Group Policy Software Installation (GPSI) was once hailed as a great incentive for all organizations to upgrade their NT4 domains to Active Directory. It meant that there was no longer a need for those complex application deployment tools, it... Read More
Deployment
Windows Defender false positive for Specops Group Policy Processor (SOGPPROC.EXE)
On November 20, 2018 we received inquiries from customers that were using the Specops Endpoint Protection feature of Specops Deploy. They had received alerts from Windows Defender that a Specops process was a “Severe Threat”. Windows Defender gave a... Read More
Windows 10 As a Service Imaging (WaaS) with Specops Deploy
Windows 10 Operating Systems have changed and so have the strategic options available to deploy and maintain the operating system in the Enterprise. Imaging has traditionally been used to apply an operating system with a consistent look and feel.... Read More
The data present in the reparse buffer is invalid 0x80071128
A number of Specops Deploy App and Specops Inventory customers have recently reported the following error: Exception: System.IO.IOException The data present in the reparse point buffer is invalid. We believe this is a general Microsoft group policy related issue,... Read More
Are my computers patched against Meltdown and Spectre?
Following the discovery of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, we have had a number of enquiries from customers about tools that can identify affected machines in their environment. Microsoft has prepared a PowerShell script that can run on individual... Read More
Allow helpdesk users to pre-stage and reinstall computers in Specops Deploy
Customers frequently ask us how to allow their helpdesk staff to pre-stage and reinstall computers with Specops Deploy OS. Specifically, what are the minimum permissions required for a helpdesk user account to be able to do this. There are... Read More
How deploy the OneDrive sync client with Specops Deploy
To enable users to bypass their lack of administrative rights, many applications, such as Dropbox, Spotify, and OneDrive, are installed in the AppData profile directory. For administrators, this is a security hole, and for users, it is an inconvenience.... Read More
How to deploy BitLocker with Specops Deploy
If you need to protect your organizational data through drive encryption, chances are, you’ll need BitLocker deployment. This was the case for a Specops Deploy customer that wanted to enable BitLocker on new Windows 10 machines. In this blog... Read More
How to deploy Windows 10 in a multi-language environment
In this blog post I will walkthrough how you can use Specops Deploy to use an English (en-US) image in different parts of your organization with additional languages like Swedish or German. Here’s what you will need: Specops Deploy... Read More
Removing DHCP options 66 and 67 for WDS PXE booting
When our Specops Deploy customers run into errors during PXE boot, the likely culprit is often DHCP scope options 66 and 67. Aside from Microsoft not supporting the use of the aforementioned options to redirect PXE clients, it can... Read More