Summary: Use the Configuration Manager cmdlets in Windows PowerShell to identify all network drivers.  I deal with drivers detection issues in Windows PE because we have too many network card drivers.           How can I use Windows PowerShell to quickly show all of the network drivers in Configuration Manager? &n...

Summary: Use the Configuration Manager cmdlets to work with driver packages.  Hey, Scripting Guy! My current job involves creating packages in Configuration Manager 2012. Is there some way to automate the process? It’s not that it’s actually difficult, but it is a very repeatable process. I thought to myself, “Repeatable? This sounds like a j...

Summary: Use the PowerShell cmdlets in Configuration Manager to pull a list of all distribution points.  How can I get an easy-to-read list of the distribution points in a site?  Load the Configuration Manager 2012 cmdlets, and run the following one-liner in PowerShell: Get-CMDistributionPoint | Select-Object NetworkOsPath,RoleName,SiteCo...

Summary: Use the Configuration Manager cmdlets to update applications in distribution points.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m forever having the nightmare of going clickity, click, click, click when I’m working with my distribution points—especially when updating applications and packages. There must be some way to do this in Windows PowerShell. Can...

Summary: Use the Configuration Manager cmdlets to show all available User and Device collections.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to list all the available User and Device collections in Configuration Manager 2012,            and then export the list to a file?  Use the Get-CMCollection cmdle...