Tips & Tricks
How Does ConfigMgr Product Lifecycle get Updated?
The other day I was asked how does ConfigMgr product lifecycle details get updated? You know the details from the Product Lifecycle dashboard in the console. I have to admit that I don’t know that off the top of my head. But I knew that I saw it within the logs. I...
How to Combine Two Views into one Query
In this blog post, I will show you how to How to Combine Two Views into one Query. The other day, I was reading one of the various groups that I answer questions in. There was an interesting post that asked. (Edited) “I have been asked to see if there is a way to see...
How to Remove Port 80 from PBRS
This article shows you how to removed port 80 from PBRS Power BI Report Server. In this article, I will complete the process of setting up PBRS to use certificates. Note Although this blog say for PBRS it 100% applies to SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), therefore...
How To Configure Pbrs To Use Network Service Account
When I originally wrote this topic, it was included within another blog. This made the original post long and this section buried within the blog, which made it hard to find. But over the years I have to reference this one section and as such it make sense to make it...
How to use WMI Explorer!
As a ConfigMgr administrator understand WMI is important part of the job. ConfigMgr Hardware inventory using WMI to collect data. On top of that, ConfigMgr itself use WMI to interface with its backend and SQL server using WMI too. Using Wbemtest or WMIC or PowerShell...
Changing ConfigMgr Report Account Password, How do I do it?
This comes of fairly often within Reddit or other forums, Changing ConfigMgr Report Account Password, How do I do it? What people do is change the account password within Active Directory (AD). Then they change the dataset password and everything works great for 10...
Simple Steps to Configure BitLocker on Your Server
I was working on an article about BitLocker Portal page and one of the prerequisite steps is to enable BitLocker on the server. Anyways I thought it would be a good time to add a video to Where is BitLocker on Windows Server? But after looking at I know that I didn’t...
Simple Steps to Configure BitLocker on Your Server
I was working on an article about BitLocker Portal page and one of the prerequisite steps is to enable BitLocker on the server. Anyways I thought it would be a good time to add a video to Where is BitLocker on Windows Server? But after looking at I know that I didn’t...
Navigating Intune Reporting: Elevate Your Reporting Skills with Power BI
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, effective reporting is crucial for organizations to make informed decisions and optimize their operations. For IT professionals and administrators working with Microsoft Intune, mastering the art of reporting is essential...
How to create an Entra ID Application – Step by step guide
I am preparing a few sessions for Midwest Management Summit at the Mall of America (MMSMOA) this May. While doing so, I need to create an Entra ID Application to access Intune data via Microsoft Graph. It is one of those things that I don’t do often, so I always look...