Announcement: Service Pack 1 Media Updates
The installation files for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 (SP1) and the associated Endpoint Protection for Linux OS and Macintosh OS were refreshed on January 25, 2013. The SP1...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Configuration Manager Documentation Library Update for January...
The Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager has been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated: January 1, 2013 at the top of the topic. This month’s publication...
View ArticleNew Distribution Points in Configuration Manager SP1
Hi everyone, my name is Kerim Hanif. I am a Program Manager in the Configuration Manager team responsible for content distribution. In Configuration Manager SP1 we introduced two new distribution...
View ArticleAsset Intelligence synchronization issues in Configuration Manager SP1 resolved
Over the last few days customers observed Asset Intelligence (AI) synchronization failures on System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 sites. AIUpdateSvc.log entries similar to the...
View ArticleSupport Announcements for February 2013
We are announcing support changes for the following releases. These changes will be reflected in the Configuration Manager 2007 Supported Configurations and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager...
View ArticleAnnouncement: February 2013 Downloadable Documentation for Configuration Manager
We’re pleased to announce a new release of the downloadable documentation for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. The downloadable files contain the product documentation for Configuration...
View ArticleWhen not to use IP Address Ranges as Boundaries in Configuration Manager
It is often surprising to me how what may seem like innocuous decisions on how to configure settings in Configuration Manager can lead to very different performance results. A case that has come up...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Configuration Manager Documentation Library Update for February...
The Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library have been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated: February 1,...
View ArticleTroubleshooting Windows RT Client Software Distribution Issues
The recent Wave-D release of the Windows Intune service and the release of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 enables enterprise management of the Windows RT devices for customers using the...
View ArticlePowershell Basics
Hello Configuration Manager administrators. It’s time to get acquainted with Windows PowerShell! We’ve finally introduced native Windows PowerShell support with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager...
View ArticleConfiguring System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 to Manage Mobile...
With the SP1 release of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, we now have the ability to connect to Windows Intune to manage mobile devices via the Internet. This allows you to use the...
View ArticlePowerShell – Connecting to Configuration Manager
Welcome to installment #2. In case you missed installment #1 - Getting Started – here’s the link . With the Getting Started blog, you tried a few basic Windows PowerShell cmdlets. I hope you took a bit...
View ArticleGroup Policy Preferences and Software Updates in Configuration Manager...
In System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1, we've added the ability to set multiple software update points per primary site. This change allows for placing software update points...
View ArticleSoftware Update Points in Configuration Manager Service Pack 1
In the Service Pack 1 release of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, we’ve made some significant changes to software update points, and I want to talk about those here. So what’s changed with...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Configuration Manager Documentation Library Update for March 2013
The Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager has been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated: March 1, 2013 at the top of the topic. We also released a Windows...
View ArticleNow Available: Cumulative Update 1 for System Center 2012 Configuration...
Cumulative Update 1 for Configuration Manager SP1 is now available as a hotfix download via KB 2817245 . In addition to various issue fixes, this update also includes the following: New and revised...
View ArticleAnnouncement: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Upgrade Assessment...
We are pleased to announce that the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Upgrade Assessment Tool (UAT) has been released and can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center here . The...
View ArticleClient Management Customer Stories at MMS 2013
We’ve got a great lineup of Unified Device Management sessions at MMS 2013 covering both System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and Windows Intune. Dive into feature areas such as managing...
View ArticleHow to Create and Deploy a Client Certificate for Mac Computers Independently...
Most customers who want to manage Mac computers using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 will use the enrollment tool, CMEnroll. This tool allows users with an Active Directory account to...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Microsoft Anti-Malware Platform Update
The anti-malware platform will be updated Tuesday April 9, 2013 across multiple products. These products include Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 and System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection SP1...
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