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Retire My PC – a self-service app to secure company data on old computers
Introduction By now we should all be familiar with Windows Autopilot and how it is used to provision new computers, as explained below in Microsoft’s diagram. For every new computer delivered via the Windows Autopilot process there’s usually an old … Continue reading
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Configuration Manager Technical Preview 2106 is out, and it’s huge !!
Introduction On the same day that Microsoft announced Windows 11, comes Technical Preview 2106 and it’s full of new features, I mean really full ! The list of what’s new is humongous. A few of my favorite changes in this … Continue reading
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A quick look at the “Retire MY PC” app
Introduction I tweeted about this recently and it gained a LOT of attention, so I thought I better do a video showing what this actually does. When your users get a new Windows Autopilot PC, their old computer will usually … Continue reading
Posted in 2103, AzureAD, BitLocker, BitLocker Management over CMG, httptrigger, sendgrid
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Dealing with apps that crash using the Tachyon Experience module.
Introduction I’m currently blogging about a series of DEM in 20 webinars from 1E, you can find each episode that I’ve blogged about (including this one) below: Episode 1. How to find and fix Slow Endpoints Episode 2. That crashy … Continue reading
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Use Windows Updates notifications instead of ConfigMgr client notifications in tp2105.2
Introduction Microsoft recently released TP2105.2 and I’ve been testing a new feature for the last week or so. That new feature is the ability to use built in Windows notifications instead of the usual ConfigMgr client agent notifications when Windows … Continue reading
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How do you find and fix a slow running endpoint in 20 minutes or less – start here
Introduction I’m currently blogging about a series of DEM in 20 webinars from 1E, you can find each episode that I’ve blogged about (including this one) below: Episode 1. How to find and fix Slow Endpoints <- you are here … Continue reading
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Cloud attach – Endpoint Managers silver lining – part 7 co-managing Azure AD devices
Introduction This is part 7 in a series of guides about cloud attach in Microsoft Endpoint Manager, with the aim of getting you up and running with all things cloud attach. This part will focus on enabling the compliance policies … Continue reading
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How to change the CMG (VMSS) size after it is deployed
Introduction Microsoft released Technical Preview 2105 last week and with it came some CMG changes, one of which is the ability to decide the size of the CMG VM while creating the CMG. I covered that process in this blog … Continue reading
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Creating a VMSS CMG and setting VM size with Technical Preview 2105
Introduction Microsoft released Technical Preview 2105 last week and it had a bunch of updates, one of which is related to being able to select the size of your CMG virtual machine in Azure as long as it’s configured to … Continue reading
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Technical preview 2104 get BitLocker recovery keys for a tenant-attached device
Microsoft have released Technical Preview 2104 and with it comes a new BitLocker Management feature. You can now get BitLocker recovery keys for a tenant-attached device from the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center. For example, a help desk technician who doesn’t have … Continue reading
Cloud attach – Endpoint Managers silver lining – part 6 Enabling conditional access
Introduction This is part 6 in a series of guides about cloud attach in Microsoft Endpoint Manager, with the aim of getting you up and running with all things cloud attach. This part will focus on enabling the compliance policies … Continue reading
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Prepare for HTTP-only client communication depreciation in ConfigMgr
Introduction Microsoft recently announced that HTTP only communication will be dropped from ConfigMgr in October 2022 here. The advice is to enable a more secure communication method for the site either by enabling HTTPS or Enhanced HTTP. Learn about HTTPS … Continue reading
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Cloud attach – Endpoint Managers silver lining – part 5 Enabling compliance policies workload
Introduction This is part 5 in a series of guides about cloud attach in Microsoft Endpoint Manager, with the aim of getting you up and running with all things cloud attach. This part will focus on enabling the compliance policies … Continue reading
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Gathering logs and sending an email when you need to reset Windows Autopilot – part 3
Introduction In a previous blog post I explained how you could use the SendGrid resource in Azure to send emails, and with a PowerShell script create an Intune app to give end users additional options when resetting their Windows Autopilot … Continue reading
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Improvements to BitLocker support via cloud management gateway
Introduction Microsoft released Technical Preview 2102 and it’s got a bunch of new updates as usual, including some updates for BitLocker Management via the cloud management gateway. To get some ideas about how BitLocker Management via a CMG works please … Continue reading
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