!! UPDATE 2024-11-12 !! Microsoft have now documented this safeguard as well as patching it in the December 10, 2024 Windows updates. Read more about it here. A few days ago I happened to be reviewing our feature update Power BI report and noticed that a number of devices were now being blocked from upgrading … Continue reading Investigating Safeguard Hold 54762729 for Windows 11 24H2
Category: Drivers
Fix CVE-2022-29470 / Intel-SA-00875 / Nessus 180052 Intel Dynamic Tuning Technology Vulnerability with Intune
Note: this blog is now retired since the download URL for the Intel DTT drivers is no longer available and I could not find an alternative. The text and scripts remain for reference only. I've never been a fan of security - I see it as nothing more than a necessary evil. I don't lock … Continue reading Fix CVE-2022-29470 / Intel-SA-00875 / Nessus 180052 Intel Dynamic Tuning Technology Vulnerability with Intune
Translating Windows Update Driver Names to Friendly Driver Names
The Windows Driver Update management capability in Intune is a welcome new feature providing greater control of driver updates. One frustration I've long had with drivers in Windows Update though is the naming - sometimes the names are quite indescript and it can be difficult to know which driver (or driver software) it actually is. … Continue reading Translating Windows Update Driver Names to Friendly Driver Names
Managing HP Driver Updates with Microsoft Intune, Azure Log Analytics and Power BI – Part 2
In Part 1 of this series we looked at how we can report on missing driver updates for HP workstations using Intune Proactive remediations, Azure Log Analytics and Power BI. In Part 2 we'll look at how we can deploy driver updates to devices and use the information available in the Power BI report to … Continue reading Managing HP Driver Updates with Microsoft Intune, Azure Log Analytics and Power BI – Part 2
Managing HP Driver Updates with Microsoft Intune, Azure Log Analytics and Power BI – Part 1
In this two-part series I will cover a solution I recently created to manage HP driver updates on Windows workstations. In part 1, I'll show you a reporting solution giving you visibility of available HP driver updates across your managed estate and in part 2, I'll show a flexible solution for deploying driver updates, whether … Continue reading Managing HP Driver Updates with Microsoft Intune, Azure Log Analytics and Power BI – Part 1
Disable BIOS Updates when Updating HP Drivers with Windows Update for Business
I've been using Windows Update for Business for some time with the option to enable driver updates for all my managed workstations. Until recently, I've not had any show-stopping issues with doing driver updates that way, but a recent BIOS update on some HP devices did cause some issues - devices were asking for a … Continue reading Disable BIOS Updates when Updating HP Drivers with Windows Update for Business
Deploying HP BIOS Updates – a real world example
Not so long ago HP published a customer advisory listing a number of their models that need to be on the latest BIOS release to be upgraded to Windows 10 2004. Since we were getting ready to rollout 20H2 we encountered some affected models in piloting, which prompted me to find that advisory and then … Continue reading Deploying HP BIOS Updates – a real world example
Windows 10 Upgrades – Dealing with Safeguard ID 25178825 (Conexant ISST Driver)
I saw a tweet recently from Madhu Sanke where he had deployed updated Conexant ISST drivers to his environment to release devices from the Safeguard ID 25178825 which at the time of writing still prevents devices trying to upgrade to 2004 or 20H2. You can read more about the issue here, but around September/October 2020 … Continue reading Windows 10 Upgrades – Dealing with Safeguard ID 25178825 (Conexant ISST Driver)
Downloading the Latest Dell Driver Packs with PowerShell
It was a regular Tuesday morning and I hadn't yet had my 'PowerShell fix' for the week, so when I realised I needed to download a new driver pack from Dell for my ConfigMgr OS deployments, I could hear a faint voice calling out to me: 'Dude, I can make your life easier! Work smarter, not harder!' … Continue reading Downloading the Latest Dell Driver Packs with PowerShell
Get the Total Size of All Application Content Files in an SCCM Console Folder
Today I was installing a new ConfigMgr distribution point on a remote site and wanted to start distributing packages to it. But since the network bandwidth is only 4Mbps to that site, rather than distribute all the required packages in one go I wanted to distribute groups of packages out of working hours when the … Continue reading Get the Total Size of All Application Content Files in an SCCM Console Folder