The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog

System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 now support Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6 SP3 Desktop Client and Application Virtualization Client for Remote Desktop Services. This client...

After you install the Cumulative Updates for Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, you can't successfully install the client update to the Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 client computers. When this problem occurs, the following...

~ Karen Sullivan This article explains the steps to create a collection of users using a query, how to copy and modify a role, how to assign it to a collection, and then finally the steps to create a scope and assign it to the collection. Security in...

~ Roberto Rodriguez Hi everyone Roberto Rodriguez here with a Configuration Manager support tip for you. If you find that your System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (ConfigMgr 2007) or System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr 2012) collections...

Hello Everyone, Prabhat Joshi here with another System Center 2012 Configuration Manager support tip for you, this time for reporting services. At times we have seen issues wherein after installing a ConfigMgr 2012 Reporting Services Point we don't...

Hi folks, Jagat Singh Kathiar here from the Configuration Manager team with another support tip for you. Implementation of a Microsoft PKI with Configuration Manager has been very popular so I thought it would be worth sharing an issue I came across a...

We are pleased to announce, in response to many customer requests, that the SQL Server Views documentation for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager is now available. This documentation is split into three sections: SQL Server Views in System...

Consider the following scenario: - You have a primary site server that is running Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. - You configure the software update point and the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) role on the site server. ...

After upgrading to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 or System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, you may discover that the 'Add' and 'Remove' buttons for the Conditions in the Alerts tab of a device collection...

Consider the following scenario: - You have an application that does not have the Allow this application to be installed from the Install Application task sequence action without being deployed option selected. - You deploy a task sequence that uses the...

The Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager has been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated: December 1, 2013 at the top of the topic. Downloadable versions will be available soon and announced on this blog...

Mac OS X 10.9 Support for the System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Mac Client Mac OS X 10.9 is supported on System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager with the following known exception: USB devices on Mac computers cannot be inventoried...

Hi I am a Program Manager on the Mac team for System Center Configuration Manager. I graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology and joined Microsoft in 2013. Upon joining Microsoft I’ve had the opportunity to ship the VPN feature for System...

~ Prabhat Joshi Hello Everyone, Prabhat Joshi here with another Configuration Manager support tip for you, this time for Internet Based Client Management (IBCM) in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr 2012). Internet Based Client Management...

MDM… BYOD… acronyms for some of the hottest buzzwords in IT these days. As I’ve had a chance to talk with various customers over the last several months, it’s clear that organizations are embracing the bring-your-own-device philosophy...

System Center Updates Publisher 2011 and Windows Server 2012 R2 System Center Updates Publisher 2011 (SCUP) is supported for use on computers with Windows Server 2012 R2 with the following known limitations: 1. Windows Server 2012 R2 includes Windows...

If you’ve tinkered with security roles for role-based administration in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, you might have noticed that there are a ton of permissions and permission groups involved. This is most evident when you copy a built...

The Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Toolkit contains fifteen downloadable tools to help you manage and troubleshoot Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. The following list provides specific information about each...

This update resolves the following issues in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. Issue 1 After you enable the PXE Service Point role on an instance of a specific distribution point, or you select the Deploy this boot image from the...

You may notice that per-computer task sequence variables that are defined for imported computers are filtered out of client policies. This prevents the variables from being read during task sequence execution. This problem does not affect per-computer...

Issue Several customers reported that child primary sites were entering maintenance mode after upgrading the central administration site from System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 (SP1) with CU2 or CU3 to System Center 2012 R2 Configuration...

When you try to install the client agent on a Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager management point that has Cumulative Update 3 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 ( CU3 ) installed, the installation may fail. Additionally...

Consider the following scenario: - You have a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) site server that is running on Windows Server 2003. - You install an Asset Intelligence synchronization point on the site server. - You...

We are pleased to announce that we’ve just published a new quiz in our popular series of quizzes for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. This new quiz tests your knowledge of many of the new features and functionality in System Center 2012...

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 supports Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1: System Center Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 -supports site system roles for the following operating system SKUS: Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard. ...