8.1 and WinRT, IBCM or DirectAccess are a better choice than OMA-DM as it can only enable management of a limited subset of features. Two important ones cannot be: software updates and endpoint protection.
As you've seen (based on your other thread), you can still use the Intune subscription that is connected to your ConfigMgr site to manage devices with the Intune client installed. Effectively, there are two halves of the Intune subscription, the full client
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Windows 8.1 mobile device management using integrated environment of SCCM 2012 R2 and Windows intune

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See http://status.manage.microsoft.com/StatusPage/ServiceDashboard.
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Hi Joyce,
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Hello,
I see new ADK version (8.1 Update) is released
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Previously I used USMT5 (instead of 6.3) and modified WinPE 5.0 with bootsect.exe from WinPE 4.0 (from ADK 8.0) on SCCM 2012 R2 CU3.
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He does answer your question about the USMT version.
The rest still applies in terms of XP support. See below.
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Daniel Ratliff | http://www.PotentEngineer.com
in the article I found:
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but this should be considered incompatible with Configuration Manager at this time.
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Also fourth release was in September 2014, but article was posted in April 2014.

Deploy UDI Windows 10 with SCCM 2012 R2 and MDT 2013 Update 1

Hi,
Trying use "User-Driven Installation" with
SCCM 2012
R2 CU4 and MDT
2013 Update 1 for deploy Windows
10.
Created MDT Task Sequences with
template "Client Task sequence"
and Deployment Method "User-Driven Installation".
When I try to deploy I have error like:
Failed to run the last action: Error in the task sequence. Execution of task sequence failed.
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Command line returned 5001 InstallSoftware 22.04.2015 11:36:57 1740 (0x06CC)
Process completed with exit code 5001 TSManager 22.04.2015 11:36:57 1160 (0x0488)
Part smsts.log
!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------! TSManager 22.04.2015 11:36:57 1160 (0x0488)
Expand a string: WinPEandFullOS TSManager 22.04.2015 11:36:57 1160 (0x0488)
Executing command line: smsswd.exe /run: cscript "%deployroot%\scripts\ztierrormsg.wsf" TSManager 22.04.2015 11:36:57 1160 (0x0488)
[ smsswd.exe ] InstallSoftware 22.04.2015 11:36:57 1740 (0x06CC)
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BaseVar = '', ContinueOnError='' InstallSoftware 22.04.2015 11:36:57 1740 (0x06CC)
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Executing command line: Run command line InstallSoftware 22.04.2015 11:36:57 1740 (0x06CC)
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Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. InstallSoftware 22.04.2015 11:36:57 1740 (0x06CC)
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MP server http://sccm.domain.com. Ports 80,443. CRL=false. TSManager 22.04.2015 11:36:57 1160 (0x0488)
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The execution of the group (Gather Logs and StateStore on Failure) has failed and the execution has been aborted. An action failed.
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MP server http://sccm.domain.com. Ports 80,443. CRL=false. TSManager 22.04.2015 11:36:57 1160 (0x0488)
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Set authenticator in transport TSManager 22.04.2015 11:36:57 1160 (0x0488)
Sending StatusMessage TSManager 22.04.2015 11:36:57 1160 (0x0488)
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Setting the authenticator. TSManager 22.04.2015 11:36:57 1160 (0x0488)
CLibSMSMessageWinHttpTransport::Send: URL: sccm.domain.com:80 CCM_POST /ccm_system/request TSManager 22.04.2015 11:36:57 1160 (0x0488)
Request was successful. TSManager 22.04.2015 11:36:57 1160 (0x0488)
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Successfully launched command shell. TSBootShell 22.04.2015 11:37:31 696 (0x02B8)

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SCCM 2012 R2 and client content sharing on Windows 7 Pro

Is it possible to use "Allow clients to share content with other clients on the same subnet" option on Windows 7 Pro clients? It's bit confusing because based on documentation, branch cache is only available on Windows 7 Enterprise and
Ultimate editions. Why does Windows 7 Pro have branch cache service when it's not usable?

Hi,
Is Branch Cache working with Windows 7 Professional?
No, it will not work with Windows 7 professional . Only Windows® 7 Enterprise and Windows® 7 Ultimate will support it.
We can confirm that form the official link below:
Client computer. A computer at a branch office that is running either Windows 7 Enterprise or Windows 7 Ultimate and that has BranchCache enabled.
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Software Update Point doesn't show Win 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 updates

I started deploying Windows 2012 R2 Datacenter servers and some Windows 8.1 workstations. I wanted to make sure that my Software Update Point was downloading updates available to those OS's and after going in to Administration -> Overview -> Site Configuration
-> Sites -> Configure Site Components -> Software Update Point, I notice that those OS's weren't available to select.
I then did some searches on the web and thought my problem was two fold:
1 - I was using SCCM 2012 SP1.
2 - My SCCM 2012 Software Update Point was on a Win 2008 R2 server
So the first thing I did was upgrade from SCCM 2012 SP1 to SCCM 2012 R2. I then created a Windows 2012 R2 Datacenter server and installed WSUS on it. I then added the server as a Site System Server, added the Software Update Point to it and configured it.
Unfortunately, this still didn't help me as you can see from the screen shots below:
What am I doing wrong and what needs to be done to have all the updated Operating Systems and Microsoft Software added to my Product list?
Thanks... Frank

To follow on to narcoticoo's statement, have you actually initiated a catalog sync from within the ConfigMgr console yet? If so, has it completed successfully (you can check the moniotring workspace or you can watch the wsyncmgr.log).
Jason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com
Jason...
I just ran a Synchronize Software Updates from ConfigMgr Console. I then went Monitoring -> Software Update Point Sync Status. It's showing my new WSUS server ( 2012 R2 ) but it's not showing any updates are being sync'd through it. See this screen shot:
I then went to the wsyncmgr.log file on my site server which is the OLD WSUS server ( Win 2008 R2 ) and say this:
STATMSG: ID=6703 SEV=E LEV=M SOURCE="SMS Server" COMP="SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER" SYS=PREP-SCCM12.<domain.org> SITE=STA PID=5224 TID=4028 GMTDATE=Wed Feb 26 19:00:40.236 2014 ISTR0="getSiteUpdateSource" ISTR1="WSUS update source not found on site STA. Please refer to WCM.log for configuration error details." ISTR2="" ISTR3="" ISTR4="" ISTR5="" ISTR6="" ISTR7="" ISTR8="" ISTR9="" NUMATTRS=0 $$<SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER><02-26-2014 14:00:40.236+300><thread=4028 (0xFBC)>
Sync failed. Will retry in 60 minutes $$<SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER><02-26-2014 14:00:40.279+300><thread=4028 (0xFBC)>
Setting sync alert to active state on site STA $$<SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER><02-26-2014 14:00:40.313+300><thread=4028 (0xFBC)>
Sync time: 0d00h00m00s $$<SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER><02-26-2014 14:00:40.360+300><thread=4028 (0xFBC)>
Deleting file \\?\UNC\prep-dpsccm12\WSUS Updates\Win 7 Updates up to Aug 2012\0048da55-f46f-4452-b4c1-37c0f295333b\IE9-langpack-Windows7-x86-xho.exe, FAILED, Win32 Error = 5 $$<SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER><02-26-2014 14:00:41.042+300><thread=4028 (0xFBC)>
Failed to delete orphaned content folder \\prep-dpsccm12\WSUS Updates\Win 7 Updates up to Aug 2012, error 0x5 $$<SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER><02-26-2014 14:00:41.067+300><thread=4028 (0xFBC)>
Deleting file \\?\UNC\prep-dpsccm12\WSUS Updates\Win2k8 Updates Until Aug 2012\000f8a0a-825c-457b-a15b-57ade145a09b\windows6.0-kb2653956-x64.cab, FAILED, Win32 Error = 5 $$<SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER><02-26-2014 14:00:41.119+300><thread=4028 (0xFBC)>
Failed to delete orphaned content folder \\prep-dpsccm12\WSUS Updates\Win2k8 Updates Until Aug 2012, error 0x5 $$<SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER><02-26-2014 14:00:41.144+300><thread=4028 (0xFBC)>
Deleting file \\?\UNC\prep-dpsccm12\WSUS Updates\Win 7 Updates for Sept 2012\10f3ec1c-f096-4a82-ae41-440ba5328467\Windows6.1-RTM-Client-NEUTRAL-X86.EXE, FAILED, Win32 Error = 5 $$<SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER><02-26-2014 14:00:41.173+300><thread=4028 (0xFBC)>
Failed to delete orphaned content folder \\prep-dpsccm12\WSUS Updates\Win 7 Updates for Sept 2012, error 0x5 $$<SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER><02-26-2014 14:00:41.199+300><thread=4028 (0xFBC)>
Deleting file \\?\UNC\prep-dpsccm12\WSUS Updates\XP Updates Until Sept 30\17165524-99fa-49f7-91e6-457d43d4a48e\Windows-KB890830-V4.12.exe, FAILED, Win32 Error = 5 $$<SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER><02-26-2014 14:00:41.228+300><thread=4028 (0xFBC)>
Failed to delete orphaned content folder \\prep-dpsccm12\WSUS Updates\XP Updates Until Sept 30, error 0x5 $$<SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER><02-26-2014 14:00:41.254+300><thread=4028 (0xFBC)>
It appears to me that when doing a Sync, it's still trying to use my OLD WSUS server instead of my new one. I removed the Software Update Point from the OLD WSUS server and uninstalled WSUS from it. I'm not sure why it's still trying to sync from the old
server rather than the new one. Any ideas?
Thanks... Frank

SCCM 2012 SP1 and MDT 2012 Task Sequence Templates, MDT File/Settings Packages

We're setting up SCCM 2012 integrated with MDT 2012 for our OSD. My main issue is finding actual reference material for the MDT task sequence templates when integrated with SCCM. The MDT documentation has a lot of information on variables and task sequences
outside of SCCM integration.
One thing I'd love to find information on is what's actually going on during an MDT Client Task Sequence template. I found this http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/645a77b2-5be6-431d-818c-57d24b1435cc/understanding-mdt-task-sequence?forum=configmgrosd but
it doesn't delve into the kind of detail I'm looking for. I can dig up information through the MDT reference material on some things, but I just can't find anything out there that actually walks you through an SCCM/MDT task sequence template. For instance,
under State Restore what is being referenced in Install Software with base variable name PACKAGES, vs Install Applications and base variable name COALESCED APPS. And, where are you supposed to put these applications? That's just a specific example, I'm hoping
to find some kind of walkthrough.
Two things I'm hazy on are the MDT packages. What exactly are the MDT Settings Package, and the MDT Files Package? What are they used for? What benefits do you get out of using them? And, how exactly do you use them? I know one of them has something to do
with customsettings.ini, but what's the point of using SCCM with MDT if you still have to muck around in the customsettings.ini file?
Either way, it seems like there are a lot of references to SCCM task sequences, and a lot of references to MDT task sequences. But, not together. Which is a bit annoying since the MDT-integrated task sequence templates are very obviously different than either
SCCM or MDT by itself. Any help would be appreciated, even just information on where to look. Maybe I'm just really bad at finding reference material for SCCM/MDT. Thanks.

When MDT integrated with SCCM, We need the following MDT components to be created:
MDT Boot image
MDT Toolkit Files
MDT Settings
The MDT boot image (for example) gives you extra abilities over the standard ConfigMgr boot image such as the ability to display a HTA Refer here:
http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/forum/98-frontends-and-web-services/
MDT Files once created, you will find UDIWizard_Config.Xml file in which you can start User driven Installation OSD using UDI designer.
Refer these links for better understanding:
http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/5131-using-sccm-2012-rc-in-a-lab-part-16-integrating-mdt-2012-rc1-with-configuration-manager-2012/
http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/5221-using-sccm-2012-rc-in-a-lab-part-17-using-mdt-2012-rc1-within-configuration-manager-2012/
http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/5250-using-sccm-2012-rc-in-a-lab-part-18-deploying-a-udi-client-task-sequence-with-mdt-2012-rc1-integrated-in-configuration-manager-2012/
Thanks, Prabha G
Thanks for the quick reply. But, what about the MDT Settings Package? Also, both have a pretty big folder structure for each package. Surely it does more than just provide a couple xml and ini files? I'm not looking for anyone to spoon-feed me the information,
but at least a pointer in the right direction for finding the reference material. It seems for SCCM/MDT integration you have to go all over the place finding scraps of information to put together.
Also, any info on the SCCM/MDT task sequence templates? Thanks.

SCCM 2012 Client and Workstation Audio and Video Problems

SCCM 2012 SP1 environment.
We have pushed out the SCCM Client successfully to our systems - however we have found that on some computers the SCCM Client is causing an audio/video problem - specifically it appears to be with computers that connect monitors via DVI. As an example,
on my laptop (Dell e6420, Win7 x64) I have a docking station that connects my laptop to 2 external monitors. With the SCCM Client installed I cannot listen to music or watch videos - the result is an unusable choppiness/stuttering listening to music
and with a video the audio and video get out of sync. As well, my mouse no longer functions smoothly - it jumps around. This happens whether accessing content from a website or simply a local file on my computer. If I uninstall the SCCM client,
the issue goes away entirely. I have tried disabling the SMS and Remote control services but doing so does not resolve the issue, only a client uninstall. Note that this only happens when the laptop is on the docking station - with DVI - it doesn't
happen when the laptop is running without an external monitor or if plugged into an HDMI output device.
At first we believed this was limited to this model of laptop in our environment (Win8 or Win7 - both result in the same problem), but now we are hearing about "audio and video issues" on Dell 990 workstations as well. I believe these stations
have DVI connected monitors. Driver updates do not appear to resolve the issue.
Has anyone experienced this in their environment? Note that this happens on imaged workstations and workstations installed from a vanilla Windows 7 or 8 CD.

Try installing the client without Silverlight and see if it helps (this is only used for the Application Catalog).
ccmsetup.exe /skipprereq:silverlight.exe
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SCCM 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1

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