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Built in support in ConfigMgr 1610 to convert from BIOS to UEFI

See these steps on how to convert from BIOS to UEFI in a ConfigMgr 1610 task sequence

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/osd/deploy-use/task-sequence-steps-to-manage-bios-to-uefi-conversion

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (8443) Now Available

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (8443) Now Available

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msdeployment/2016/11/14/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-8443-now-available/

Problem with WSUS updates when creating Windows 10 1607 ref image

When I was about to create a new ref-image for Windows 10 1607 I ran into problem when WSUS updates were about to download and install, they were just stuck on "Downloadning".

I got the problem even if the following updates were injected as packages in the beginning of the task sequence.
KB3189866
KB3176936

Found this great information from Michael Niehaus.
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mniehaus/2016/08/16/windows-10-delivery-optimization-and-wsus-take-2/

So I tried with disabling the "Delivery Optimization" service before Windows Update installations and enabled it again before sysprep and capture.
This solved the problem and the updates were downloaded and installed correctly.

Here are the steps added before and after updates installation in the task sequence:

Stop service DoSvc
     Command: sc stop DoSvc
Disable service DoSvc
     Command: sc config DoSvc start= disabled

Windows Update (Pre-Application Installation)

Install Applications

Windows Update (Post-Application Installation)

Enable service DoSvc
     Command: sc config DoSvc start= delayed-auto
Start service DoSvc
     Command: sc start DoSvc

Unknown device hwid ACPI\MSFT0101 on HP EliteBook Folio G1 Notebook PC

Just ran across an issue with an unknown device hwid ACPI\MSFT0101 on HP EliteBook Folio G1 Notebook PC for Windows 7.

The solution was to install Microsoft KB2920188
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2920188

Here is the support link from HP
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c05083992&sp4ts.oid=9764622


I tried this tool to convert from TPM 2.0 to TPM 1.2 but the application failed for me and unfortunately I didn't get it to work properly
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c05192291&sp4ts.oid=8818661

WSUS app pool becomes unresponsive - ConfigMgr 1511

During a migration with a heavy load of clients being installed in a short period of time at a customer I run into this issue with WSUS app pool becomes unresponsive.

One of the error messages were:
WSUS Control Manager failed to configure proxy settings on WSUS Server

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/the_secure_infrastructure_guy/2015/09/02/windows-server-2012-r2-wsus-issue-clients-cause-the-wsus-app-pool-to-become-unresponsive-with-http-503/