Deploy RSAT for Windows 10 using SCCM 2012

Nicolas PilonApplication, SCCM, WINDOWS 104 Comments

Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) is a Windows Server component for remote management of other devices. RSAT allows administrators to run snap-ins and tools on a remote device to manage features, roles and role services. The software includes tools like Bitlocker Password Recovery, Group Policy management, NIC Teaming and many more. A lot of IT guys use this tool in their day to day basis. Microsoft has released RSAT for Windows 10 so if you are an SCCM admin, instead of manually install via the link, you can create an application in SCCM 2012 and make it available to every Windows 10 computer or to users who have the right to use RSAT. This post will show you how to create this application in SCCM 2012. Step 1 | Create RSAT Application Click on this link, download and save the source files needed in your content directory. These files will be used as the source of the application. … Read More

Use SCCM CMTrace like a Pro (Part 2)

Nicolas PilonSCCM5 Comments

What are you doing when you want to troubleshoot SCCM client locally on a computer? Connect your USB card with the cmtrace.exe on it? Copy the executable file from a network directory? Do you want to be smarter? Create an application with a file detection method that will copy the executable file automatically on any SCCM clients. Download the file from Configuration Manager Toolkit. Step 1: Create a script to copy the executable file into the Windows directory Use this command ‘Xcopy /y cmtrace.exe %windir%’ in a cmd file. Enter the cmd file into the application program. Step 2: Add a detection method in the application properties Click on ‘Detection Method’ tab and ‘Add Clause’ to your application. The idea is to detect if the file is already copied. %Windir% will go automatically in the windows folder depending on the operating version. Step 3: Deploy the application to all desktop and server clients Technical supports, administrators and users will benefit from it. You … Read More