A customer recently asked me: What is the best way to handle all of the numerous Adobe updates? After the initial install, updates may be required quite frequently. How do you manage it? I turned to my colleague Johan... Read More
Deployment
Intel I217, I218 and I219 NIC drivers in Windows PE
We receive a lot of support requests from customers that have problems with getting Windows PE to work with new hardware from HP, Dell, and Lenovo. What they all have in common is the Intel I217, I218, and I219... Read More
Upgrade your Specops Deployment servers using Powershell
A few weeks ago, I visited a customer with a large Specops Deploy environment: about 60 sites and one deployment server on each site. Instead of upgrading from the Specops Deploy GUI, I used two PowerShell scripts and the... Read More
Add Internet Explorer to Windows 10 start menu
As you may know from a previous blog post, the Windows 10 start menu can be customized. In this post, I will show you how to add Internet Explorer to the start menu. Before you get started, refer to... Read More
Where can I find my driver on WinPE?
You may receive a “A connection to the deployment share couldn’t not be made. The following networking device did not have a driver installed.” wizard error if you import the wrong driver, or are missing the driver on WinPE.... Read More
Find correct driver for my new hardware with Windows 10 WinPE
A customer turned to me for help when he got this error message during OS deployment to a new Dell machine. This error message is very common when your WinPE boot image is missing the driver for a new... Read More
Deploy Greenshot (open source application) with Specops Deploy / App
Greenshot is an open source screenshot tool, similar to the Windows Snipping Tool, but with more functionalities – and it’s free. In this blog, I will demonstrate how to install an open source application such as Greenshot with Specops... Read More
[Guest blog] Specops OS Deploy – Windows 10 notes
If you are a Specops Deploy customer and looking to deploy applications to Windows 10 computers in your environment. I have good News! Windows 10 works great in Specops OS Deploy 6.0! I’m now on my second Windows 10... Read More
Customize the Windows 10 start menu
If you are ready to install Windows 10, stop for a minute to find out how you customize the Windows 10 start menu. You will save yourself time and avoid a major hassle for your end users. We love... Read More
How to find the right drivers in OS deployment
When you are deploying an operating system in Specops Deploy, you start with creating the make, model and OS driver folders tree. Many people want to jump to importing drivers, but it’s important to understand how to find the... Read More