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Kenneth van Surksum became a registered member
CM12 Collection prompt example
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Garth Jones wrote a new post, CM12 Collection prompt example
Rod Trent posted an update in the group Microsoft Management Summit: Prepping for MMS 2013
Phil Schwan wrote a new post, Prepping for MMS2013
Deploying Windows 8 and Customizing the Lock Screen with ConfigMgr 2012
Rod Trent posted an update in the group System Center Configuration Manager 2012: Systems Center Configuration Manager Sp1 : Adds support for […]
Riverbed Offers Developer Tools, APIs for Customization
Rebecca Schaffer joined the group System Center Configuration Manager 2012
Fluke Visual TruView Provides Deeper Insight Into Complex Networks
Rod Trent posted an update in the group IT Fit: The Mechanics of the Pull-Up (and Why Women Can Absolutely […]
Jase T. Wolfe wrote a new post, A Look At The ZTIGather Flow and The CustomSettings.INI File
Rod Trent posted an update in the group Microsoft Management Summit: 2 MMS 2013 full conference passes, just enter to win!
Rod Trent wrote a new post, 2 MMS 2013 full conference passes, just enter to win!
Flexera Software wrote a new post, App Store Essentials: Creating the Right User Experience
Rod Trent posted an update in the group Software Licensing and SAM: Three Reasons Why Software Asset Management Programs Have […]
Rod Trent posted an update in the group Microsoft Management Summit: First look: MMS 2013 slide deck
Rod Trent wrote a new post, First look: MMS 2013 slide deck
Rod Trent posted an update in the group Microsoft Management Summit: Channel 9 providing MMS 2013 session replays

Kenneth van Surksum became a registered member

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Damon Mulligan became a registered member

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:42 PM PDT

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Garth Jones wrote a new post, CM12 Collection prompt example

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 01:20 PM PDT

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Rod Trent posted an update in the group Microsoft Management Summit: Prepping for MMS 2013

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 02:17 PM PDT

Prepping for MMS 2013

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Phil Schwan wrote a new post, Prepping for MMS2013

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 02:11 PM PDT

I'm ready to get my geek on. The Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) conference is always a marathon. Between the time difference (three hours), the information overload from the sessions and labs, the late nights […]

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Deploying Windows 8 and Customizing the Lock Screen with ConfigMgr 2012

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 06:55 AM PST

This week my post will be about the deployment of Windows 8 and then with a customized lock screen. One of the main complaints about a customized deployment of Windows 8 was that it wasn't possible to set a customized lock screen without using unsupported methods of "hacking" file permissions and replacing the pictures. This has changed since the cumulative update of November for Windows 8 (see also here).

One of the nice adjustments with this cumulative update is that it enables enterprise customers to customize the default lock screen. This setting is introduced as a Group Policy –setting, named Force a specific default lock screen image. In this post I'm not going to use the Group Policy –setting, but only the corresponding registry value LockScreenImage under HKLMSOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsPersonalization. The reason for that is simple, I like setting a customized lock screen via my task sequence, because it gives a clear view when the task sequence is successfully ended.

Prerequisites

Like last week, before we can start to deploy Windows 8 we need ConfigMgr 2012 SP1. The biggest difference is that Microsoft released updated binaries, this week (see here), for ConfigMgr 2012 SP1. These binaries prevent the problems with deploying Windows 8 and installing the client. Besides that, the following two bullets are a prerequisite for this post:

An activated version of Windows 8 Enterprise. Without activation it's not possible to personalize the default lock screen.
The cumulative update of November 2012 (KB2770917). Without this update, Windows 8 does not support customizing the default lock screen.

Configuration

Now, after the prerequisites are met, let's start with configuring the task sequence. There are only a few steps that need to be configured and they are all basic actions. So I won't go into a lot of details, besides the batch file with the real actions. These are the global steps:

Add a Configuration Manager Client Package (default)
Add a x86/ x64 Boot Image (default)
Add a Operating System Image of Windows 8 (default install.wim)
Create an Package, with as content the new lock screen image and a batch file. The content of the batch file should look like this:
```
REM ==============================================================================  REM Make OEM Background directory  REM ==============================================================================  MD "C:<NewLockScreenFolder>"  REM ==============================================================================  REM Copy OEM Background image  REM ==============================================================================  XCOPY "%~dp0<NewLockScreenImage>.jpg" "C:<NewLockScreenFolder>" /HERCIY  REM ==============================================================================  REM Make Windows use OEM Background image  REM ==============================================================================  REG ADD HKLMSOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsPersonalization /V LockScreenImage /T REG_SZ /D C:<NewLockScreenFolder><NewLockScreenImage>.jpg /F
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Create a Install an existing image package –Task Sequence, with the mentioned packages of the previous steps (no need for the steps State Migration, Include Updates and Install Updates).
- Note: In case KB2770917 is not part of the Windows 8 image, then it is necessary to deploy it during the task sequence via an Install Updates –step.
Edit the new Task Sequence and add a Run Command Line –step (see picture). Now add as Command line <NameOfBatchFile>.cmd, select Package and Browse to the created Package.

Result

After all the configuring is done, it's time to take a look at the results. In this case, I think, it's not interesting to look at the log files, but just at the end result. So under here, on the left side is the result of a normal deployment and on the right side is the result of my custom deployment.

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Rod Trent posted an update in the group System Center Configuration Manager 2012: Systems Center Configuration Manager Sp1 : Adds support for […]

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:35 PM PDT

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Riverbed Offers Developer Tools, APIs for Customization

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 11:50 AM PDT

The company wants to let IT staffs more easily customize how they use Riverbed application performance products in their networking infrastructures.

Rebecca Schaffer joined the group System Center Configuration Manager 2012

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 11:31 AM PDT

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Fluke Visual TruView Provides Deeper Insight Into Complex Networks

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 07:00 AM PDT

REVIEW: Visual TruView from Fluke Networks combines network monitoring, troubleshooting, forensics and analysis into a simple-to-use, all-inclusive package.

Rod Trent posted an update in the group IT Fit: The Mechanics of the Pull-Up (and Why Women Can Absolutely […]

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 10:29 AM PDT

The Mechanics of the Pull-Up (and Why Women Can Absolutely Do Them) | Guest Blog, Scientific American Blog Network

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Jase T. Wolfe wrote a new post, A Look At The ZTIGather Flow and The CustomSettings.INI File

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 09:58 AM PDT

"I don't understand the
CustomSettings.ini file." I hear this from a
high percentage of clients who use MDT in their environment. If
they started with an MDT-only deployment position, I will often see
a rules […]

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Rod Trent posted an update in the group Microsoft Management Summit: 2 MMS 2013 full conference passes, just enter to win!

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 09:53 AM PDT

2 MMS 2013 full conference passes, just enter to win!

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Rod Trent wrote a new post, 2 MMS 2013 full conference passes, just enter to win!

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 09:51 AM PDT

We've acquired 2 full conference passes to MMS 2013 and need to give these to individuals who really want to go. And, because time is short, we need to give these away quickly to give the winners enough time to […]

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Flexera Software wrote a new post, App Store Essentials: Creating the Right User Experience

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 06:30 AM PDT

1st in a series of blogs on the characteristics of a successful enterprise app store
By: Laura Noonan
Think about how easy it is to order an app from iTunes or Google Play. Now compare that to traditional IT […]

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Rod Trent posted an update in the group Software Licensing and SAM: Three Reasons Why Software Asset Management Programs Have […]

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 07:55 AM PDT

Three Reasons Why Software Asset Management Programs Have Difficulty Realizing Value

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Rod Trent posted an update in the group Microsoft Management Summit: First look: MMS 2013 slide deck

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 07:33 AM PDT

First look: MMS 2013 slide deck

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Rod Trent wrote a new post, First look: MMS 2013 slide deck

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 07:32 AM PDT

If you're curious and want a sneak peak at what you'll experience during a MMS 2013 session, take a look at the splash and title slides from the official MMS 2013 slide deck.