Year: 2022

Posted on December 5, 2022 by | 6 Comments | 2,076 Views
The following SQL query can be used to query the list of collections that doesn't have any deployments. you can review the number of collections with no deployments and you can further extend the query to exclude certain folders where you use these exception collections for troubleshooting or other purpose. select Col.Name, col.CollectionID, case when…
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How to migrate standalone MBAM to SCCM for bitlocker

Posted on November 10, 2022 by | 5 Comments | 2,641 Views
We all know that Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) is an administrative tool for managing BitLocker Drive Encryption for windows devices that are on-prem domain joined. MBAM mainstream support ended on July 2019 and is currently in extended support until April 2026. To know more about mainstream support and extended support, please read the…
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Using Powershell to update Azure authentication method – phone number

Posted on October 16, 2022 by | 2 Comments | 2,620 Views
Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) works by requiring two or more authentication methods for a user to gain access to applications. Multi-factor authenticator in Azure AD can be set using different methods such as Microsoft Authenticator, Phone number, Email  etc. One of the easiest MFA methods that doesn't require any user configuration and can be…
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Investigating SCCM Client Policy Request and Communication Status with a Collection Specific Report

Posted on October 15, 2022 by | 14 Comments | 12,494 Views
Being as SCCM Configmgr administrator, your primary aspect is to maintain health of your sccm clients for application deployment,software updates,inventory etc. Questions often come up in forums ,email list asking for ,list of computers not contacted the server since X days (25) or how do I know the clients who’s policy request is old or…
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