Glenn Bristol
Articles
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Windows Defender exceptions
Why are Windows Defender exceptions necessary?The Windows Defender real-time protection service drastically increases the amount of time it takes to scan and process the files during the image capt...
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Including the IIS Role in your Image
While the Internet Information Services role can be installed on your Reference VM to be included in your image, there is a component of the IIS role that cannot be installed, or it will break Wind...
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Force a Cloud Connection
The default behavior of the SmartDeploy Client is to try to connect to the SmartDeploy console via its local API Service URI:https://consolehostname:8080 (e.g.)If the SmartDeploy Client is able to ...
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How does Remote Wipe work?
If a company device has been lost or stolen, or if a remote worker resigns or is dismissed from employment, it can be a useful security practice to perform a Remote Wipe as an added precaution to y...
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Using file path arguments in Application Packs
When you reference a file within your Application Pack as part of an argument for the installation of an application, include the full path to the file. In this example, you're installing Microsoft...
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Can I force an endpoint to use a 'Local' Connection Type?
In short, no. If an endpoint appears in Computer Management with a Connection Type of Local, this indicates that the this specific endpoint was successfully able to contact the SmartDeploy API Serv...
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Can I deploy Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2?
Support for Windows 7 will be ending soon:As of September 10, 2020:Support for deploying Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will end.Support for the creation or update of Windows 7 and Windows Se...
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Referencing Application Pack files in scripts
When you create scripts or tasks that reference files that are included an Application Pack, it's important to know where the files will be extracted on the target machine. The contents of Applicat...
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How do I add more users to my SmartDeploy account?
Confirm that your new user completed the new user account registration process: How do I join an existing SmartDeploy account? Go to www.smartdeploy.com, click Sign in in the upper-right corner, a...
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How do I remove users from my SmartDeploy account?
Go to www.smartdeploy.com, click Sign in in the upper-right corner, and log in (if necessary). In the left pane under Current Users, click the account that you want to remove. In the User Details ...