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Technical Preview 2305 is out – should you upgrade ? YES
Introduction Configuration Manager Technical Previews are not released every month as they used to be, the last Technical Preview release was TP2303. The focus clearly is now on Cloud and AI related stuff like CoPilot. However we now finally have … Continue reading
Troubleshooting SCEP: Certificate enroll failed. Result: (Gateway timeout (504).).
Introduction We had an issue where Windows Autopilot enrollments were hanging (and later failing) in the Account Setup phase.This problem occurred when the device should be applying a certificate targeted to the user via SCEP/NDES, but it was failing. The … Continue reading
Automating group tags for Windows Autopilot registered devices
Introduction I’ve recently blogged about Provisioning Windows Autopilot devices to get the encrypted with Bitlocker at the factory to speed up compliance. You can review those blog posts below: Encrypting devices during Windows Autopilot provisioning (WhiteGlove) – Part 1 Encrypting … Continue reading
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Encrypting devices during Windows Autopilot provisioning (WhiteGlove) – Part 3
Introduction Note: This method is not officially supported by Microsoft. That said, this speeds up compliance and more importantly increases security as the device is already encrypted (part 1) before the user logs on (part 2). BitLocker recovery key changes … Continue reading
Posted in AzureAD, BitLocker, functionapp, httptrigger, Intune, win32 app, Windows AutoPilot
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Encrypting devices during Windows Autopilot provisioning (WhiteGlove) – Part 2
Introduction Windows Autopilot preprovisioning (WhiteGlove) is the ability to pre-stage content and policies to devices while it’s been installed in the factory. We had a challenge to speed up the overall compliance of Windows Autopilot devices and the obvious solution … Continue reading
Posted in BitLocker, Compliance, win32 app, Windows AutoPilot
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Encrypting devices during Windows Autopilot provisioning (WhiteGlove) – Part 1
Introduction Note: This is not supported by Microsoft and your mileage may vary. That said, this speeds up compliance and more importantly increases security as the device is already encrypted by the time the user logs on (in Part 2). … Continue reading
Posted in BitLocker, IntuneWinAppUtil.exe
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Technical Preview 2302 is out
Introduction Microsoft is busy pushing out more technical preview releases for Configuration Manager, the second release this year is version 2302. Although previously mentioned in an earlier release, the name has changed from Microsoft Endpoint Manager to Microsoft Configuration Manager … Continue reading
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Getting started with Windows 365 – Part 7. Patching your Cloud PCs with Windows Autopatch
Introduction This is Part 7 in a new series of guides about getting started with Windows 365. This series of guides will help you to learn all about Windows 365 in a clear and insightful way. This series is co-written … Continue reading
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Windows 365 app not connecting ? try this
Introduction I’ve been doing some testing with Windows Autopatch on Cloud PC’s and that has meant logging on to different Cloud PC’s using different accounts, to do that I use the Windows 365 app and login with one of 2 … Continue reading
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Side-by-side upgrade of a Domain Controller running Windows Server 2012R2 to Windows Server 2022
Introduction My Configuration Manager Technical Preview Lab has been running since 2015 and when I installed it, Windows Server 2012R2 was the logical choice for the Domain Controller. Fast forward to 2023 and the imminent news that Windows Server 2012 … Continue reading
Quick tip: Free up space on your ConfigMgr server
Introduction While waiting for the next Technical Preview release of ConfigMgr version 2301, I noticed my lab server operating system drive C:\ was running out of space. Only 12.0 GB free ! In the past I’ve seen ConfigMgr upgrades abort … Continue reading
Getting started with Windows 365 – Part 6. Point in time restore
Introduction This is Part 6 in a new series of guides about getting started with Windows 365. This series of guides will help you to learn all about Windows 365 in a clear and insightful way. This series is co-written … Continue reading
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Getting started with Windows 365 – Part 5. Managing your Cloud PC
Introduction This is Part 5 in a new series of guides about getting started with Windows 365. This series of guides will help you to learn all about Windows 365 in a clear and insightful way. This series is co-written … Continue reading
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How can I configure alerts for Windows 365 activity in Intune
Introduction Microsoft added an ability to configure Alerts (preview) in Intune back in October 2022 and I’ve been using them since then, however I never got around to blogging about it as other things took priority. I was reminded that … Continue reading
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