Picking a CMS for a Static Blog in 2026
I know WordPress inside and out, and I still didn't use it for this site. What I compared, and why I landed on Sveltia CMS.
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#Windows Update.
Everything tagged Windows Update, wherever it's filed, newest first.
Check MECM Software Update Deployment Status with PowerShell
One object per update deployment with targeted, compliant, failed and unknown counts, so you can spot the deployments that need you.
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Deploy the Most-Needed Updates in MECM with PowerShell
Find the updates the most machines are actually missing, bundle them into a group, and deploy them to a pilot collection, with a WhatIf preview first.
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Re-Enable Windows Update with PowerShell: Find Every Registry Block, Not Just One
When Windows Update is greyed out or just won't run, check all the policy values and services that can block it, and put them back the way Windows shipped.
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Collecting Windows Update Logs with an SCCM Package
On Windows 10 and 11 there's no Windows Update logging to switch on. The trick is collecting it, and this script does that in one zip per machine.
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Checking WinRM Before You Patch Remotely (Packaged for SCCM)
A read-first WinRM check that tells you why remote PowerShell won't connect, fixes it only when you ask, and doubles as a ConfigMgr compliance script.
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Microsoft Intune, Before You Enroll Anything: What It Does and What to Plan
A plain-spoken tour of what Intune actually handles, where it stops, and the identity decisions you want settled before the first device shows up.
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Skip Dell Boot Password Prompts During Maintenance with Password Bypass
Turn on Dell's Password Bypass so patch reboots don't sit at a power-on password prompt all night, then turn it back off when you're done.
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Patching Without Fear: Rings, Risk and a Way Back
How I think about patch risk now. Sort updates by blast radius, roll them out in rings, decide what "bad" looks like up front, and know your way back before you need it.
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WSUS, WUfB or Windows Update? Check (and Reset) Where a PC Gets Its Updates
One script that reads the WSUS, scan-source and Windows Update for Business settings on a device and tells you where it's really getting updates from, with a safe reset for leftovers.
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Opting Devices In to Microsoft Update with an SCCM Package
Register the Microsoft Update service through the Windows Update Agent's own COM API, so devices pick up Office and other Microsoft product updates, not just Windows.
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Set Extension Attributes on Entra ID Users with PowerShell
Write extensionAttribute1-15 on cloud-only Entra ID users from a CSV, with a clear note for every synced account it can't touch.
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