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Getting Started

• List of Public Microsoft Support Knowledge Base (KB) Articles for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr 2012)
• Introduction to Configuration Manager
• What’s New in Configuration Manager
• Fundamentals of Configuration Manager
• Supported Configurations
• Understanding the content library in 5 minutes
• FAQ
• Quizzes
• TechCenter Landing Page
• Pre-Requisites for Installation of System Center Configuration Manager 2012 RC
• Deploy System Center Configuration Manager 2012 RC

Searching TechNet

• When you want to limit your search to only the Configuration Manager content on Technet you can use scoped search. To use, simply replace "Configuration Manager" with your search string and your results will only display Configuration Manager Content on Technet. You can also use OR to search for multiple strings. An example is ("user state migration" OR "USMT" OR "computer associations").

Site Administration

• Introduction to Site Administration in Configuration Manager
• Planning for Site Systems in Configuration Manager
• Install Sites and Create a Hierarchy for Configuration Manager
• PKI Certificate Requirements for Configuration Manager
• Step-by-Step Example Deployment of the PKI Certificates for Configuration Manager: Windows Server 2008 Certification Authority
• How to Configure Proxy Settings for Configuration Manager Primary Sites that Manage Cloud Services

Migration

• Introduction to Migration in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
• Prerequisites for Migration in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
• Administrator Checklists for Migration Planning in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
• Configuring Migration to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
• Operations for Migrating Configuration Manager 2007 to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Clients

• Introduction to Client Deployment in Configuration Manager
• How to Install Clients on Computers in Configuration Manager
• Prerequisites for Client Deployment in Configuration Manager About Client Settings in Configuration Manager
• Administrator Checklist: Deploying Clients in Configuration Manager
• Client support in untrusted forests
• Configuring servers to not auto remediate using Settings management 
• How to Uninstall or Remove ConfigMgr Client

• Client Status (Client Health)

  • How to Configure Client Status in Configuration Manager
  • How to use client status to monitor Configuration Manager client computers

Reporting

• Change the logo in all reports
• Reporting
• see books section

Developer Resources

• SDK Prerelease (online)
• SDK Prerelease (download .chm)
• Configuration Manager 2012 PowerShell SDK

Step-by-Step Guides

Standalone Primary Server

• CM12 in a lab - Part 1. Installation.
• CM12 in a lab - Part 2. Adding Sup and WDS
• CM12 in a lab - Part 3. Configuring Discovery and Boundaries
• CM12 in a lab - Part 4. Configuring Client Settings and adding roles
• CM12 in a lab - Part 5. Enable the Endpoint Protection Role and configure settings
• CM12 in a lab - Part 6. Deploying Software Updates
• CM12 in a lab - Part 7. Build and Capture Windows 7 X64
• CM12 in a lab - Part 8. Deploying Windows 7 X64
• CM12 in a lab - Part 9. Adding an Application, editing a Deployment Type, Copying the Deploy Task
• CM12 in a lab - Part 10. Using Prestart and Extrafiles to get more out of UDA
• CM12 in a lab - Part 11. Adding the Reporting Services Point role
• CM12 in a lab - Part 12. Updating an Operating System image using Offline Servicing.
• CM12 in a lab - Part 13. using Role Based Administration to define permissions in the ConfigMgr Console
• CM12 in a lab - Part 14. Performing a side-by-side Migration from Configuration Manager 2007
• CM12 in a lab - Part 15. Deploying Windows 8
• CM12 in a lab - Part 16. Integrating MDT 2012 RC1 with Configuration Manager 2012
• CM12 in a lab - Part 17. Using MDT 2012 RC1 with Configuration Manager 2012
• CM12 in a lab - Part 18. Deploying a UDI Client Task Sequence
• Deploying Windows 8 with Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 Beta
• Deploying Office 2013 Preview with Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 Beta (Part 1 and Part 2)
• Step-by-Step SCCM 2012 R2 Installation Guide
• Step-by-Step SCCM 2012 R2 SP1 Upgrade Guide
• Step-by-Step: Updating WIM-Image with ConfigMgr and WSUS
• How-to Guides - Deploying Microsoft Office 2013 using Configuration Manager
• How-to Guides - Deploying Microsoft Office 2016 using Configuration Manager
• How-to Guides - Deploying Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus (Click-to-Run) using ConfigMgr and Intune

Hierarchy with CAS

• using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - Part 1. Installation - CAS
• using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - Part 2. Install the Primary server - P01
• using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - Part 3. Configuring Discovery and Boundaries
• using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - Part 4. Adding roles and configuring custom Client Device Settings and custom Client User Settings
• using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - Part 5. Adding WSUS, Adding the SUP role, deploying the Configuration Manager Client Agent
• using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - Part 6. Adding the Endpoint Protection role, configure Alerts and custom Antimalware Policies
• using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - Part 7. Build and Capture Windows 7 X64 SP1
• using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - Part 8. Deploying Applications
• using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - Part 9. Deploying Monthly Updates
• using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - Part 10. Monitoring our Monthly Updates Automatic Deployment Rule
• using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - Part 11. Upgrading your hierarchy to Service Pack 1
• using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - Part 12. Connecting PowerShell and Building a reference image of Windows 8 with .Net 3.5
• using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - Part 13. Deploying Windows 8 X64 with custom Start screen
• using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - Part 14. Using Compliance Settings

Other

• CM12 in a Lab - How to fix “Warning: An update to the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Cmdlet Library is available.”
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I deploy a customized Windows 10 start menu using System Center 2012 R2 SP1 Configuration Manager ?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I deploy Windows 10 Enterprise x64 with MDT 2013 Update 1 integrated with System Center 2012 R2 SP1 Configuration Manager ?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I upgrade to System Center 2012 R2 SP1 with MDT 2013 update 1 integrated ?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I Enable BitLocker on Hyper-v Gen 2 virtual machines during OSD using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I connect to the Microsoft Intune Admin Console using Windows 10 ?
• CM12 in a Lab - Why can’t I sysprep Windows 10 build 10122 ?
• CM12 in a Lab - Confused about the System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2 releases ?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I set video resolution dynamically during UEFI network boot  in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ?
• CM12 in a Lab - Updated Script: How can I check for network connectivity & storage before starting a task sequence in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I check for network connectivity before starting a task sequence in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - The CM12 UEFI BitLocker FrontEnd HTA - Part 2. Installation
• CM12 in a Lab - The CM12 UEFI BitLocker Frontend HTA - Part 1. The features
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I reinstall BitLockered UEFI computers using network boot and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - 5 video series on deploying the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 - available now!
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I add support for Pen Pairing during OOBE on a Surface Pro 3 using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I deploy Windows 10 Enterprise using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - Why is my Surface Pro 3 not BitLockered after OSD via System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - Where do I find the MAC address of my Surface Pro 3 Ethernet Adapter in order to use UEFI network boot?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I deploy Windows 8.1 x64 to the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - Why does my Surface Pro 3 take a very long time to UEFI Network Boot using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I display video correctly in WinPE during UEFI Network boot on a Lenovo Thinkpad 10 using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - Why do I get a winload.efi (Status: 0xc0000359 error) when using UEFI network boot in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I increase the SMSTS.Log file size for PXE based OS Deployments using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I dynamically deploy multiple operating systems with System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I sync the BIOS date in WinPE to avoid PXE boot failure with System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I create Windows 8.1 applications and then deploy them with System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can you manage Linux based clients in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I use the new VHD feature in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - Where can I find the USMT return codes and error messages for USMT 5 based migrations?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I manually add WinPE 5 boot images to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 CU3?
• CM12 in a Lab - What to do when you get an error when trying to add Windows 8.1 to Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 CU3?
• CM12 in a Lab - What to do if nothing happens when trying to run reports in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I remotely control WORKGROUP computers using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I pause a task sequence in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I set the DPI setting when deploying Windows 8 to the Microsoft Surface Pro with Configuration Manager 2012 SP1?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I deploy Windows 8.1 using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I install System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab -After selecting a task sequence in Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 you receive “ThreadToResolveAndExecuteTaskSequence failed. Code(0x8007000E)” in SMSTS.LOG
• CM12 in a Lab - When creating a new Task Sequence in Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 the Partition disk step might be hardcoded to 30368MB in size if using a captured image
• CM12 in a Lab - when updating PowerShell CMDLets help file for Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 CU1 you receive an error
• CM12 in a Lab - PXE boot failure after upgrading to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I deploy Windows 8 X64 to the Microsoft Surface Pro using Configuration Manager 2012 SP1?
• CM12 in a Lab - The CM12 BitLocker FrontEnd HTA - video
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I deploy System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Definition Updates from a UNC file share?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I determine what Antimalware Policy is applied to my SCEP 2012 SP1 client?
• CM12 in a Lab - when running /testdbupgrade for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 you get an error: SQL Native client 11 is not installed
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I backup System Center 2012 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - SQL Server 2012 SP1 support in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
• CM12 in a Lab - The CM12 BitLocker FrontEnd HTA
• CM12 in a Lab - Where can I download additional clients for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I sequence applications using App-V version 5 for Configuration Manager 2012 SP1?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I deploy a Hidden task sequence in Configuration Manager 2012 SP1?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I pre-provision BitLocker in WinPE during Windows 8 deployments using Configuration Manager 2012 SP1?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I disable Connect to wireless during Windows 8 OOBE with Configuration Manager 2012?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I deploy Windows 8 in UEFI mode using Configuration Manager 2012?
• CM12 in a Lab - Why is my System Center 2012 Configuration Manager console in read-only mode?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I view hidden Endpoint Protection Reports in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I upgrade System Center 2012 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I add a PXE enabled Distribution Point on Server 2008 X86 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I display my System Center 2012 Configuration Manager hierarchy in Bing Maps?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I enable Debug View in the Configuration Manager console?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I easily prompt for a computer name in Configuration Manager 2012
• CM12 in a Lab - Importing Computers using a file
• CM12 in a Lab - Two New Endpoint Protection Reports added, What are they and what do they look like?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I setup a Distribution Point on a Windows 7 PC in Configuration Manager 2012?
• CM12 in a Lab - How can I capture an image using Capture Media in Configuration Manager 2012?
• CAS considerations for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
• CM12 in a Lab - Backup existing BitLocker recovery keys to ActiveDirectory with SCCM 2012

Microsoft Intune integration (Mobile Device Management)

• CM12 in a Lab – Part 1, integrating Microsoft Intune
• CM12 in a Lab – Part 2, adding Support for iOS devices
• CM12 in a Lab – Part 3, deploying apps to iOS devices
• CM12 in a Lab – Part 4, configuring compliance on iOS devices
• CM12 in a Lab – Part 5, enabling support for Windows 8.1 devices
• CM12 in a Lab – Part 6, deploying Windows 8.1 apps (appx)
• CM12 in a Lab – Part 7, deploying Windows Store apps
• CM12 in a Lab – Part 8, adding Android devices
• CM12 in a Lab – Part 9, deploying Apps to Android devices
• CM12 in a Lab – Part 10, adding Windows Phone 8 devices
• CM12 in a Lab – Part 11, using Intune Extensions
• New! Mobile Device Management with Intune and SCCM 2012

Free Step-By-Step Guides available for Download

• Download the windows-noob.com Standalone Primary guides here.
• Download the windows-noob.com Microsoft Intune mobile device management guides here.

• How to Manage Mobile Devices by Using the Windows Intune Connector in Configuration Manager
• Deploying the Configuration Manager Client to Mobile Devices
• Prerequisites for Mobile Device Clients
• Determine How to Manage Mobile Devices in Configuration Manager
• How to Install Clients on Mobile Devices and Enroll Them by Using Configuration Manager
• How to Manage Mobile Devices by Using the Exchange Server Connector in Configuration Manager
• List of Unsupported Platforms in Intune plus ConfigMgr 2012 Mobile Device Policy Settings
• How to Unenroll or Remove Windows Phone Device from Intune or SCCM 2012 Environment
• How to Force Windows Phone Devices to Download SCCM 2012 Integrated Intune Policies Immediately
• How to Disable Copy Paste in Windows Phone Using SCCM 2012 and Intune
• How to Enroll iPhone IOS 8.1Devices to Intune Integrated SCCM Environment
• How to Enroll Windows Phone Devices to Intune Integrated SCCM Environment
• XAP Applications are not getting published in Windows Phone 8.1 via Intune Integrated SCCM 2012 R2
• New! Mobile Application Management in Intune and Configuration Manager 2012 R2 SP1 (series of blogs)
• New! All Intune and ConfigMgr MAM enabled Store Apps on one page

Step by Step

• Part 1: Configure Windows Intune connector in SCCM 2012 SP1
• Part 2: Configure SCCM 2012 for iOS devices
• New! Part 3: Deploy an application on iOS devices with SCCM 2012 SP1
• New! Part 4: Managing Mobile device configuration with SCCM 2012 SP1
• New! Part 5: Getting reports on Mobile devices with SCCM 2012 SP1
• Gerry Hampson SCCM 2012 Step by Step Guide
• New! MDM Integration Step-by-Step Guide

Downloads

• Configuration Manager Documentation library in CHM, DOCx, and PDF format.
• Using Configuration Manager 2012 in a LAB (18 parts) - The windows-noob CM12 Guides in PDF and WORD format
• Configuration Manager 2012 Application Exports
• Configuration Manager Queries, Reports, and MOFs
• General Community downloads
• SCCM/ConfigMgr 2012 Documents : PDF files White Papers

Features

• Software Distribution (Application Management & Packages/Programs)
• Content Management
• Software Updates
• Collections
• Queries
• Inventory
• Power Management
• Remote Control
• Software Metering
• Out of Band Management
• Compliance Settings
• Endpoint Protection
• Distribution Points for Windows Azure   

Troubleshooting Guide

• New! Troubleshooting Inventory Flow -Blog
• New! How to Check for AI Console Data From a Remote PC for CM12/CM07 video
• New! Unix and Linux Clients Common Error wiki -Wiki

Best Practices 

Exam

• 70-243:  Administering and Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Published :- April 16, 2012
• 70-695: Deploying Windows Devices and Enterprise Published: January 23, 2015
• 70-696: Administering System Center Configuration Manager and Intune Published: January 23, 2015 

This two exams allows you to become the MCSE: Enterprise Devices and Apps

Configuration Manager Classroom Training

• Mastering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
• MOC 10747A: Administering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
• MOC 10748A: Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
• New! Course 2415 - Learning Tree International: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Introduction
• MOC 10747D R2 Update since Nov. 15 2013: Administering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
• MOC 10748C R2 Update in April 23 2014: Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
• New! 20696B: Managing Enterprise Desktops and Apps using System Center Configuration Manager (five days)
• New! 20695B: Deploying Windows Devices and Enterprise Apps (five days)     

Books

• English
  • Mastering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (May 2012)
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Mastering the Fundamentals (June 2012)
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Unleashed (July 2012) 
  • Understanding System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager: The Walkthrough Book (ebook format) (Aug 2013)
  • Microsoft System Center: Configuration Manager Field Experience ebook (Sept 2013) at Microsoft Virtual Academy
  • Microsoft System Center: Troubleshooting Configuration Manager ebook (Nov 2013) at Microsoft Virtual Academy
  • System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Unleashed (Sept 2014)
  • Microsoft System Center Reporting Cookbook (March 2015)
  • System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager: A Practical Handbook for Reporting (Sept 2015)
  • System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager: Automation from Zero to Hero (May 2015)
  • System Center Configuration Manager Reporting Unleashed (2016)
  • Learn ConfigMgr 2012 in a Month of Lunches (Dec 2015)
  • Microsoft System Center Software Update Management Field Experience ebook (Mar 2015) at Microsoft Virtual Academy
  • The Windows-noob OSD Guides for Configuration Manager 2012 R2 Paperback and Kindle version (Dec 2015)
  • New! System Center Endpoint Protection Cookbook (Dec 2016)
    
    
• Spanish
  • Instalación de System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Service Pack 1 Beta (Sept 2012)
  • System Center Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 Beta en WServer 2012 y SQL Server 2012 (Oct 2012)
  • System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. Instalación y primeros pasos (Oct 2013)

Blogs

In English

• Official ConfigMgr Team Blog
• System Center on Technet Edge
• Official System Center Blog
• The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog
• MVP Raphael Perez
• MVP Kent Agerlund 
• MVP Ronni Pedersen
• MVP Rob Marshall
• MVP Niall C. Brady
• MVP Cliff Hobbs
• MVP Greg Ramsey
• MVP Jörgen Nilsson
• MVP Kaido Järvemets
• MVP Garth Jones
• MVP Michaël Bertuit
• MVP Matthew Hudson
• MVP Nicolai Henriksen
• MVP Peter Daalmans
• MVP Marcelo Sincic
• MVP Stefan Schörling
• MVP Johan Arwidmark
• MVP David O'Brien
• MVP Kenny Buntinx
• MVP Jason Sandys
• MVP Benoit Lecours
• MVP Mirko Colemberg
• MCC Michael Petersen
• MCC Anoop C Nair
• MCC Eswar Koneti
• Nickolaj Andersen
• Daniel Classon
• Santos Martinez
• Marius Sandbu
• Julien Truchot
• Rod Trent
• ConfigMgr in the real world
• Nick Mosley
• Peter van der Woude
• Lars Vegar Halvorsen
• Tim Nilimaa / Infoworks.tv
• Gerry Hampson
• Paul Winstanley
• Simon Dettling   

• System Center v.Next Blog Christian Hilber
• MVP Torsten Meringer
• SC-Configurationmanager.eu - Tobias Haeger
• Clientmgmt.de - André Picker

• MVP Raphael Perez
• MVP Marcelo Sincic
  

In French

• MVP Jean-Sébastien Duchêne
• WebLog de Stéphane PAPP
• Le Club System Center des experts OZITEM
• System Center

In Spanish

• SCCM 2012 en Castellano

• Diferencias entre SMS 2003 y SCCM 2007 y CM2012

In Russian

• Anton Masyan
• Ievgen Liashov

Community

In English

• myITforum.com
• Windows Management User Group
• Configuration Manager Community Group
• System Center Central
• FAQShop.com
• TheDesktopTeam.com

In Brazilian Portuguese

• www.canalsystemcenter.com.br
• www.systemcenter.co

In English and French

• SystemCenter2012.com 

In German (Switzerland)

• Config Manager Community configmgr.ch

Forums

• Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
• Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - In Spanish
• windows-noob.com
• myITforum.com

Magazines In Brazilian Portuguese

• Canal System Center - issue # 1
• Canal System Center - issue # 2
• Canal System Center - issue # 3
• Canal System Center - issue # 4
• Canal System Center - issue # 5
• Canal System Center - issue # 6
• Canal System Center - issue # 7

Twitter

• #configmgr hash tag
• #ConfigmgrGuide hash tag allows you to track updates to the Survival Guide.
• Configmgr iX
• System Center Team
• MVP Raphael Perez
• MVP Kent Agerlund 
• MVP Ronni Pedersen
• MVP Niall C. Brady
• MVP Rob Marshall
• MVP Cliff Hobbs
• MVP Torsten Meringer
• MVP Greg Ramsey
• MVP Jörgen Nilsson
• MVP Kaido Järvemets
• MVP Garth Jones
• MVP Michaël Bertuit
• MVP Stefan Schörling
• MVP Nicolai Henriksen
• MVP Peter Daalmans
• MVP Marcelo Sincic 
• MVP David O'Brien
• MVP Johan Arwidmark
• MVP Benoit Lecours
• MVP Mirko Colemberg
• MCC Michael Petersen
• System Center News
• myITforum.com
• Rod Trent
• MCC Anoop C Nair
• Canal System Center
• Santos Martinez
• Daniel Classon    
• Kenny Buntinx
• Microspecialist
• FAQShop.com
• Peter van der Woude
• Lars Vegar Halvorsen
• Tim Nilimaa
• Russ Rimmerman
• TheDesktopTeam
• André Picker (Clientmgmt.de)
• configmgr.ch
• Nickolaj Andersen
• Paul Winstanley
• Simon Dettling 

Virtual Labs

• System Center 2012 Virtual Labs

Videos

• Role based administration
• Automating Deployments of Software Update
• Software Update Management - Monitoring and Reporting
• Installing a Software Update Point
• Creating an Application
• Video 00-AD Environment
• Video 01-Schema extension 
• Video 02-SQL Server 
• Video 03-Requirements
• Video 04-Download Setup Requirements
• Video 05-Installation
• Video 06-Installation - Validation
• Video 07-Site Roles (DP, MP, FSP)
• Video 08-Basic Settings (Discovery, Boundaries & DP)
• Video 09-Client Settings & Installation
• Video 10-Client Health
• Video 11-Client Settings
• Video 12-Hardware Inventory
• Video 13-Asset Intelligence
• Video 14-Remote Tools
• Video 15-Collections
• Video 16-Reporting
• Video 17-Application Management (Part I)
• Video 18-Application Catalog
• Video 19-Application Management (Part II)
• Video 20-Software Update
• Video 21-Endpoint Protection
• Video 22-OSD Part I
• Video 23-OSD Part II
• Video 24-OSD Part III
• Video 25-OSD Part IV
• Video 26-OSD Part V
• Video 27-Certificate Part I
• Video 28-Certificate Part II
• Video 29-HTTPS
• Video 30-Mobile Device Management Part I
• Video 31-Mobile Device Management Part II
• Package Conversion Manager in action
• Migrating from Configuration Manager 2007 to Configuration Manager 2012
• Citrix XenApp connector for Configuration Manager 2012 in action
• New! Set your SQL server default database to be the CM database
• New!  How to Enabled Remote Errors for SSRS
• New! How to Find your Correct IIS logs
• New How to Change default logo within CM12 Report to your company logo

PowerShell

• ConfigMgr: E-Mail-Notification for Application Catalog
• Replace multiple Limiting Collection with PowerShell
• Create Deployments
• Create and move Collections
• GUI in Powershell to work some stuff in ConfigMgr
• Create ConfigMgr Machine Variables via script
• Cleanup in AD deleted devices via Powershell in ConfigMgr 2012 SP1
• Configure Distribution Point schedules
• Create Software Update Groups
• Import Device Collection from CSV-File with Powershell
• Copy all Packages to Distribution Point Group with Powershell

See Also

• Wiki: List of Technologies and Related Topics
• Wiki: Survival Guides Portal