Death to Express Updates

Microsoft apparently made some changes to how cumulative updates are packaged for Windows 10 beginning in version 1809. My co-worker discovered them via a whitepaper. I dissect this snoozer and ask some further questions.

Nathan Ziehnert

7 minute read

R.I.P. Express Updates - November 13, 2018. Placed on life support to be turned off at the end of support for 1803.

Managing Lightswitches and -bAnd Practice

It's time to learn about binary/bitwise operators and the ways that binary operators are used to define a group of settings by just a number. While I'd love to take credit for "-bAnd Practice" I will humbly admit that my co-worker is much more creative than I am.

Nathan Ziehnert

7 minute read

Let’s paint a picture, and since I’m no Bob Ross it’s paint by numbers time. More specifically let’s talk about binary numbers. This post assumes you have a basic understanding of the binary numbering system (or base 2). If you’re not familiar you should read this.

Peer Cache Source Lifecycle Automation

A script to intelligently manage the lifecycle of Peer Cache sources based on a number of variables. This way you can track how many Peer Cache sources you have in each "location" to ensure proper coverage especially if you don't want to enable all devices (or filtered devices) as Peer Cache sources.

Nathan Ziehnert

12 minute read

For those of you looking for the latest release of the script… it is always available here: