https://2pintsoftware.com/news/list Free web building tutorials https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/deployr-11-is-now-available It’s only been just over three months since the initial release of DeployR 1.0.  Even so, we have now released a new version with several new features. 4/6/2026 12:00:00 AM By Michael Niehaus /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/Mini20260120190602911.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/deployr-integrates-with-the-2pint-software-suite Since 2Pint Software has been around for over a decade, there are other products that complement DeployR very well.  Let's take a look. 2/2/2026 12:00:00 AM By Michael Niehaus /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/Better together iPXE20260202112715489.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/deployr-is-built-to-be-secure When development on DeployR started, we knew that we needed to build a solution that would be secure regardless of how it was used: in a dedicated lab, on a corporate network, or even connected directly to the internet.  Let's explore some of the features and design choices that help with this. 2/2/2026 12:00:00 AM By Michael Niehaus /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/Security 3 Entra20260202094415146.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/deployr-loves-windows-autopilot DeployR specializes in bare metal OS deployment; Windows Autopilot (working with Intune) focuses on customizing and configuring the OS so that it's ready for productive use by the end user.  So it's perfectly natural to use the two together.  Let's talk about how, as well as the unique capabilities that DeployR can enable for Windows Autopilot customers. 1/25/2026 12:00:00 AM By Michael Niehaus /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/DeployR loves Autopilot20260126012105228.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/of-course-deployr-can-install-your-apps Installing apps is a common thing to do in a task sequence.  You provide the content and the command line, and DeployR takes care of it in the most efficient way possible.  You can even use your existing .intunewin files or PSADT packages to make things as easy as possible.  And yes, of course we can install a list of apps in the order that you specify...  1/24/2026 12:00:00 AM By Michael Niehaus /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/App content item20260124205546624.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/deployr-makes-managing-drivers-better Managing per-model drivers is probably everyone's least favoriate activity.  DeployR strives to make this as easy as possible by supporting both "bring your own" driver packs and "download from the OEM" automation.  Learn more about how this works and the roadmap forward as we continue making improvements. 1/24/2026 12:00:00 AM By Michael Niehaus /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/Inject cloud drivers step20260124053210911.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/the-core-of-deployr-os-images-and-enabling-os-customization Whether you use custom images or what Microsoft provides for bare metal OS deployment, DeployR can handle that.  And when that OS boots for the first time, there are multiple of options for how to continue the provisioning process: just like MDT or SCCM, hand the device over to Autopilot, and more. 1/22/2026 12:00:00 AM By Michael Niehaus /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/ApplyOSfromCloud20260122061442886.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/introducing-deployr-10 After two years of development, the DeployR product is now available to handle those bare metal OS deployment scenarios that you all still need.  Looking for an MDT replacement (now that it is officially retired)?  We can help. 1/20/2026 12:00:00 AM By Michael Niehaus /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/Mini20260120190602911.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/2pint-software-monthly-roundup---end-of-2025-edition Welcome to the end-of-year edition of our blog roundup! Each month, we highlight our 2Pint Software team’s industry-leading insights into OS deployment, network and bandwidth optimization, and modern content delivery. Buckle up, because this is an epic installment headlined by not one but two exciting product releases, a conference recap, webinars, and blog posts from our engineering team. Let’s dive in! 1/14/2026 12:00:00 AM By David Meurer /_SiteFiles\Undefined/blog-graphic20250410202806651.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/introducing-stifler-30--a-new-standard-for-real-time-content-and-bandwidth-management-with-deployment-insights StifleR 3.0 sets a new standard for real-time intelligent content and bandwidth management across all traffic types, while also delivering deep deployment visibility. This will empower IT teams with unmatched control, insight, and efficiency, providing the most advanced and comprehensive solution to help organizations protect their business critical applications, while gaining deeper visibility and control over content distribution and network health. There are over 300% more analytics data points for deeper operational intelligence. StifleR 3.0 is the culmination of 9 years of continuous, performance-driven, IT customer-focused improvements. 12/17/2025 12:00:00 AM By Ranjith Lewis /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/stifler-3.0-launch420251217043451913.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/2pint-software-monthly-roundup---october-edition Welcome to the October edition of our blog roundup! Each month, we highlight our 2Pint Software team’s industry-leading insights into OS deployment, network and bandwidth optimization, and modern content delivery. In this edition we have a recap of MMS Music City, and some great new blog posts from our team of experts. Let’s dive in! 11/18/2025 12:00:00 AM By David Meurer /_SiteFiles\Undefined/blog-graphic20250410202806651.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/2pint-software-monthly-roundup---september-edition Welcome to the September edition of our blog roundup! Each month, we highlight our 2Pint Software team’s industry-leading insights into OS deployment, network and bandwidth optimization, and modern content delivery. In this edition we have new posts from Niklas and Michelle, some great blogs from Johan and Gary, a webinar on throttling hosted by Andreas and Johan, a recap of WPNinjas Summit 2025 in Baden, Switzerland (where we celebrated 10 years one last time with our European friends! 🥳 🎂 🎉), and a company offsite and send off for Phil …. Let’s dive in! 10/10/2025 12:00:00 AM By David Meurer /_SiteFiles\Undefined/blog-graphic20250410202806651.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/i-survived-the-windows-recovery-process--but-just-barely I survived the Windows recovery process — but just barely.What started as a straightforward rebuild of an ARM device turned into a remote battle over Wi-Fi that felt more like horror than engineering. I am sharing my experience and in short, this is not a scalable nor end user friendly experience for any enterprise. 9/22/2025 12:00:00 AM By Michelle Hammarskjöld /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/recovery-nightmare20250923024900488.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/boot-like-a-boss-why-ipxe-anywhere-web-service-is-the-pxe-game-changer-you-never-knew-you-wanted PXE has a bad rap. For many, it’s an old school BIOS feature that sometimes loads WinPE over a slow TFTP transfer… if you’re lucky.But here’s the thing, PXE isn’t the problem. The way you use it is. 9/22/2025 12:00:00 AM By Niklas Larsson /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/bsods120260102155910881.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/2pint-software-monthly-roundup---late-summer-edition Welcome to the late summer edition of our blog roundup!  In this edition we have news of Microsoft MVP renewals, a big OSD Day at TCSMUG for 2Pinters, and a summary of what our experts have been writing about. Let’s dive in! 9/12/2025 12:00:00 AM By David Meurer /_SiteFiles\Undefined/blog-graphic20250410202806651.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/2pint-software-monthly-roundup---early-summer-edition Welcome to the early summer edition of our blog roundup!  In this edition we have a recap of MMS MOA (where we celebrated 10 years! 🥳 🎂 🎉), cover our DeployR Technical Preview webinar and share tech notes from 2Pinters on simplifying remote access to devices on different subnets (for lab environments among other uses). We offer PowerShell scripts for leveraging the Dell Warranty CLI tool and for aggregating OS deployment logs and we’ve also got tips on trimming AI bloat and default system packages. Let’s dive in! 7/17/2025 12:00:00 AM By David Meurer /_SiteFiles\Undefined/blog-graphic20250410202806651.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/deployr-now-in-private-preview DeployR is now in private preview! We are trialling a release candidate with 12 companies across Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. This puts 2Pint Software on course for general availability in September.Learn more about DeployR on the product page. 7/7/2025 12:00:00 AM By David Meurer /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/deployr-announcement-tn20250703174840205.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/2pint-software-monthly-roundup---april-edition Welcome to the April edition of our monthly blog roundup!  In this edition we cover Autopilot device registration, pausing a task sequence during OS deployment, some issues with recent endpoint management software rollouts, and a report on MEM Summit 2025 in Paris. 5/16/2025 12:00:00 AM By David Meurer /_SiteFiles\Undefined/blog-graphic20250410202806651.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/2pint-software-monthly-roundup---march-edition Welcome to the March edition of our monthly blog roundup! Each month, we highlight our 2Pint Software team’s industry-leading insights into OS deployment, network and bandwidth optimization, and modern content delivery. In this edition: Phil Wilcock’s semi-retirement, blogging action from Carl-Otto and Niklas, and a whitepaper by Phil and Ranjith. We look back at AZSMUG and forward to MEM Summit 2025 and MMSMOA. Mattias and Johan have been tinkering and sharing the outputs of their ingenuity. 4/10/2025 12:00:00 AM By David Meurer /_SiteFiles\Undefined/blog-graphic20250410202806651.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/2pint-software-for-retail-businesses In the age of online shopping, delivering an exceptional in-store customer experience has never been more crucial. How can 2Pint help to deliver that perfect experience? 3/20/2025 12:00:00 AM By Carl Otto Tuneld /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/POS_500x37520250320111201438.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/keeping-your-configmgr-distribution-points-healthy-for-peak-p2p-performance BranchCache-enabled DPs sometimes fail to generate BranchCache hashes, leaving your clients high and dry for peer-to-peer sharing. When this happens, Event ID 13 pops up in the Microsoft-Windows-BranchCache/Operational log, smugly declaring, "Error: 5 Access is denied." Without these hashes, your clients pull directly from the source, wreaking havoc on your bandwidth. 12/11/2024 12:00:00 AM By Niklas Larsson https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/the-hidden-pains-of-windows-autopilot-common-issues-and-how-2pint-softwares-stifler-can-help-you Windows Autopilot promises to make device deployment and configuration a walk in the park. Yet, real-world execution often falls short, leading to frequent frustrations for IT admins. Read on to learn more about the gaps in Autopilot and how 2Pint StifleR helps to fill them. 12/2/2024 12:00:00 AM By Niklas Larsson /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/autopilot-analytics-5x320241220104940409.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/exciting-news-announcing-ranjith-lewis-global-cto I am absolutely thrilled to share some incredible news with you all – Ranjith Lewis is joining as our external facing Global CTO. 10/7/2024 12:00:00 AM By Michelle Hammarskjöld /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/ranjith420241007102817938.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/big-news-alert-welcoming-gary-blok-our-new-principal-engineer-to-2pint-software We’re beyond excited...although a bit late, to announce the legendary man behind GARYTOWN as the newest member of the 2Pint Software family, welcome Gary Blok! If you don’t know him already, you’ve probably been living under a rock (or maybe just not attending all the cool tech events). 😎 10/3/2024 12:00:00 AM By Michelle Hammarskjöld /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/gary20241003070235072.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/back-to-basics---updates-to-windows-11-applications-and-components Windows 11 (and Windows 10) has many internal applications and components that are not updated as part of the monthly cumulative updates from Microsoft. These applications and components have their own update cycle for functional and security fixes, often several times per week, and they use Delivery Optimization as the default download protocol. 9/24/2024 12:00:00 AM By Johan Arwidmark /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/Services20240924170545577.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/real-world-network-booting The ability to boot a PC from the network has been around since the 90's, standardized by the PXE specification published by Intel.  It leveraged DHCP and TFTP to enable devices to request and receive boot images from a server, which we've used for years with Windows Deployment Services (successor to the Remote Installation Server), Microsoft Configuration Manager, and many other OS deployment tools.But can you do it quickly and efficiently? 9/1/2024 12:00:00 AM By Michael Niehaus /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/Peering20240902074700787.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/simulating-real-world-networking We spend a lot of time at 2Pint working with networking.  As our home page currently indicates, that is "no matter the network condition, infrastructure, cloud, or vendor."  Nothing beats real-world experience with this stuff, but it's still useful to be able to simulate something that is at least close.  How do you do that? 8/30/2024 12:00:00 AM By Michael Niehaus /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/Graph20240830201037837.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/delivery-optimization-and-non-peerable-content Why are my DO stats going downhill recently!? Well...could it be that some of your content just can't be shared with peers? Read on in this first of a 2 part story. 6/12/2024 12:00:00 AM By Phil Wilcock /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/Non-peerablePie20240612092236320.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/optimizing-branchcache-with-repubquorumsize-an-undocumented-yet-crucial-tweak Discover the crucial, yet undocumented, RepubQuorumSize registry key that can optimize BranchCache performance in dynamic network environments by adjusting the default answer limit. Learn how to implement this tweak to prevent unnecessary content downloading and enhance your network's efficiency. 6/10/2024 12:00:00 AM By Mattias Benninge /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/Missing.puzzel20240610082213563.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/kb5025885-and-boot-wims Microsoft updated KB5025885 in April 2024 and it came with an entire new set of requirements. Prior to this update, systems needed to be updated with security updates released on or after July 11, 2023. However, now systems need to be updated with the April 2024 security updates (by the way – you should stay current and update monthly anyway)... 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM By Mike Terrill /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/Bug and Pad Lock 499x30120240419151130668.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/2pint-cost-reduction-campaign Say goodbye to your legacy 3rd-party bandwidth solution and embrace the future for real-time network and bandwidth management. Join our customers who have lowered their budget impact by up to 60% by switching to 2Pint Software and Microsoft peer-to-peer! 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM By Michelle Hammarskjold /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/2pint_lego_man20240327154142461.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/introducing-2pint-niklas Introducing Niklas Larsson, our newest addition to the 2Pint Software team and the vanguard of the next generation of Endpoint Managers – a true ‘Intuner’ ready to orchestrate excellence in the Microsoft Intune mastery! 1/30/2024 12:00:00 AM By Michelle Hammarskjold /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/niklas20240130143254762.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/bitlocker-failed-to-createrecoverypassword If you use Configuration Manager to enable and configure BitLocker during OSD, then chances are you have come across the dreaded Failed to CreateRecoveryPassword (0x80004005) at some point. This does not happen often; however, my guess is that it happens 3% (or less) of the time. It has been a known problem in Current Branch 2303 and earlier (at the time of this writing, there is not enough information on Current Branch 2309). 1/29/2024 12:00:00 AM By Mike Terrill /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/Pad lock small20240129175532887.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/format-and-partition-disk---a-reusable-ts-module Here is a reusable TS module that can be used in multiple OS deployment task sequences to create a standardized disk partition layout that follows the Windows 10/11 partition ordering recommendations. Use it as-is or modify it to fit your needs. 1/15/2024 12:00:00 AM By Mike Terrill /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/Computer Hard Drive20240117033706511.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/why-is-add-content-bad-in-powershell-51 A lot of people are using Add-Content in their scripts to write to a log file (and I confess I used to be one of them). But why is it bad and what can you do instead? This blog will explain some of the options! 1/8/2024 12:00:00 AM By Mattias Benninge /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/Warning20240108083123276.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/using-invoke-cimmethod-with-configmgr-wmi-classes There are a lot of examples out there if you need to interact with ConfigMgr with WMI but there is very little information how to use CIM commandlets instead of WMI. Read on to find out more! 12/12/2023 12:00:00 AM By Mattias Benninge /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/pexels-markus-spiske-108943820231212093703523.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/you-say-mic-drop-we-say-mike-drop---welcome-michael-niehaus Michael Niehaus has officially joined 2Pint Software as Program Director, Master Inventor 12/4/2023 12:00:00 AM By Andreas Hammarskjöld /_SiteFiles\Undefined/niehaus20231204152702538.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/goodbye-nomad-so-long-old-friend Back in October of 2020, I tweeted that we were replacing 1E Nomad with BranchCache and LEDbat. This was not a trivial decision as I had worked at 1E for just over 10 years, including time as the PM for Nomad... 11/28/2023 12:00:00 AM By Mike Terrill /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/pexels-cottonbro-studio-382528620231128145110001.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/using-powershell-to-verify-if-a-driver-is-signed-and-extracting-data-from-the-inf If you use ConfigMgr or MDT they will verify that the drivers are signed and show what OS:es the drivers are supported on. But if you are using driver packages (which you should!) you might not notice that the driver is unsigned until you try to apply them during OSD. This script allows you to check the drivers without first trying to install them! 11/27/2023 12:00:00 AM By Mattias Benninge /_SiteFiles\Undefined/Inspection20231127111226783.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/here-comes-gerry Time to welcome onboard another great hire for the 2Pint North American squad! 11/16/2023 12:00:00 AM By Phil Wilcock /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/gerry400x20020231128133427719.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/lies-damned-lies-and-statistics---delivery-optimization-by-the-numbers Doing research is a passion of mine, and there are a few weekends when I don’t sneak down to the lab for a few hours to test something. This weekend was no exception, and I sought answers to how much Internet traffic 25 freshly deployed Windows 11 23H2 clients would generate by just being online for a few hours. 11/15/2023 12:00:00 AM By Johan Arwidmark /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/Network20231115140706559.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/brian-mason-joins-2pint-software-as-principal-consultant-shaping-the-future-of-configmgr-through-a-decade-of-mvp-excellence Ladies and gentlemen, hold onto your Management points, we’ve got a spectacle worth rolling out the red carpet for! Yes, you heard it right. Brian Mason, has joined 2Pint Software dream team as a Principal Consultant. 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM By Andreas Hammarskjöld /_SiteFiles\Undefined/20211027-211711440-ios-1600-1000-100 - Copy20231030122803057.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/lets-all-welcome-mike-turbo-terrill-as-principal-consultant 2Pint Software is delighted to announce the appointment of Mike Terrill as Principal Consultant at 2Pint Software. 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM By Andreas Hammarskjöld /_SiteFiles\Undefined/IMG_20190508_075039 - Copy20231030120431221.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/breaking-news-2pint-software-secure-boot-for-windows-now-has-a-flirtatious-fling-with-linux-dancing-into-a-sizzling-tango Hold on to your hats my techy world, brace yourself for a tech-tastic love affair that is making waves in the dating scene. You know us as Microsoft Windows aficionados, but guess what? We’re about to rock the world of Linux like a chilli pepper taco in a salsa showdown! 9/19/2023 12:00:00 AM By Michelle Hammarskjöld /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/dancers320230919110741105.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/2pint-at-workplace-ninja-summit-2023 Workplace Ninja Summit 2023Workplace Ninja Summit 2023 is approaching and we in the 2Pint Software team are thrilled to be a Platinum Sponsor for the first time! 9/7/2023 12:00:00 AM By Phil Wilcock /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/WPNinja20230907125806714.png https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/list-methods-and-properties-in-wmi-providers How to get WMI Property information using PowerShell and our StifleR PowerShell Module.  4/28/2023 12:00:00 AM By Keith Garner /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/technology-gc4ebe5f9c_192020220527132314043.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/windows-delivery-optimization--the-2pint-edge TL;DR Windows Delivery Optimization is really hard to manage, 2Pint do it better than anyone so listen to 2Pint and you’ll be good to go. Read on to find out how and why you need to manage DO content now more than ever before! 4/28/2023 12:00:00 AM By Phil Wilcock /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/ostrich20230411204210649.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/lets-bring-in-the-experts This week we are expanding the team with more Top Gun material! I am delighted to welcome Keith Garner and Tim Mintner to 2Pint Software. 3/13/2023 12:00:00 AM By Andreas Hammarskjöld /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/3139f11f8132cd9294b7a8fa007030bd20230310153524234.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/2pint-p2p-value-told-as-a-story Here is a little fun post where an Enterprise customer was asked to articulate the value of the 2Pint peer-to-peer solution to a team of 90 people across different technical domains, and instead of using a PowerPoint, a story was told… 3/10/2023 12:00:00 AM By Michelle Hammarskjöld /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/storyiesmatter20230310094125878.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/it-was-time-for-a-change Once upon a time, two tech geniuses (we keep telling ourselves that) had a dream to build a software company without becoming soulless corporate zombies. They wanted happy customers, innovative ideas, and a great culture - and they thought it would be a breeze. Read on to find out how it's going! 2/27/2023 12:00:00 AM By Andreas Hammarskjöld /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/ADED584220230227220558283.jpg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/configure-a-windows-client-to-use-an-mcc-server-earlier-than-early When deploying Windows Clients in a location with a Microsoft Connected Cache (MCC) server available, it is sometimes quite useful to inject those settings before Windows boots for the first time. For example, to allow the Enrollment State Page (ESP) in Windows Autopilot to download its applications from a local source. 1/30/2023 12:00:00 AM By Johan Arwidmark https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/branchcache--deduplication As some of you might be aware, there's been a lot of banter on Twitter on BranchCache around its de-duplication (de-dupe) feature. So since dear old friend Johan Arwidmark asked me to type something up I thought I would do so, although I can’t promise to keep 10xTweets short 11/1/2022 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/dhcp--pxe-test-client---in-powershell Simply divine little PowerShell script for testing DHCP and or PXE responses in the murky world of PXE booting. If you PXE boot you need this in your life! 11/1/2022 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/delivery-optimization-internals--get-win32-app-download-info Windows Delivery Optimization logs can tell you a lot about what is going on with your Updates or Intune downloads, find out how.. 6/19/2022 12:00:00 AM By Johan https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/delivery-optimization-internals--researching-the-logs Windows Delivery Optimization logs can tell you a lot about what is going on with your Updates or Intune downloads, find out how.. 3/25/2022 12:00:00 AM By Johan https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/delivery-optimization-recommendations-for-microsoft-intune Delivery Optimization Recommendations for Microsoft Intune 12/22/2021 12:00:00 AM By Johan https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/creating-p2p-test-packages-in-configmgr-for-peer-cache-and-branchcache Creating P2P Test Packages in ConfigMgr for Peer Cache and BranchCache 11/8/2021 12:00:00 AM By Johan https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/usb--branchcache--what-sorcery-is-this USB & BranchCache – what sorcery is this? 9/11/2021 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/how-does-branchcache-avoid-overloading-lans-with-multicast-discovery Network admins are screaming, network is overloaded, Broadcast storms are seen. (Please note that BranchCache does not use Broadcast but Multicast). 11/18/2020 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/troubleshooting-windows-error-codes-like-a-pro Windows Errors comes in different flavors, in positive decimal form, in negative decimal form, and in hex. That’s just part of life! 11/2/2020 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/memcm-bug-enhanced-http-causes-degraded-branchcache-performance ISSUE: Windows clients with BranchCache enabled  experience random crashes and 'behave oddly' when Enhanced HTTP is enabled on your MEMCM site 10/30/2020 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/using-branchcache-with-the-memcm-task-sequence-http-downloader Did you know BranchCache can be used with ANY http download that goes via the winhttp.dll or wininet.dll? This includes MEMCM Task Sequences! 10/21/2020 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/the-updated-osd-toolkit-turbo-feature The new version of the 2Pint OSD Toolkit has a 'Turbo' feature. Find out how to make your OSD Downloads go super fast! 10/20/2020 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/picking-the-right-compression-algorithm-for-branchcache---take-two This is take 2 of the 'Picking the Right Compression Algorithm for BranchCache' blog, but covers delta updates between package versions 10/16/2020 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/picking-the-right-compression-algorithm-for-branchcache Here is another BranchCache post from the 2Pint team, covering how the choice of compression algorithm will affect P2P efficiency. 10/15/2020 12:00:00 AM By Johan https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/5-things-youll-love-about-bcmon Did you know that it is possible to view your BranchCache traffic and performance in real-time and even interact with it 9/10/2020 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/bcmon-13 Release, get your version here: BranchCache/BCMon at master · 2pintsoftware/BranchCache · GitHub 6/29/2020 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/branchcache-capabilites Some third party companies spend a lot of time badmouthing Microsoft's peer-to-peer technologies and highlight their own. I wonder what would be in their interest to do so? Hmmm… 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/ipxe-troubleshooting-session-2-debrief iPXE troubleshooting session #2 debrief:  Just finished up a two day troubleshooting session in Cambridge. Awesome as always! So what did we fixes where we aiming to sort out this time? 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/what-is-teredo-and-why-is-it-in-my-delivery-optimization-soup So what has Delivery Optimization to do with Teredo? 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/branchcache-and-cisco-traffic-storm-control Quick update about an issue where BranchCache can cause CISCO Traffic Storm Control to be triggered - and some recommendations on how to avoid it. 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/use-powershell-to-dedupe-everything-on-a-volume-right-now Script to trigger quick De-Duplication of a volume 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/delivery-optimization-download-mode-explained Quick cheat-sheet for the Delivery Optimization Download Mode Policy setting. You're welcome! 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/branchcache-operation-explained ConfigMas Day 7.Here is a soup-to-nuts explanation of Microsoft BranchCache. All the components, and the lifecycle of a BranchCache aware download laid bare 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/testing-multiple-subnets-for-branchcache-support Testing Multiple Subnets for BranchCache support 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM By Johan https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/planning-for-branchcache Planning for BranchCache - In this 'back to basics' blogpost we examine a few things that you can do to ensure a super succesfull BranchCache rollout 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM By Johan https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/troubleshooting-branchcache-for-configmgr-environments Troubleshooting BranchCache for ConfigMgr Environments 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM By Johan https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/the-12-branchcache-tips-of-configmas The 12 BranchCache tips of ConfigMas 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/good-questions-about-branchcache-hashing-and-caching Deep dive Q&A into the inner workings of Microsoft BranchCache hashing and caching, and how it integrates with DeDuplication. Learn to tell your HoD from your HoHoDk! 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/branchcache-with-deduplication---miley-cyrus-version BranchCache With DeDuplication - Miley Cyrus Version 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/bandwidth-management-in-windows-using-microsoft-ledbat LEDBAT in Windows for complete automated bandwidth management. As used by Apple, BitTorrent and others.. start the revolution! 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/peer-to-peers-big-brother-peer-to-server--server-to-peer-p2s2p-aka-ms-pchc So recently there was a Twitter discussion that sparked my interest, it was about a very common scenario that we have been discussing with our customers over the last few years. The scenario is the following: 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/simple-powershell-script-to-control-boots-from-separate-configmgr-servers Simple Powershell Script To Control Boots from Separate ConfigMgr Servers 6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/windows-delivery-optimization-content-gets-sticky-in-1903 Meet the new Delivery Optimization PowerShell cmdlets coming in Windows 10 1903. Powerful new capabilities to let you retain certain content for longer 3/20/2019 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/quick-delivery-optimization-summary Quick Delivery Optimization Summary 2/8/2019 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/microsoft-configuration-manager-and-express-updates-deep-dive TL:DR Version: Windows 10 Express Updates in ConfigMgr are better than they used to be, confusing as heck sometimes, don’t always work as advertised, but may just finally be useable! This is a test of functionality in CM1802 – using BranchCache, Peer Cache and Delivery Optimization. 12/20/2018 12:00:00 AM By Phil Wilcock /_SiteFiles\NewsBigImages/xpress-train-e167153278392820221220104114898.jpeg https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/delivery-optimization-and-intune Delivery Optimization comes to Microsoft InTune! Get the lowdown on how to configure this for your environment from 2Pint 12/14/2018 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/understanding-the-benefits-of-data-deduplication-and-branchcache Understanding the Benefits of Data Deduplication and BranchCache 10/29/2018 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/configmgr-peer-cache-switches-to-the-fast-lane-in-configmgr-1806 ConfigMgr Peer Cache switches to the Fast Channel for comms - and other super duper enhancements in 1806. You heard it here first! Or not... 8/6/2018 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/enable-ledbat-support-for-wsus-traffic Enable the LEDBAT Congestion Provider for your WSUS or SCCM SUP trafficwith just a line or two of PowerShell. Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy 8/1/2018 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/branchcache-always-on-mode-in-configmgr-1802 ConfigMgr 1802 now enables BranchCache by default - 'BranchCache Always On' mode. A quick overview of this undocumented nugget in the latest ConfigMgr Tack Preview build. 2/19/2018 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/blog-series--network-fat-camp Blog Series – Network Fat Camp 2/16/2018 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/latest-windows-10-delivery-optimization-policies-1803 The latest Windows 10 Release (1803) brings with it several key new policies to control the Windows Delivery Optimization service.   12/20/2017 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/deep-dive-how-does-windows-10-branchcache-auto-shrink-work Set a large BranchCache size and sit back and relax.: Windows 10 - BranchCache Cache size can be set much higher than previously. Auto-Shrink FTW! 10/24/2017 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/updated-configure-branchcache-using-configmgr-cis Handy ConfigMgr Configuration Item that you can use to configure BranchCache on your ConfigMgr Client systems. Rock n Roll. 10/13/2017 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/ipxe-anywhere-https-and-security-certificates iPXE Anywhere HTTPS and Security Certificates 10/10/2017 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/uefi-25-hardware-starts-to-ship---http-pxe-coming New UEFI motherboards are shipping, and that's exciting news in iPXE land! Find out why HTTP booting is the future and how 2Pint are already on the case 9/11/2017 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/changes-to-ipxe Changes to iPXE 9/6/2017 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/bug-the-mysterious-case-of-the-missing-hash Found an annoying Bug with ConfigMgr and BranchCache - here's a very quick writeup of the issue and some workarounds. 7/12/2017 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/microsoft-ignite-goes-peer-to-peer-crazy 2Pint have a hand in no less that FIVE sessions at MSIgnite this year. It's the year of MS P2P dontcha know - be there or get left behind! 6/6/2017 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/delivery-optimization-powershell-cmdlets-in-windows-10 PowerShell Cmdlets for the Delivery Optimization service in Windows 10 provide information on performance and current status. 4/5/2017 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/configmgr-peer-cache-and-branchcache--better-together A thoroughly natty comparison of BranchCache and Peer Cache tech in Microsoft ConfigMgr. 3/4/2017 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/configmgr-peer-cache---notes-from-the-field A simple list of stuff to remember if you want to play nice with ConfigMgr Peer Cache - from those ever helpful, but ever-so-slightly-cocky 2Pinters 2/20/2017 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/powershell-bits--branchcache-scripts-from-ignite-2016 So really behind on the blogging of things, first out is the requested scripts from Ignite 2016. 1/26/2017 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/ipxe-anywhere-and-https-boot-from-a-dp Had a few questions lately about iPXE's HTTP(S) support and what's supported and not. read on for some answers! 6/6/2016 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/ipxe-anywhere-release Last night we shipped the first 'proper' release of iPXE Anywhere. Hurray for us! Find out why we wrote the thing in the first place.. 4/27/2016 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/can-branchcache-and-bits-play-nice-with-configmgr Find out what really happens when multiple Clients Try To Grab The Same Content at the same time in ConfigMgr using BITS and BranchCache. 3/25/2016 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/resizing-the-branchcache-cache-with-powershell A quick snippet of PowerShell to help you resize the BranchCache Cache. 8/14/2015 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/testing-bitsbranchcache-downloads-in-configmgr-with-powershell Snippet of PowerShell Script to test BITS Downloads from the Distribution Point are using BranchCache 8/12/2015 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/progress-of-the-ipxe--branchcache-integration A long time has passed since we started talking about iPXE Anywhere, so where are we with things? 7/20/2015 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/introducing-ipxe-anywhere-part-iii---the-data-transfer-flow A brief overview of the data transferred during an iPXE Boot process via BIOS or EFI. 6/18/2015 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/introducing-ipxe-anywhere-part-ii---the-ipxe-anywhere-concept Introduction to the iPXE Anywhere components and what they do. 6/18/2015 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/introducing-ipxe-anywhere---part-i---whats-ipxe An introduction to iPXE, the leading Open Source network boot firmware. 6/15/2015 12:00:00 AM By Phil https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/dude--where-is-my-hash Is there a limit to BranchCache file size 3/17/2015 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/a-bug-is-a-bug-a-wds-dhcp-options-rant Is it a bug? Or is it that it don't work as it should? You decide! Find out why and how WDS DHCP Options CAN be used successfully when PXE booting EFI PCs 3/17/2015 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/whitepaper---using-dhcp-to-control-uefi--bios-pxe-booting New whitepaper on how to set up WDS or ConfigMgr with DHCP scopes instead of IP Helpers for UEFI and BIOS PXE booting. By request! 3/17/2015 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/happy-friday Just a little snippet picture of whats coming in the new BranchCache for OSD v1.1! Still Free, always will be! :) 3/13/2015 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/the-importance-of-selective-hearing--well-almost Read how the latest patch for iPXE supports USB adapters - and makes them blisteringly fast to boot! 3/12/2015 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/working-with-encrypted-hard-drives--the-long-winding-story Blog post describing how to work with encrypted hard drives when deploying OS images to PCs 2/25/2015 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/developer-life--tribute-to-taylor-swift So behind a great developer, there is often a very frustrated wife/girlfriend. In my case, it's a "sometimes-not-soo-understanding-wife". 2/10/2015 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/debugging-event-61-errors-in-bits-transfer-jobs Here's a common scenario that you'll come across when trying to troubleshoot failed downloads in BITS. BITS Event ID 61 10/20/2014 12:00:00 AM By Andreas https://2pintsoftware.com/news/details/branchcache-and-teeny-weeny-files BranchCache has a built-in filesize limit, under which it will ignore content. We're gonna show you how to hack - sorry, edit the registry to change this. 8/9/2014 12:00:00 AM By Phil