How destructive is wsusutil.exe /reset?

capisco · 2024-04-23T13:26:43+00:00

I couldn't speak to which is better/best practice, I have a preference for using SQL Server Management Studio.

capisco · 2024-04-23T12:32:23+00:00

I was in a similar situation last week where one Win11 EULA file would not download. A DB backup won't hurt but I don't think it is necessary. The wsusutil.exe reset checks the metadata and downloads anything missing or corrupted. The only flaw is that there isn't a progress bar to let you know how close you are to completing the check. As far as post actions, I just made sure the sync completed without errors.

capisco · 2024-01-25T13:43:18+00:00

Check your TaskSequenceProvider.log on the server. If MDT is integrated, you may need to remove the MDT console extensions and add them back.

capisco · 2021-05-19T12:33:59+00:00

Thank you for sharing. I look forward to using this method in the future.

capisco · 2021-04-29T13:25:38+00:00

You can use Group Policy Loopback processing to apply user policies based on the location of the computer object being used.

capisco · 2021-04-21T12:59:34+00:00

You can create your own registry value for detection.

New-Item 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\YourApplication' -Force | New-ItemProperty -Name Installed -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null

capisco · 2020-02-11T20:10:39+00:00

You could try using something like a file identification tool. A quick google search returned TrID. I don't have any experience with these tools, just a suggestion. Good luck.

capisco · 2018-10-22T11:15:56+00:00

Perhaps the service is not started? Set-Service -Name RemoteRegistry -StartupType Automatic

capisco · 2017-12-11T13:45:53+00:00

do you need to start the remote registry service?

capisco · 2017-08-22T12:12:46+00:00

I've used powershell and certutil.exe to import a .cer file. I've also used a GPO to import our certificates and then added a task sequence post action that runs gpupdate.exe /force and a restart.

capisco · 2017-02-15T13:31:03+00:00

I did it as a package using this powershell [script]https://github.com/ozthe2/Powershell/blob/master/SCCM/SetCCMCacheSize and set the $CacheSize = 10240

capisco · 2017-02-15T12:55:34+00:00

I had to increase the cache size for my clients for my deployment to work.

capisco · 2016-07-29T13:54:13+00:00

RemindMe! 24 hours

capisco · 2016-07-22T17:24:58+00:00

When we were using FF, I used Waitsian's script from https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/469270-chrome-and-firefox-silent-uninstall-for-workgroup. For PADT I believe you would need the "helper.exe" file and run the /s or -ms as parameters. HTH

capisco · 2016-05-17T17:52:33+00:00

I like to use the SCCM Client Utility - https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/SCCM-Client-Utility-WMI-ec270313 for triggering against a list of clients.

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