When attempting to troubleshoot ConfigMgr client issues sometimes standard logging may not cut the mustard. To enable verbose logging for the ConfigMgr Client run the following Powershell cmdlets: This will set a few regkeys to enable verbose loggingas per Microsoft Docs About log files – Configuration Manager | Microsoft Docs. Continue Reading
SCCM
ConfigMgr Task Sequence editing Error
CONFIGMGR ERROR OBJECT: INSTANCE OF SMS_EXTENDEDSTATUS I have seen many blog posts that talk about integration with MDT etc. for this error. I have seen this error occur when attempting to edit a task sequence in ConfigMgr. Copy the TS works fine and editing it. To fix being able to Continue Reading
O365 Logs for ConfigMgr
When Troubleshooting logs on ConfigMgr Top level Hierarchy for O365 Updates refer to this log for a status update C:\users\username\appdata\local\temp\?\patchdownloader.log The file is usually in a numbered folder. the number varies. This will inform you why your patches are not downloading from the office CDNs.
Windows Update Debugging
Troubleshooting SCCM Configuration Manager and Windows Update may require you to view the C:\windows\WindowsUpdate.log. Often there isnt enough detail for example if searching for software evaluation. You may need to enable verbose logging by adding the following reg keys. HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate Create the key Trace Create the following 32-bit dword: Flags Continue Reading
SCCM/Windows Update
Recently I was faced with an issue where a windows 10 computer was unable to get the SUP servername from local Policy and write it to the WUServer registry key as designed. I removed all the policies refering to Windows Updates and made sure that no registry settings were being Continue Reading