Directory synchronization is currently in a pending disable state for this directory

CAUSE:The on-premises AD DS is no longer available. Therefore, you can’t manage or delete the object from the on-premises environment. Solution: Install the Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell. For more info, go to the following Microsoft website: Manage Azure AD using Windows PowerShell Connect to Azure AD by using Windows PowerShell. Disable directory… Read More Directory synchronization is currently in a pending disable state for this directory

March 20, 2020August 5, 2020 mkaif22Leave a comment

Reset Azure VM password using Powershell

You try to reset password for your Azure VM via the Azure portal – Reset Password method and you get the error message – “VMAccss extension does not work with domain controller”. How do we reset the password now? Good News! We can reset the password by deploying a custom script extension (powershell script) to… Read More Reset Azure VM password using Powershell

January 28, 2020 mkaif22Leave a comment

Using MS Graph to Duplicate Device Configuration Policies

Open https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/graph-explorer# in a browser. On the left hand side, use the Sign in with Microsoft option to login using your Azure credentials (onmicrosoft.com ID). Once you are signed in, enter the below URL into the Graph URL request input field, make sure that the HTTP verb select button is on GET and click on Run Query. https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/deviceManagement/deviceConfigurations  You should see… Read More Using MS Graph to Duplicate Device Configuration Policies

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 mkaif22Leave a comment

Suspend BitLocker fails in Task Sequence with Invalid Namespace error 0x8004100E

When you try suspend BitLocker via Task Sequence step it fails. On checking smsts.log you find out the below errors Even if you try to run manage-bde -protectors -disable c: in an elevated command prompt it fails with “Invalid Namespace” error. Cause This problem occurs if the Bitlocker WMI class (win32_encryptablevolume) is not registered or… Read More Suspend BitLocker fails in Task Sequence with Invalid Namespace error 0x8004100E

May 29, 2019 mkaif22Leave a comment

Move Computer objects from one OU to another

This script will move computers in a multi-domain forest from one Organizational Unit to another. Note: In the CSV file, put Name as the first entry. So your .csv will look like this: Name Computer1 Computer2 Computer3

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 mkaif22Leave a comment

Grant Access to users to run SCCM reports

In this post we will see the steps to create report viewer role in SCCM 2012 R2. I got a request from a user that they need access to run the SCCM reports to view Software updates compliance. I thought I could use the RBA which provides SCCM 2012 R2 the ability to assign and… Read More Grant Access to users to run SCCM reports

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 mkaif22Leave a comment

Lockdown USB in user context via Group Policy

In many organisations use of USB-devices (flash drives, USB HDDs, SD cards and so on) are blocked for security reasons to prevent security leakage of confidential data and the penetration of viruses into the internal network. This article explains how to block USB access for all users and allow only for specific admin users. The… Read More Lockdown USB in user context via Group Policy

May 18, 2019May 20, 2019 mkaif22Leave a comment

Delete synced AD users and groups from Azure AD

In this post, I will explain how to remove users or groups from Azure AD that were synchronised into Azure AD (your tenant) but are left behind after removing Azure AD Connect . In other words, you cannot delete them from Azure portal as the ‘Delete’ option will be greyed out. We need to use Azure… Read More Delete synced AD users and groups from Azure AD

May 9, 2019May 18, 2019 mkaif22Leave a comment

Run PowerShell scripts in 64-bit mode using SCCM Package

SCCM Packages run in 32-bit context, which forces System32 to be redirected to SysWOW64 on a 64-bit system. Even the SCCM CB version Packages run in 32-bit mode. So you might have faced difficulties in running powershell scripts in 64-bit mode. The fix for this is to ensure your batch file has the following lines:… Read More Run PowerShell scripts in 64-bit mode using SCCM Package

May 6, 2019 mkaif22Leave a comment