Specops has recently announced a new product called Remote Admin CTP, and have also updated their Gpupdate product to Version 2.0. They are currently seeking beta testers for both products.
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New in Specops Gpupdate 2.0
Commands
- Improved WoL functionality including custom Mac/IP address lookup and support for no-DHCP environments.
- Immediate WSUS client update
UI
- New powerful customizable User Interface
PowerShell support
- View PowerShell code for all chosen commands
Supported Operating systems
- Support for Win Server 2008 Standard & Enterprise in both x32 and x64 iterations.
Specops Remote Admin
All functionality and features of Specops Gpupdate 2.0 plus…
Additional Commands
- Remote Assistance
- Remote Desktop
- Remote Event Viewer
- Run executable remotely
- View remote computer in explorer
- Remote registry reading
Full PowerShell support
- View and run chosen commands as PowerShell code.
Scheduling
- Full support for scheduling all commands using Windows Task Scheduler
We talked about Specops products before, in the article "How do I run Powershell and VBScripts on Windows PCs using AD and Group Policy?". You can read more and download the software from the Specops website.
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