Domain join problems with Windows 10 on newer Hardware Models

During the last 2 month I received increased support calls from customers which are trying to join their Windows 10 Computers (mostly new Hardware Models independent of the vendor HP, Lenovo, Dell) to the domain using an unattend.xml file. The unattended installation of the problematic computers takes very long during specialize because during this phase … Weiterlesen Domain join problems with Windows 10 on newer Hardware Models →

How to enable Powershell support in WinPE

Attention: If you are running 8.6 RU2 or higher there is a new feature and this isn´t needed anymore. See this Blogpost. In a previous article I wrote on how to Manage Bitlocker in WinPE.... using the manage-bde.exe command line tool. The same can be accomplished using Powershell and enabling Powershell in WinPE is far … Weiterlesen How to enable Powershell support in WinPE →

Quick tip: How to disable Inventory of Windows Store Apps

If you do not want to Inventory Windows Store Apps you can disable the feature with a RegKey Create a new DWORD registry value under: HKLM\Software\Altiris\Altiris Agent\SMFAgent\Inventory with a Property of: DisableWindowsAppScanner and set the Value to: 1 If you want you can create custom inventory to capture Windows 10 built-in Apps for specific computers … Weiterlesen Quick tip: How to disable Inventory of Windows Store Apps →

Windows 10 unattended Setup error with Symantec Deployment Solution 8.5 RU2

Update: A Pointfix (DS_8.5_POST_RU2_V1.zip) is available for the issue. The Problem will be also fixed with upcomming 8.5 RU3 . After upgrading a few CMS Installations from 8.x to 8.5 RU2 I found that there are some “undocumented features”. When the Client boots into WinPE and starts the Windows 10 Rollout job I found (that … Weiterlesen Windows 10 unattended Setup error with Symantec Deployment Solution 8.5 RU2 →

Enhancement request ITMS 8.5 Software Portal

When publishing Software to the software portal every command-line (Install, Uninstall and Repair) creates an icon in the Software Portal. For example, if you have a Software 7-Zip 18.05 and you are publishing three command-lines (Install, Uninstall and Repair) you end up with three icons. It is not clear which icon represents Install, Uninstall and … Weiterlesen Enhancement request ITMS 8.5 Software Portal →

How to configure SEP Integration in ITMS 8.5 and 8.5 RU1

In ITMS 8.5 you have the ability to integrate ITMS 8.5 with SEP (Symantec Endpoint Protection) or with CCS-VM (Control Compliance Suite Vulnerability Manager). With the SEP integration you are able to quarantine clients that are not compliant (a patch defined by an Altiris Admin is not installed on a Client).When you try to configure … Weiterlesen How to configure SEP Integration in ITMS 8.5 and 8.5 RU1 →

Symantec ITMS 8.5 Workspaces – my personal suggestion

The newly introduced Workspaces in ITMS 8.5 are a really great enhancement in addtion to the Leagacy Console. The new Workspaces are Browser-independent which is one of the best features. The Console also provides the abillity to do most of the work for Level 1 Helpdesk Workers (installing software, running tasks and reports, changing the … Weiterlesen Symantec ITMS 8.5 Workspaces – my personal suggestion →

How to use Time Critical Management (TCM) using the Legacy UI

If you are on ITMS 8.5 or 8.5 RU1 you can enable the option to run Time Critical Management (TCM) Tasks using the Legacy UI! Please do not enable this feature unless you are a very experienced Altiris Admin. It was not intended for general usage as it may affect the SMP infrastructure performance if … Weiterlesen How to use Time Critical Management (TCM) using the Legacy UI →

Symantec Installation Manager (SIM) Readiness check fails when trying to upgrade to 8.5 RU1

When trying to install Symantec 8.5 RU1 and you are running Symantec Installation Manager on Windows Server 2012R2 or 2016 and the language settings are set to German the SIM readiness check fails with the following error: VC140Redist Bereitschaftsprüfung für die Installation konnte nicht ordunungsgemäß ausgeführt werden. Currently there are two workarounds available to install … Weiterlesen Symantec Installation Manager (SIM) Readiness check fails when trying to upgrade to 8.5 RU1 →