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OSD Video Tutorial: Part 21 – Troubleshooting https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/configurationmgr/osd-video-tutorial-part-21-troubleshooting Thu, 13 Sep 2018 16:12:49 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/configurationmgr/?p=14555 This is the final tutorial in the Advanced OSD section.  Join us for the next section which will focus on servicing options and the imaging options available for Windows 10 in Configuration Manager. Posts in Advanced OSD. Go straight to the Advanced OSD playlist]]> OSD Video Tutorial: Part 20 – Automating and Custom OSD https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/configurationmgr/osd-video-tutorial-part-20-automating-and-custom-osd Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:12:06 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/configurationmgr/?p=14525 Next in the series is a session that focuses on options to enable troubleshooting scenarios versus specifically tracking imaging activity in the log. Posts in Advanced OSD. Go straight to the Advanced OSD playlist]]> Update rollup for System Center Updates Publisher now available https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/configurationmgr/update-rollup-for-system-center-updates-publisher-now-available Fri, 07 Sep 2018 09:47:22 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/configurationmgr/?p=14515 automatically check for available updates at startup’, the update will be offered automatically when you run SCUP. Otherwise you can download it from the Microsoft Download Center here and install it manually. For more information about this update, including the issues fixed, read KB 4462765 Update rollup for System Center Updates Publisher.    ]]> OSD Video Tutorial: Part 19 – DaRT https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/configurationmgr/osd-video-tutorial-part-19-dart Wed, 05 Sep 2018 17:38:46 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/configurationmgr/?p=14505 Next in the series is a discussion of automation and the deep level customization that can introduce truly compelling imaging scenarios. Posts in Advanced OSD Go straight to the Advanced OSD playlist]]> OSD Video Tutorial: Part 18 – Advanced Scenarios 2 https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/configurationmgr/osd-video-tutorial-part-18-advanced-scenarios-2 Mon, 03 Sep 2018 10:30:12 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/configurationmgr/?p=14485 Next in the series is a discussion of DaRT, what it is and how it can be deployed using standard OSD imaging techniques. Posts in Advanced OSD Go straight to the Advanced OSD playlist]]> OSD Video Tutorial: Part 17 – OSD and Custom Boot Images - Process and Strategy https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/configurationmgr/osd-video-tutorial-part-17-osd-and-custom-boot-images-process-and-strategy Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:20:30 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/configurationmgr/?p=14455 Next in the series are a set of advanced mini topics such as setup and use of Multicast, Configuration Manager and Windows to Go, and OSD and User Device Affinity. Posts in Advanced OSD Go straight to the Advanced OSD playlist]]> Updates for Configuration Manager current branch 1806 now available https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/configurationmgr/updates-for-configuration-manager-current-branch-1806-now-available Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:44:51 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/configurationmgr/?p=14445 System Center Configuration Manager current branch, version 1806, and downloaded it before August 10, 2018, have an update available in the Updates and Servicing node of the Configuration Manager console. This update, made available on August 31, 2018, addresses important late-breaking issues that were discovered during the final release process for version 1806. For more information, including the issues fixed and the applicability of the update, please read:
4346645 : Update for System Center Configuration Manager version 1806, first wave – https://support.microsoft.com/help/4346645
Administrators who downloaded  System Center Configuration Manager current branch, version 1806 between August 10, 2018 and August 24, 2018 have an update available in the Updates and Servicing node of the Configuration Manager console. This update, made available on August 31, 2018, addresses important upgrade-related issues for version 1806. For more information, including the issues fixed and the applicability of the update, please read:
4459354 : Interoperability update for System Center Configuration Manager version 1806 – https://support.microsoft.com/help/4459354
Additionally, if you are looking for the summary of fixes in Configuration Manager current branch 1806 you’ll find it here:
4459701:  Summary of changes in System Center Configuration Manager current branch, version 1806 - https://support.microsoft.com/help/4459701
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OSD Video Tutorial: Part 16 – BIOS or UEFI https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/configurationmgr/osd-video-tutorial-part-16-bios-or-uefi Wed, 29 Aug 2018 17:12:47 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/configurationmgr/?p=14435 Next in the series Steven discusses custom boot images and support for down level boot images. Posts in Advanced OSD Go straight to the Advanced OSD playlist]]> OSD Video Tutorial: Part 15 - Advanced Concepts https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/configurationmgr/osd-video-tutorial-part-15-advanced-concepts Mon, 27 Aug 2018 16:05:37 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/configurationmgr/?p=14425 OSD Introductory Sessions and OSD - A Deeper Dive and now we are pulling it together with the tutorials in the Advanced OSD section. Today’s tutorial is part fifteen of a series discussing the Operating System Deployment feature of Configuration Manager. In it, Steven covers a variety of advanced topics and builds on various sessions already presented. Topics include configuring and using prestart commands and engineering a task sequence for speed. The video linked below was prepared by Steven Rachui, a Principal Premier Field Engineer focused on manageability technologies. Next in the series Steven discusses UEFI systems and how Configuration Manager OSD can deliver images to systems running in UEFI mode. Posts in Advanced OSD Go straight to the Advanced OSD playlist]]>