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Enabling the Endpoint Protection Point on the primary/central administration server, you might encounter this error. SCEPInstall.exe retursn 0x80070002 SMSEP could not be in stalled. The return code was -2147024894 Possible causes of this are: There are other AV software installed on the server. Remove it. Windows Defender service is not running. Ensure that it is running The account you are using does not have enough permission. Ensure that correct permission is applied. All these are must be corrected then try to enable again the EP Role. But if you are using Windows Server 2016, even though all the causes above was addressed you may still encounter the error 0x80070002, because of the built-in Windows Defender which also included a antimalware client that is preventing you to create registry entry for the SCEP client thus causing the error. SCEP Registry entry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Security C

How to Enable Endpoint Protection Point on SCCM. In this post I will discus how to enable Endpoint Protection Point on SCCM Current Branch 1802. Enabling Endpoint Protection role in SCCM will allow you to manage antimalware policies and definition update, Windows Firewall security for you client computers in you Configuration Manager. Before installing Endpoint Protection Role, you must have the following: Working SCCM environment. Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is enabled and configured for software updates synchronization. Software Update Point site system system must be enabled and configure to deliver definition updates if you will used Configuration Manager software update to deploy definition and engine updates. Endpoint Protection role must be install on one site system server only and at the top of the hierarchy on a Central Administration site or Stand-along primary site. To install the Endpoint Protection Role: Open Configuration Management Console

After you enable the Hyper-V on your test machine, you can now create virtual machine. If your Hyper-V is not yet enable, please visit my post here -   How to Enable Hyper-V . To create virtual machine, follow the steps below: Open Hyper-V Manager Right-click on the machine, then Select “New”, then select “Virtual Machine”. A “New Virtual machine wizard” window will show. On the new virtual machine wizard, click “ Next ” On the Specify Name and Location:  Name:  VM Name On Location, check the “Store the virtual machine in a different location” Location:  VM Storage By not checking the “Store the virtual machine in a different location” the VM will be stored on a Default storage.     Then, click “ Next ” On the Specify Generation, choose which type of machine you want to create, then click “ Next ” On the Assign Memory: Input  4026  and  uncheck  “ Use Dynamic Memory for this Virtual Machine ”, then click “ Next ” On the Configure Network

Hyper-V uses virtual switch, for your VM to communicate to each other, for your VM to communicate to the host and for your VM to be able to access your internet, if you need too. Hyper-V has 3 categories on virtual switch, Internal , Private and External virtual switch.             External virtual switch – is the virtual switch that connect to the physical network.            Internal virtual switch – is use to connect all your VM to communicate to each other and to communicate to host.            Private virtual switch – is used to connect all your VM to communicate to each other, but cannot communicate to the host. For your VM to connect to the internet, you must create an external virtual switch. In creating your virtual switch, you should know, which type of physical network your host has internet connectivity. Are you using wired connection or wireless connection? To create external virtual switch: Open Hyper-V, then on the host PC, right-cli

After you have created a virtual machine on your test PC, you can install Windows Operating System - Server or Workstation. Make sure that you have the .ISO file for installation. You can download Evaluation version of Microsoft applications  here! To create a VM on Hyper-V, click on this link - Create Hyper-V VM . Installing Windows Server on the VM. To install the Windows Server 2019 Evaluation. Make sure the the .ISO image is already mounted on your VM to start. Right-click on the VM, then click “ Connect ” The VM windows will open, then click “ Start " Once the VM starts, it will automatically load Windows Server 2019 and starts the installation. Windows Setup will start, click “ Next ”, then click “ Install ” Select an operating system you want to install, then click “ Next ” Choose “Desktop Experience” to install the Windows Server GUI version. Accept the License Terms, then click “ Next ”  Choose, which type of installati

If you are trying to create a test environment, you can now use Windows 10 OS to enable Hyper-V and create test VM. Hyper-V can be enabled on these versions of Windows 10: Windows 10 Enterprise Windows 10 Pro Windows 10 Education And hardware requirements are: 64-bit Processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT). CPU support for VM Monitor Mode Extension (VT-c on Intel CPU's). Minimum of 4 GB memory. As virtual machines share memory with the Hyper-V host, you will need to provide enough memory to handle the expected virtual workload. For more details about Hyper V requirement you can check it here: MS Hyper-V Requirements Enable the Hyper-V on your machine: Go to Control Panel à Programs à On the Program and Features, click “Turn Windows features on or off” On the “Turn Windows features on or off” windows à Check  Hyper-V and then click “OK” It will automatically apply the changes and wait for it to finish. Yo