From Specops Password Reset (SPR) 6.4 and onwards, there will be a new registry setting that will allow you to specify the AD attribute to search from the helpdesk. If the registry setting is not set, the default will... Read More
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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
Add users to an Active Directory group based on user attributes
A while back I visited a company to help install Specops Password Reset. They wanted a Group Policy configured for password resets using SMS to be applied to users with a corporate mobile phone. All other users should be reached... 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
How to deploy Java 8
We get a lot of questions from customers wondering how to deploy Java 8 to their client computers. Most people just want to add the Java support and get rid of the automatic update feature so that the clients... Read More
How to: become the LOCAL SYSTEM account with PsExec
If you are an administrator using Specops Deploy, you may have had the following experience: an application can be deployed without any problems when you are trying it on your local machine but when you try to deploy it... Read More