Remove all ConfigMgr Applications in a Folder

Updated:  8/25/18 to correct issue in script Recently I was cleaning up the Application objects in SCCM. All applications used in a task sequence were in a folder called “OSD – Workstation”. I wanted to delete any applications in this folder that were not being directly referenced in an existing task sequence and were not […]

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Using Procmon to find registry keys

I am ashamed to say I have always found the Procmon tool by Sysinternals intimidating to use.  This is because I have never taken the time to use and understand the tool.  At Ignite 2017 I attended the Sysinternals sessions and thought that is great, these tools could help me.  I even purchased the book […]

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Signing SCCM Application Object Detection Scripts

Recently I ran across an issue where task sequence was failing on installing an application.  The returned exit code was the dreaded 16389.  I have found that this exit code means the application detection rule or requirements did not process correctly. The AppDiscovery.log file showed the following error message: In-line script returned error output: & : […]

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The Magic of ServiceUI.exe

Recently I was working on a project to deploy a Windows 10 SCCM/MDT task sequence.  Instead of using an HTA or other front-end script to validate information, I had a series of validation steps at the start of the task sequence.  I was checking for items such as not on battery, not on wireless, not […]

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