Monthly updating of applications like FlashPlayer, Java, Chrome, Reader DC, Office 365 Client, etc. are repetitive and tedious, so I like to automate monthly applications updates as much as possible. When creating a new application using powershell, I cannot set the "Uninstall content setting" located under the Deployment Type and the Content tab. This allows me to save on downloading large sets of files to uninstall when either an "MSIEXEC /X {GUID}" handles it with no files required, or something like Office 365 Client where 1.5 GB is needed to install, but only 5MB or so to uninstall.

The command I figure this should be a part of is both, "Add-CMMsiDeploymentType" and "Set-CMMsiDeploymentType". Something like "-UninstallContentSetting" with set values of : <SameContent | NoContent | DifferentContent>. Then you'd need another parameter to specify the location if you choose "DifferentContent", something like "-UninstallContent" or alias "-UninstallContentLocation" with a <String> path to the folder.

Without this command capability automation is broken and I have to manually make the change. (I do have automation breaks with Detection Methods and Requirements as well due to complexity of trying to use the PS method, but back to the point). If I've missed something and this is indeed available already, do let me know how to do it.

It is easy now to go into Hierarchy Settings / Client Approval and Conflicting Records and add a USB dongle NIC to use for OSD image deployment. But in our case, we have thousands of 1:1 student devices and most vendors are no longer putting onboard NICs on the cheaper laptops schools buy. This means we have to use a lot of USB dongle NICs. Can you add a powershell script to punch through that from say a text based file? It would save a TON of time!

More information:
How to Use The Same External Ethernet Adapter For Multiple SCCM OSD
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/askpfeplat/2014/07/27/how-to-use-the-same-external-ethernet-adapter-for-multiple-sccm-osd/

My idea is to have the scenario described below supported.

When running Save-CMSoftwareUpdate command on a CMSite-PSDrive that connects to a ConfigMgr site in a different domain (used Get-Credential to pass credentials in New-PSDrive call) than the user account the PowerShell window is running as, I get error 'The RPC server is unavailable'.

I can successfully change location to the PS drive, and run other ConfigMgr PS cmdlets.

Commands:
New-PSDrive -Name <sitecode> -PSProvider 'CMSite' -Root <siteserverFQDN> -Credential (Get-Credential)
Set-Location <sitecode>:
Save-CMSoftwareUpdate -SoftwareUpdateName <name> -DeploymentPackageName <name> -Verbose

Verbose output from Save-CMSoftwareUpdate call:

VERBOSE: Start: Execution of WQL query: Select * from SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage where Name='Office 2016'
VERBOSE: Finish: Execution of WQL query: Select * from SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage where Name='Office 2016'. Processed 1 results in 00:00:00.0533413.
VERBOSE: Performing the operation "Save" on target "SoftwareUpdate: Name="Office 2016"".
VERBOSE: Start: Execution of WQL query: SELECT * FROM SMS_SoftwareUpdate WHERE LocalizedDisplayName IN ( 'Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4018322) 64-Bit Edition' )
VERBOSE: Finish: Execution of WQL query: SELECT * FROM SMS_SoftwareUpdate WHERE LocalizedDisplayName IN ( 'Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4018322) 64-Bit Edition' ). Processed 1 results in 00:00:00.0858704.
VERBOSE: Start: Execution of WQL query: select distinct cic.ContentID from SMS_CIToContent cic where cic.CI_ID=16796196 and cic.ContentID not in (select pc.ContentID from SMS_PackageToContent pc where pc.PackageID='ECN0006C') and (cic.ContentLocales='Locale:0' or cic.ContentLocales = 'Locale:9')
VERBOSE: Finish: Execution of WQL query: select distinct cic.ContentID from SMS_CIToContent cic where cic.CI_ID=16796196 and cic.ContentID not in (select pc.ContentID from SMS_PackageToContent pc where pc.PackageID='ECN0006C') and (cic.ContentLocales='Locale:0' or cic.ContentLocales = 'Locale:9'). Processed 1 results in 00:00:00.0000256.
VERBOSE: Start: Execution of WQL query: select * from SMS_PackageToContent where ContentID=16790019 and PackageID='ECN0006C'
VERBOSE: Finish: Execution of WQL query: select * from SMS_PackageToContent where ContentID=16790019 and PackageID='ECN0006C'. Processed 0 results in 00:00:00.
VERBOSE: (SMS_PackageToContent.ContentID=16790019,PackageID='ECN0006C') does not exist or its IsContentValid returns false. We will (re)download this content.
VERBOSE: Using 64-bit content downloader
VERBOSE: Downloading update content CI_ID='16790019' Content Source Path='\\ecn-badcm\updatePackages\Office 2016' Download Location='' Provider='ecn-badcm.BoilerAD.Purdue.edu' Second Chance='False'
VERBOSE: Result: 1722 (0x000006ba)
Save-CMSoftwareUpdate : The RPC server is unavailable
At line:1 char:1
+ Save-CMSoftwareUpdate -SoftwareUpdateName "Update for Microsoft Offic ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidResult: (Microsoft.Confi...reUpdateCommand:SaveSoftwareUpdateCommand) [Save-CMSoftwareUpdate], Win32Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DownloadContentError,Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.Cmdlets.Sum.Commands.SaveSoftwareUpdateCommand

Save-CMSoftwareUpdate : The following updates failed to successfully download: Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4018322) 64-Bit Edition
At line:1 char:1
+ Save-CMSoftwareUpdate -SoftwareUpdateName "Update for Microsoft Offic ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (Microsoft.Confi...reUpdateCommand:SaveSoftwareUpdateCommand) [Save-CMSoftwareUpdate], InvalidOperationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DownloadUpdateFailed,Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.Cmdlets.Sum.Commands.SaveSoftwareUpdateCommand

We need a quick way to quickly populate or empty collections. Targets should be imported as rules without triggering other processes in the background (eval/re-built). The same also applies to removal rules.

Please implement something like an cmdlet “Add-CollectionMemberRules” / “Remove-CollectionMemberRules” with fast adding rules method, without delays, without rebuilding the complete collection sets in the background. The cmdlet should support especially adding rules like "DirectMembers".

Note:
This will help to control and steer application (ramp-up / ramp-down) rollouts, depending on device target lists, created by internal IT or delivered by business partner. The lists could based on different information like department code/name, cost center, contacts etc. Based on such a target lists, the deployment phases are planned and controlled.

The Import-CMPackage cmdlet does not provide much in the way of verbose output with the -verbose flag. This would be useful to identify what the cmdlet is performing in the background to determine if package already exists with the same name or not.

Steps attempted:
$Global:VerbosePreference = "Continue"
$Global:DebugPreference = "Continue"
$Global:CMPSDebugLogging = $true

import-cmpackage -ImportFilePath "\\localhost\c$\Users\Testing\TestPkg.zip" -Verbose

Output: Verbose: Performing the operation "Import" on target "Package: ".

Trace-Command -Name metadata,parameterbinding,cmdlet -Expression {Import-CMPackage -ImportFilePath "\\localhost\c$\Users\Testing\TestPkg.zip" -WhatIf} -PSHost
DEBUG: ParameterBinding Information: 0 : BIND NAMED cmd line args [Import-CMPackage]
DEBUG: ParameterBinding Information: 0 : BIND arg [\\localhost\c$\Users\Testing\TestPkg.zip] to parameter [ImportFilePath]
DEBUG: ParameterBinding Information: 0 : COERCE arg to [System.String]
DEBUG: ParameterBinding Information: 0 : Parameter and arg types the same, no coercion is needed.
DEBUG: ParameterBinding Information: 0 : Executing VALIDATION metadata: [System.Management.Automation.ValidateNotNullOrEmptyAttribute]
DEBUG: ParameterBinding Information: 0 : BIND arg [\\localhost\c$\Users\Testing\TestPkg.zip] to param [ImportFilePath] SUCCESSFUL
DEBUG: ParameterBinding Information: 0 : BIND arg [True] to parameter [WhatIf]
DEBUG: ParameterBinding Information: 0 : COERCE arg to [System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter]
DEBUG: ParameterBinding Information: 0 : Parameter and arg types the same, no coercion is needed.
DEBUG: ParameterBinding Information: 0 : BIND arg [True] to param [WhatIf] SUCCESSFUL
DEBUG: ParameterBinding Information: 0 : BIND POSITIONAL cmd line args [Import-CMPackage]
DEBUG: ParameterBinding Information: 0 : MANDATORY PARAMETER CHECK on cmdlet [Import-CMPackage]
DEBUG: ParameterBinding Information: 0 : CALLING BeginProcessing
DEBUG: Begin execution of cmdlet: Import-CMPackage
DEBUG: Acquiring ConnectionManager
DEBUG: Using property 'SiteCode' for site code discovery if applicable.
What if: Performing the operation "Import" on target "Package: ".
DEBUG: ParameterBinding Information: 0 : CALLING EndProcessing
DEBUG: End execution of cmdlet: Import-CMPackage Execution time: 00:00:00.0020000