Change Windows 8.1 Lock Screen Before Activating
I recommend that you always activate you windows install. However, in some lab and test environments you may not be…
Migrating from VMM 2012 SP1 to VMM 2012 R2 step by step (upgrading to 2012 R2 series)
The following is the results of my lab environment’s upgrade from Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1 to Virtual Machine Manager…
How can I become a Microsoft MVP?
From the outside this is an extremely logical question to ask an existing Microsoft MVP. If they are an MVP…
Predicting the future, public speaking and #SCU_DACH
After an extremely bad co-presentation early on in my public speaking career I made the decision that I would not…
The WUA Dilemma in ConfigMgr
I’ve blogged about the *unfun* of the Windows Update Agent (WUA) before, answered many forums posts on the subject, and…
SQL SERVER: Cannot resolve the collation conflict between “SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS” and “Latin1_General_CI_AS” in the equal to operation
Issue: Cannot resolve the collation conflict between “SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS” and “Latin1_General_CI_AS” I received the following error when I was attempting…
Removing Line Breaks or New Line Characters in a SQL Query
On many occasions, I am asked to run a quick ad-hoc query and dump the results into an Excel spreadsheet.…
Disabling/Enabling IPv6 with an Application in Configuration Manager 2012
The idea behind OSD in Configuration Manager is automation. Right? We want to create a process to eliminate as many…
An American Redneck in Europe (#SCU_DACH)
Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to speak at SCU DACH in Bern, Switzerland. This was extremely interesting for…
DirSync Error Resolution Part 3 – Invalid User Principal Name
The next type of DirSync errors generated by the organization in Part 1 were objects with invalid User Principal…