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Intune Win32 App Logging: One Log to Rule Them All?

Microsoft Intune released mprovements to Discovered Apps Report and Intune Management Extension (IME) logs for Win32 Apps. The IME handles WinGet Apps, Win32 Apps, PowerShell Scripts, Remediations, App Control for Business Managed Installer, Device Compliance, and Analytics. The new AppWorkload.log provides detailed Win32 app deployment/validation process information. Overall, Intune’s logging on application installs is praised for its detailed insights.

August 26, 2024 1 Comment

Windows Autopilot Device Preparation: Are We There Yet?

Windows Autopilot Device Preparation is a new solution from Microsoft that simplifies the onboarding process for Windows devices. It streamlines device setup, enhancing user experience while reducing IT time investment. The process involves setting up device groups, configuring policies, and importing corporate identifiers. This user-driven flow supports Entra joined devices and offers improved reporting capabilities.

August 20, 2024 No Comments

Using Intune Remediations to Address Massive CrowdStrike Outage

CrowdStrike faces a major outage due to a driver channel file causing widespread BSOD. Intune scripts detect and remove problematic files. Intune can also enable users to self-service BitLocker keys. Conditional Access can control key access and Audit Logs can monitor key usage. Compliance ensures key access from compliant devices only.

July 19, 2024 7 Comments

Windows 365 Powering your Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans

Since COVID, focus has been on BCP and DR. Windows 365 now offers new capabilities like Cross Region Disaster Recovery, Enterprise State Roaming, and Cloud PC resiliency. These features ensure 99.9% uptime, RPO of ~0, and easy activation and deactivation of fallback devices. The new DR feature costs $4.50/user.

July 15, 2024 1 Comment

Fixing Issues with Add-ins and Office Apps Security Baselines

This article explores the importance of Microsoft Word security policies and the issues that can arise with Office security baselines. It covers challenging settings such as add-in signing and trust bar notifications, and provides a solution using Microsoft Intune to address trusted publisher issues. Proper implementation of security baselines is emphasized to avoid potential problems.

July 8, 2024 No Comments

Moving Toward a Passwordless World: Powered by Temporary Access Passes and Passkeys

The article discusses the concept of Temporary Access Passes (TAP) as an alternative to passwords for authentication. It covers the configuration of TAP, its use during onboarding, and for web-based sign-in. The author recommends using TAP to enroll in Microsoft Authenticator and activate passkeys for a seamless and secure user experience.

June 26, 2024 No Comments

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