Technical

It’s the end of March 2023, and we have a new ConfigMgr Technical Preview 2303 update. We see two new features, support for SQL 2022 for SCCM and dark theme extended for open customer voice (OCV) wizard. If you are running a dedicated lab for ConfigMgr Technical Preview like me, you will see a new update for technical preview version 2303 in the console. If you don’t see the update yet, run the check for updates to get the latest technical preview 2303 update. Prior to the release of TP 2303, the two previous technical preview releases were TP 2301 and TP 2302. Here is an updated article consisting of all the SCCM technical preview releases along with build numbers and new features. If you are setting up a new technical preview lab, you can download the technical preview 2302 is a baseline version that you can download from Microsoft Eval center. A baseline media includes all the setup files required to install SCCM or Configuration Manager. Note: Starting with Configuration Manager ve...

In this post, we will look at different methods to disable remote desktop on Windows 11. If you don’t plan to use the remote desktop, you can turn it off to keep malicious people from getting access to your computer remotely. With remote desktop enabled on Windows 11, anyone who knows the username and password can access the computer from other location remotely via Remote Desktop Protocol. It is always recommended to turn off the remote desktop if you aren’t using it. On Windows 11, you can disable the Remote Desktop feature from the Settings app, Control Panel, and commands from PowerShell and Command Prompt. In this article, I will cover all the methods, and you can choose the one that is easiest for you. You can also disable the remote desktop access using GPO for AD domain joined computers. If you’re managing your remote devices using Microsoft Intune, you can create a configuration profile and disable the remote desktop access. Make sure you are logged in with an administrator ac...

While activating Windows, one of the common errors that you encounter is Windows activation error 0xc004c020. In this post, I will explain why you get error 0xC004C020 during activation and the steps to resolve it. One of the first things you do after installing the Windows operating system is activate Windows. Certain features in Windows will become inactive after the trial time if you don’t activate the OS. For instance, you won’t be able to modify your laptop or computer, so features like the taskbar, lock screen, colours, and fonts would revert to their original configurations. Activation helps verify that your copy of Windows is genuine and hasn’t been used on more devices than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow. Refer to the following guide on how to activate Windows 11 using multiple methods. The activation error 0xC004C020 is most common in organizations running Windows 10 and Windows 11 on client computers. Although this is a generic activation error, there are several...

In this post, I will show you how to quickly find the package ID of SCCM application. You can find the package ID of any application from the content status node of the Configuration Manager console. When you create a new application in SCCM, a unique package ID is assigned to it. An application in SCCM has a single package ID assigned. When you delete the application, the package ID is also deleted. Like applications, the packages in Configuration Manager are also assigned with unique package IDs. In addition, task sequences, operating system images, SCCM boot images and software updates also have the package IDs. For example, the default boot images are the first ones to get the package ID assigned. The package IDs for individual SCCM packages are immediately displayed in the Configuration Manager console. The unique package ID of each package is displayed in the Package ID column. This is untrue for applications, and therefore you can use a variety of techniques to view the package ...