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Whether it is users that do not restart machines, or a restart required for applying a Out of Band Update, this is a quick way to group machines together, and schedule a Restart Task Sequence This is the option when machines need to be Targeted for a restart en masse

Create a Collection that will list all the machines that require a restart. The User will have 2 Options, Restart or HideĢ. This will cause a Popup Notification on the User Machines to appear. The first and easiest way to handle a small number of machines, is by selecting 1(or more machines) – Right click – Client Notification – Restart So how do I go about Restarting a machine? So Far we have identified now that there are machines in our environment that do require restarts, and had a look at the different states that a machine can report on. Note we are only looking here for machines that DO require a reboot. The ClientState information is what lets us know if there is a reboot pending.Ī computer may have more than one of the states applying at the same time, which will change the state number to a combination of the applicable states.ĥ – Configuration Manager, Windows Updateħ – Configuration Manager, File Rename, Windows Updateĩ – Configuration Manager, Add or Remove Featureġ1 – Configuration Manager, File Rename, Add or Remove Featureġ2 – Windows Update, Add or Remove Featureġ3 – Configuration Manager, Windows Update, Add or Remove Featureġ4 – File Rename, Windows Update, Add or Remove Featureġ5 – Configuration Manager, File Rename, Windows Update, Add or Remove Featureīy Querying the SCCM DB, we can see what state a machine is in. This blog post is going to guide you through how we can use the WQL and SQL Queries to create reports and collections to simplify the management and reporting to business, as well as using this to schedule your mass restarts to ensure that your devices remain compliant.įirstly we need to understand that when we are looking at the “Pending Restart” Tab in a Collection, that it uses the ClientState Information in the v_CombinedDeviceResources view, in the Database This has allowed Administrators to quickly, out of the console identify what machines need a restart and what is the reason for requiring a restart. With the release of ConfigMgr 1710 a new feature was added called “Pending Restart” Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, so how can ConfigMgr help with that? I get queried a lot on new features in System Center Configuration Management and how they can be used to simplify life for customers, on a daily basis.