This Knowledge Base article talks about an issue where you get a "Bad certificate" error when you use an AI synchronization point on a ConfigMgr 2007 site server after the bootstrap certificate expires: ===== Consider the following scenarios...

If you are a Configuration Manager 2007 customer, we recognize you might have concerns about the impact of recent changes to Microsoft Update. These changes were introduced by either the application of the WSUS update KB 2734608 , or by back-end Microsoft...

This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a user visits an affected website by way of a specially crafted URL. An attacker...

Here’s a hotfix for FEP 2010 that we recently published. This one’s an update that adds Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 support to Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 clients ===== This article describes an update that enables the Microsoft Forefront...

Here’s a hotfix for ConfigMgr 2007 that we recently published. This is an update that adds support for Windows 8-based client computers in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2. ===== An update is available that adds support for Windows 8-based...

Here’s a hotfix for ConfigMgr 2007 that we recently published. This is a hotfix to correct an issue where the TSManager.exe and TSInstallSWUpdates.exe processes freeze under certain scenarios, causing Software Updates to fail. ===== Consider the following...

UPDATE – 12/4/2012: The System Center Configuration Manger team has released a hotfix ( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2783466 ) to address the re-downloading and redistributing issues described by this post. To minimize further impact, it is strongly...

Here’s a hotfix for ConfigMgr 2012 that we published a few weeks ago but it doesn’t seem like I ever got around to mentioning it here. This is a hotfix to correct an issue where attempting to deploy a client agent by using System Center 2012 Configuration...

The Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager has been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated: October 1, 2012 at the top of the topic. There are no significant updates to the Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation...

Now that Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 are available, we want to provide an update to our previous post on the plans for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 support in System Center Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection. System Center Configuration...

Looking for a good overview of DRS initialization in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager? If so then check out this blog by Microsoft’s own Sudheesh Narayanaswamy: DRS Initialization In Configuration Manager 2012 This one will make you a DRS expert...

Hi ConfigMgr users, Radu Tomoiaga here with some details on extending the Active Directory Schema for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. There are a couple of topics in TechNet that reference this information which I have highlighted in the body...

Hi everyone, Prabhat Joshi here with a tip on an interesting issue I ran into the other day. When running ConfigMgr 2012 reports that use the reporting service, sometimes the Configuration Manager images do not show up in the reports. So what causes these...

Looking for some information on Package Conversion Manager in ConfigMgr 2012? If so then here are a few links you’ll want to check out: Analyzing Packages in PCM Using Fix & Convert scenario in PCM Targeting:  Using PCM’s Collection Query Migration...

We are pleased to announce that the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Upgrade Assessment Tool (UAT) Beta has been released to Microsoft Connect and can be downloaded here . The Upgrade Assessment Tool (UAT) is a feature download that provides...

Consider the following scenario: - You have a Branch Distribution Point (BDP) in a Microsoft System Center 2007 Configuration Manager site that uses slow network links. - You try to distribute a large package (for example, a 5.7 gigabyte package) or several...

This article describes an update is available to support Alternate Content Provider in Task Sequence in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. In an Operating System Deployment scenario, Distribution Point locations that are stored in task sequence...

Security Compliance Manager 3.0 (SCM 3.0) is now available for download! SCM 3.0 is a free tool from the Microsoft Solution Accelerators team that enables you to quickly configure and manage both desktops and servers using Group Policy and Microsoft System...

Overview Historically, a pull-based client communication mechanism is employed in the System Center Configuration Manager line of products. As a result, in large scale enterprise environments, when an administrator initiates a task, it would take minutes...

The Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and the Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library have been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated: September 1, 2012 at the top of the topic. These updates...

The Application Catalog in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager allows users to browse, request, and install software that you make available to them. You might be wondering if you can tailor the Application Catalog capabilities to better suit your...

This is something we mentioned a few months ago but it’s such a great series I wanted to mention it again in case some of you missed it. Microsoft’s own Travis Wright spent quite a bit of time with customers over the last 6-12 months helping them plan...

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 Supported Configurations within the next month. Configuration...

Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Beta supports the management of Linux and UNIX servers. The clients for Linux and UNIX extends the scope of your Configuration Manager environment to collect inventory, deploy software, and run reports...

There are some files that you can use in order to activate or deactivate some features in Configuration Manager 2012 on client side or server side, such as preventing Software Inventory for a particular folder or preventing the installation of ConfigMgr...