While working through some errors in the EPM event logs, specifically errors similar to these ones https://community.ivanti.com/docs/DOC-29329, I needed an easy way to validate against all the devices that had failed to scan into the system without simply waiting for Read More …
HELP! Ivanti EPM used up all my disk space!
We started getting notices from our help desk that users were logging into some systems and getting an error message. We were starting to do our Windows 10 1607 to 1703 in place upgrades and thought that the MS installer Read More …
Troubleshooting Ivanti EPM IIS 404 Errors
I am going to demonstrate how to find and resolve 404 errors specifically due to missing client policy XML files.
Ivanti Management Center – Delete Old Machines
One of the jobs that I use frequently is to purge out old systems from the management center using SQL based on a date\time stamp. Below is a script that will do this and purge out devices older than 30 Read More …
How to check for service state using VBScript
I hate having to reinvent the wheel, and eventually I might get all of my code snip-its into GitHub, until then, here it is. Why use VBScript over PowerShell? In my use case, logon scripts. Specifically for performance in relation Read More …
Microsoft to add new Windows 10 Home editions to its line-up | ZDNet
So after Microsoft killed of the Windows 7 Professional line, stating that it was never intended for businesses, it looks like Windows 10 will split into more variants. One of which will be a Windows 10 Home Advanced to parallel Read More …
Changes to Office and Windows servicing and support – Windows for IT Pros
Yesterday Microsoft released some information on additional changes to their Windows 10 Servicing, by extending Windows 10 18 month service release support, to 24 months, adding an additional 6 months for Enterprise and Education versions of Windows 10. What does Read More …
Windows Boot Optimization Error “Missing Registry Entries”
During one of my latest Windows Health Analysis, I had some systems fail the Boot Optimization Completion task. The specific reason for the rule failure was a registry key the test didn’t understand. Utilizing iVanti’s Endpoint Manager (formerly LDMS) I Read More …
Microsoft pulls bad Windows Patches KB 4052233, 4052234, 4052235
Microsoft appears to have determined that some of their patches released in October to fix issues were worse than the issues to begin with. All KB articles for the patch show a missing page. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4052235 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4052234 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4052233 Those using 3rd Read More …
Microsoft rep switches to Chrome mid-presentation because Edge kept crashing
I like Microsoft, but one of the difficulties I find is that internally to Microsoft everyone seems to be drinking the kool-aid of ‘It’s all good, don’t worry about it, so what if some things break along the way.’ I Read More …