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Use SCCM to find the excluded apps in Microsoft 365 Apps or Office 365 Proplus for custom reporting

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Eswar Koneti | 0 Comments | 2,845 Views

I was asked by a customer to find the devices with excluded apps in C2R products such as Office 365 Proplus or Microsoft 365 Apps or Office 2019 etc. When you create a configuration file for C2R products such as office 365 proplus/Microsoft 365 Apps, you can define which app in Microsoft 365 Apps product…

Using PowerShell script to extract the status messages for SMS provider, Site and client in Configuration Manager

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Eswar Koneti | 1 Comment | 3,634 Views

Over the last couple of years, I have been using this method to extract the status messages for various components in Configuration Manager such as SMS provider, Site server and client. These status messages critical and useful when it comes to troubleshooting the components, clients etc. Status messages are similar to Windows NT Events and…

How to collect Teams client logs for troubleshooting using Configuration Manager–Scripts

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Eswar Koneti | 4 Comments | 11,279 Views

There are times where you need to troubleshoot the Microsoft Teams client issues such as app crashing, poor call quality, new features not working as expected, etc. When you get any of such issues, you will need to collect the team’s client logs to investigate further and if possible, you likely need to share the…

Create a collection and upgrade the Configuration Manager Console

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Eswar Koneti | 2 Comments | 1,719 Views

I was recently assisting a customer on the Configuration Manager upgrade and after the upgrade is done, we need to upgrade the console on endpoint devices to the latest version. When you install/update your configuration manager site, there will be a change in the console version which needs to be updated on all your endpoints…

What is new in Configuration Manager 2006 for custom reports

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Eswar Koneti | 0 Comments | 1,699 Views

Microsoft has released Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager build 2006 (MEMCM) via the opt-in method (fast-ring) on 8th of August, followed by slow-ring (GA) on 31st Aug. If you want to install a new Configuration Manager site (fresh build), you can download the baseline version which is 2003 from the volume licensing portal, and then do an…

Configuration Manager 2002 hotfix KB4575774-The action Check Readiness for Upgrade is invalid

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Eswar Koneti | 0 Comments | 1,228 Views

After the configuration manager current branch 2002 released, there are 4 update rollups and 1 hotfix (out-of-band) (if am tracking them correctly) released by Microsoft. Following are the complete list of update rollups (first 4) and hotfix (last) for configuration manager version 2002. KB4553501 KB4563473 KB4567007 KB4560496 KB4575774 KB4575339 Today, Microsoft has released hotfix (out-of-band)…

How to convert the CMG cloud service from PKI to Public cert | How to redeploy the CMG service

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Eswar Koneti | 2 Comments | 2,966 Views

Cloud management gateway (CMG) helps you to manage the configuration manager clients on the internet without any additional on-premise infrastructure. Due to COVID-19, most of the workforce is working from home (with/without VPN), and managing the endpoints using Cloud Management Gateway (CMG) is immense. Many organizations have already implemented the CMG to manage the windows…

How to request a cert from public provider for Cloud management gateway

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Eswar Koneti | 0 Comments | 8,159 Views

Introduction: Cloud management gateway (CMG) helps you to manage the configuration manager clients on the internet without any additional on-premise infrastructure. Due to COVID-19, most of the workforce is working from home (with/without VPN), and managing the endpoints using Cloud Management Gateway (CMG) is immense. Many organizations have already implemented the CMG to manage the…