SCCM Tips, Scripts and Tools

 Just recently I released the newest version of PowerCopy. This is the first complete redo of the application fixing various bugs, adding new features,s and optimizing the application.  Changes  Fixed an issue that wouldn't allow for multiple exclusions  Fixed a bug that would stop all instances of robocopy when you click the stop button in PowerCopy  Added a feature to change how PowerCopy will over wite files and folders that are already present in the destination  Added a progress bar for the overall progress of the job and a progress bar that shows the status of the current object that is being copied  Added an option to use backup mode so files in use can be copied  Simplified the output box to show what is being copied  PowerCopy can be downloaded from the main PowerCopy Page  

One common issue we face as SCCM Admins is trying to keep common software up to date. Things like Chrome, Firefox, and VSCode always have new updates and maintaining that across Application deployments and Task Sequences can be tricky. I have started to use some script wrappers to help with this. These scripts are able to be packaged up as an application and deployed however you need it to be used.  I have created 2 scripts for each application, First is the app.ps1 and the second is install.cmd. The app.ps1 script is what does all the heavy lifting, the script will download the latest version and install it as well as find the needed string to run an uninstall command so an uninstall action can be provided in Software Center. The install.cmd script is a simple batch script that executes the ps1 script. I have included this to make it easy to create an application for the script as well as provide a simple way for a technician to run the scripts independently of Software Center or ...

  A new version of the windows 10 setup script has been added to our PowerShell gallery repository. We have made a few changes that not only make the script easier to read and understand but also add more functionality to the script. One of these changes is adding the ability to disable SMBv1. By disabling SMBv1 you can add more security to your devices as many crypto viruses use this to encrypt all your data. Disabling the protocol helps to prevent these types of attacks on your data. We have also added a Parameter to the scrip that gives you the ability to disable location and tracking services on the OS. This will provide better privacy and further reduce resource consumption on the device. More information about the script can be found on our official Windows 10 Setup Script page along with links to download the new version. 

We have just released iso2usb 2.3.8, However you may have noticed the name has changed. Due to some bad people out there we found our application had the same name as malware leading to our application being flagged by some anti-virus applications. So we desided to change then name to ISOBurn. A few changes you will notice is the layout of the application, ISOBurn is no longer a single exe. We did this to make future changes easier and allow for more robust feature. Once such feature is the ability to stop the application for checking for updates. You can do this by going to the app folder and opening the settings.ini file with note pad. Edit the line CheckForUpdates=True and change True to False. You will also notice the AllowBurnToSystem this setting allows the application to burn an iso to a system volume erasing the current os. We did fix one major bug and that with an issue not properly notifying the user of an update. As always you can get the latest version from the ISOB...

We have updated iso2usb to version 2.2.7. In this edition we have optimizes the GUI and added a few quality of life changes such as making the burn button the default button (hitting enter will count as clicking the button). With this release we have created a system installer for iso2usb so you can install the software right on your device but don't worry the portable version is still available. iso2usb can be downloaded from the software page here.

ISO2USB is one of our most popular tools and as such we constantly are looking to make it better. Last week we released update 2.1.5.0 in that version we fixed a few issues like not being able to format to NTFS and we updated the GUI to give the tool a cleaner look and a more snappy feel. During the process of making the changes we found that the progress bar was not working correctly so we make the decision to remove it and replace it with a status message box. Well we have not fixed that and put the progress bar back into the application along with a few performance fixes that will make the application run much better. As of right now ISO2USB still only works on windows 10 but we are working on a windows 7 edition that we hope to release soon. As always you can get the newest version of ISO2USB from the  ISO2USB web page  on our main page  

Its been a while since I have put out a update for PEBuilder. Since it has been so long I wanted to put out a beta for the new version. One of the first things you will notice is a difference in the interface.  The interface has been updated to a flat style and color has been added to help identify available options. You will also notice a new tool bar across the top from there you ca gather into about the version of PEbuilder you are using, Get help on the application or donate. In a future release I hope to add a save and import config option allowing settings to be saved. On the back end of the code I have updated the ISO build process to work more efficiently and I have added a different PSProfile that will always load when you add powershell to the image. This is to ensure that some fixes that need to be applied to the Image happen each time. You can still add your own profile the only difference is the name of the file. I have also added a few modules that will be add...