Upgrade task sequence skipping locations and failing
Upgrade task sequence using Operating System upgrade skipping http(s) paths Hi All SCCM Experts, I have an Upgrade to Windows 11 25H2 Task sequence which was working fine until lately. Now all devices on other networks outside my IT network. When it reaches the upgrade operating system step fails and does not download the content. Everything is fine with iis, and package is distributed successfully. The TS was working fine 3 weeks ago. I had success with a collection of devices. Boundary groups are still the same fine too. CAS log is fine no issues either. There is lots of disk space and the cache max size is good too. 1 primary site server which is the DP. *Has anybody encountered this happening with an in place upgrade ts before? If so what was the fix? It should not be skipping and the content should start to download because it does resolve and see the OS Upgrade Image package. The message in smsts.log is as follows: Package location: \_SMSTSCM100465, ://\*\*\*\*\*\*/sms\_dp\_smspkg$/cm100465,https://\*\*\*\*\*/ccmtokenauth\_sms\_dp\_smspkg$/cm100465 OSDUpgradeWindows 01/10/2026 09:06:18 28116 (0x6DD4) Skipping http(s) path: :/\*\*\*\*\*\*/sms\_dp\_smspkg$/cm100465 OSDUpgradeWindows 01/10/2026 09:06:18 28116 (0x6DD4) Skipping http(s) path: ://\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/ccmtokenauth\_sms\_dp\_smspkg$/cm100465 OSDUpgradeWindows 01/10/2026 09:06:18 28116 (0x6DD4)
WinPE network adapter only works after manual drvload, despite driver present in SCCM boot image
Below are three sanitised versions suitable for an SCCM community forum. They retain the technical evidence needed for troubleshooting without disclosing internal server names, domains, IP addresses, MAC addresses, package IDs, or the organisation’s identity. Hi, I am building an SCCM OSD environment and have encountered an issue where the wired network adapter is not initialised automatically after WinPE loads. Environment Microsoft Configuration Manager Current Branch 2603 Current Windows ADK and WinPE add-on x64 WinPE boot image PXE-enabled Distribution Point Lenovo ThinkBook 14-IIL, Type 20SL Realtek PCIe GbE network adapter Realtek driver: rt640x64.inf Driver version: 10.43.723.2020 Symptoms The device successfully: Contacts the correct PXE server Downloads the x64 boot image Starts WinPE Reaches the Configuration Manager screen However, the Task Sequence Wizard does not continue. The task-sequence log shows that WinPE repeatedly fails to download the PXE variable file from the PXE server: Unable to download PXE variable file. Exit code=14. Failed to download PXE variable file after 6 retries. PxeGetPxeData failed with 0x8004016c. Running ipconfig at this point shows no active Ethernet adapter. Troubleshooting completed I have: Imported the Realtek PCIe GbE driver into SCCM Added the driver to the x64 boot image Confirmed the driver is listed under the boot image’s Drivers tab Reloaded the boot image using the current Windows ADK Updated the Distribution Point Confirmed the boot image is distributed successfully Confirmed the PXE copy of the WIM has a current timestamp Mounted the distributed WIM and confirmed the driver is present: Driver: oem5.inf OriginalFileName: rt640x64.inf ProviderName: Realtek ClassName: Net Version: 10.43.723.2020 The driver does not appear to bind or initialise automatically during WinPE startup. Manual workaround If I copy the complete Realtek driver folder to a USB drive and run: drvload "D:\LAN_V02\rt640x64.inf" wpeutil InitializeNetwork`` The driver loads successfully, the device receives a valid DHCP address, and it can reach the SCCM server. The task sequence then proceeds successfully if the driver is loaded before the PXE variable-file retries expire. Question Why would a network driver work correctly when loaded manually with drvload, but not initialise automatically when the same driver is confirmed as present in the distributed WinPE boot image? Is there a recommended way to make this driver load automatically that will scale across multiple laptop and desktop models? I would prefer to avoid: A model-specific prestart command Manually loading drivers from USB Adding complete model driver packs to the boot image Any advice on WinPE driver ranking, Plug and Play initialisation, driver versions, or recommended SCCM boot-image practices would be appreciated.
Updates Not Installing by Install Deadline
Hello all! We have an organization with about 12,000 Windows 11 Workstations. I'm noticing that even though install deadline is set, and updates are allowed to be installed before install deadline hits, we are noticing in Software Center that updates say "will install after _____" (deadline date). How can I change this? I want updates to install during the maintenance window as well as a reboot. What am I missing? Connor
SCCM PXE Boot Deep Dive – Backend Flow & DP Migration
SCCM PXE Boot Deep Dive – Backend Flow & DP Migration I recently worked on a Distribution Point migration and noticed PXE requests were still routing to the old DP due to DHCP/IP helper configuration. I put together a deep dive explaining: PXE flow (DHCP and TFTP sequence) Role of Distribution Points What changes during DP migration Common failure points One key takeaway: PXE issues are almost always network and routing related, not SCCM itself. Curious how others are handling PXE in large environments. Are you standardizing on IP helpers or still using DHCP options? Full article: http://SCCM%20PXE%20Boot%20Deep%20Dive%20–%20Backend%20Flow%20&%20DP%20Migration
Issues with OSD in secondary MCM 2509 site
Hi, having upgraded primary and secondary MCM site to version 2509 I cannot perform OSD anymore on secondary site location - errors: Failed to query Management Point locator QueryMPLocator: no valid MP locations are received Boundary Group in secondary site does have assigned MP and that is secondary MCM site server - however I get this as well: <MPLocation SiteCode="" AssignedSiteCode="" MP="" MPCertificatesEx="" x86UnknownMachineGUID="" x64UnknownMachineGUID=""/> Any help would be highly appreciated.SCCM - 23/24H2 to 25H2 Upgrade
Hello SCCM Community! Having an issue with upgrading devices from 23 and 24H2 to 25H2, I am downloading the newest version in SCCM under Windows Servicing and Feature Upgrades and deploying it to the targeted collection, but nothing shows in Software Center. Upon checking the UpdatesDeployment log, it shows Actionable Updates = 0 in one of the lines, but I'm wondering why WUA is determining updates do not apply to the machine. I believed this could be a GPO restriction but I've confirmed that there are no conflicting GPOs or Registry Edits. Any suggestions? Thanks!
SYSTEM CENTER IMPLEMENTATION & LICENSING Guide
Dear Microsoft Community, Our organization is planning to deploy a comprehensive IT management solution using the Microsoft System Center Suite. The goal is to streamline infrastructure operations, enhance backup and recovery, manage both virtual and physical resources, oversee endpoints, and maintain security and compliance. We need guidance regarding the number and type of licenses required, specifically Client Management Licenses (CML), Server Management Licenses (ML), and System Center Suite licenses.
Issues with Capturing Windows11 25H2
I have been trying to capture an updated image from vsphere8 and sccm. I had zero issues with 22H2 and 23H2 but now I cannot get sysprep to pass generalizing. This error keeps coming up but I have tried most things the great Google had to offer. Any one else running into this issue?Using REST API to get / set device variables
Hi, I'm trying to set a couple of variables against a machine name, through using the REST API. These are the variables that are set that you can see in the console if you right click properties on a device and go to the 'Variables' tab. These are handy because they can later be referenced during Task Sequences / OSD. I just can't figure out how to do it with the REST API. I have no issues doing it with the powershell module using the 'New-CMDeviceVariable' command, but my solution i'm building at the moment requires the solution to be done with rest api, not with ps modules... I can connect to REST API using powershell using commands such as the below. This all works fine. $ConfigMgrServerURL = "https://SCCMserver.domain.local" $MachineName = "MachineName1" # Following command is a sample GET request, which works. (Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri "$ConfigMgrServerURL/AdminService/wmi/SMS_R_System?`$filter=Name eq '$MachineName'" -Credential $Credential) #I can also fetch "Custom Properties" via this command (Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri "$ConfigMgrServerURL/AdminService/v1.0/Device($ResourceID)/AdminService.GetExtensionData" -Credential $Credential) Now i just can't see where i can go to set a variable on the machine. Does anyone have any ideas ? Thanks!Win11 24H2 slow to restart TS task execution following reboot task in bare metal OS deployment
When comparing OS deployment bare metal task sequence times between Windows 11 24H2 and Windows 10 22H2 I could see that 24H2 was considerably slower even though the task sequences were almost identical other than the OS being laid down on the device. I did a timing comparison and noticed two things in particularly that were taking considerably longer on the 24H2 device: 1) reboot tasks 2) time to finish up the task sequence work after the last step. For reboot tasks, I can see that the delay is between these two events in the SMSTS.log log: Waiting for policy to be compiled in 'root\ccm\policy\machine' namespace and Policy verification done within the OSDSetupHook component. On the Windows 10 device the time between those log entries was 1 second, but on Windows 11 24H2 those log entries vary, but it's usually around 2 minutes. At the end of the task sequence, after executing the last task, following The task execution engine successfully completed the current task sequence step smsts.log entry to when the smsts.log stops being written to, it takes 14 seconds for the Windows 10 device, but it takes 4:29 seconds for the Windows 11 device. The delays are similar, between these two events in SMSTS.log (see attached screen shot): End Task Sequence policy cleanup and Policy evaluation initiated within the TSManager component. Any reason policy work should take considerably longer on Win11 24H2? Any suggestions on where I can look to see as to why it's taking such a longer time to deal with policy work in 24H2? Is this a Win11 24H2 issue, a ConfigMan issue, or ConfigMan configuration issue? I am welcome to entertain any thoughts or suggestions folks have. Anyone else seeing this issue in their environment? Environment details: CM 2503 (5.0.9135.1000) without KB33177653 or KB34503790 installed. Windows 11 = 24H2 customized reference image built from August 2025 ISO. ADK = 21H2 (10.1.22000.1).
