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ConfigMgr
Adding to Your Hardware Inventory
Learn how to add additional items into Hardware Inventory. Two examples, one for HP and one for Lenovo help to import additional information into your CM Database which will help with reporting and queries.
Right Click Tools Management Server 4.1 – Technical Guide to upgrading from 4.0
Recast Right Click Tools 4.1 released and as part of it the Recast Management Server also has a new installer. The upgrade is very straight forward, and we have a few minute video to show for it.
Systems Management
Hardware Inventory Tips – Manufacturer Specific
In our recently release of Right Click Tools 4.1, we added the Hardware Audit Dashboard, as we continue to add functionality, to make best use of this feature, you'll have to make sure you're collecting additional information via hardware Inventory, mainly Product in Baseboard.
Right Click Tools
What’s New in Right Click Tools: 4.1 Tech Overview – Hardware Audit Dashboard
Several new tools and features have been added to Right Click Tools version 4.1. The new Hardware Audit Dashboard provides a visual of the hardware of the endpoints in an environment.
Right Click Tools
What’s New in Right Click Tools: 4.1 Tech Overview – Remote Software Center
Several new tools and features have been added to Right Click Tools version 4.1. A new Remote Software Center can be run remotely from the administrator machine and at scale on numerous devices or device collections.
Right Click Tools
How to Automate Deployment of Right Click Tools Community
This post covers the automated deployment of the Recast Right Click tools Community edition.
Right Click Tools
Right Click Tools Client: Enterprise with Server Deployment
For this post we'll focus on deploying Right Click Tools Client with Enterprise server support and automating the Deployment of the Recast Client Tools.
Right Click Tools
What’s New in Right Click Tools: October Release Roundup
Here’s a quick summary of the new features added, and bugs fixed in Right Click Tools for October. Each month we will provide a full recap of what’s new and each quarter we will publish a series of deep dives of all the big new features you’ve been asking for.
Right Click Tools
Recast Proxy Overview
Recast Proxy is a feature that enables you to extend your reach of the Right Click Tools into previously untapped areas, such as: Untrusted Domains, WorkGroup Machines, and machines the user [ConfigMgr Console User] doesn't have rights on directly.
Right Click Tools
Recast Proxy Deployment
In this post, we'll cover deployment of the Recast Proxy Software. Using ConfigMgr to Deploy the Proxy Installer is pretty easy, and can be done in a few different ways.
How to Use Kiosk Manager in Right Click Tools
Deep dive into Kiosk Manager (previously Lab Manager) to apply several settings to a machine or group of machines to lock it down, or turn it into a single use machine... like a kiosk, for example.
Right Click Tools
Recast Kiosk Deployment via Task Sequence
Recast Kiosk Manager is a fan favorite, used by many of our Enterprise customers to help control machines with a few clicks. Sometimes you want to deploy a computer and already have all of these settings applied, using the process Kiosk Manager uses, and stealing the end results, we can create a Task Sequence Module to deploy Recast Kiosk settings during OSD.
Systems Management
MMS Jazz Recap Through the Eyes of Recast Software
A recap of MMS Jazz 2019, including sessions presented by the Recast team and photos of the event.
ConfigMgr
Announcing Right Click Tools 4.0 – Unified Write Filter Manager
This post we'll cover Microsoft's Unified Write Filter (UWF) technology and how Recast's solution will remove some of the pain of implementation of UWF.
Right Click Tools
Overview of Microsoft UWF (Unified Write Filter)
Microsoft's Unified Write Filter, its a windows feature included in your OS, off by default, but gives you the ability to prevent changes to your system. This post is geared toward a general overview and demo of implementation.
Right Click Tools
Enterprise Customers Upgrading Recast Server 3.2 to 4.0
Upgrading from Right Click Tools 3.2 to 4.0 has some special steps to get you upgraded. Due to the large infrastructure changes, and new features in 4.0, a simple upgrade, migrating settings just isn't possible.
Right Click Tools
Right Click Tools Highlight: System Information Tool
Over the past 7 years of being a ConfigMgr admin and having the Right Click Tools at my finger tips, one of them stands out as my most used tool: System Information.
Right Click Tools
Announcing Right Click Tools 4.0 – Whats New in Builder
Recast Software recently released the new 4.0 version of the Right Click Tools. Get a deep dive into what's new in the automation platform Builder.
Right Click Tool Highlight: System Information – Collection Mode
Collection mode will give you a nice quick overview of the machines. This view allows customization and adding / removing columns.