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I'm speechless! I don't even know what to say except thank you
#Microsoft
and the
#SCCM
#ConfigMgr
#MSIntune
communities for the support and recognition!
@MVPAward
#MVPBuzz
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Did you know that you can reboot into WinRE to launch a PXE boot, and many other things from the logon screen? Hold shift then click Restart. So much easier than F12 over and over!
#MEMCM
#ConfigMgr
#Windows
#PXE
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@clear134569
@SteveStuWill
@greggutfeld
The kid in the outrigger was wearing a Puddle Jumper which is a USCG Approved Class V/III PFD - not water wings. Not the best of ocean flotation, but still provides adequate safety.
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Now that
#Microsoft
has finished messing around with
#Windows7
and changing things every month, we finally have a stable release. Can’t wait to start migrating my
#WindowsXP
machines today! It’s been a long wait but we’ll worth it!
#UpgradeToday
#SuperSlowRing
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Today marks a HUGE milestone for my team. I just started the script to delete ~1400 applications from
#ConfigMgr
. Over the past few years we have been rationalizing, repackaging and migrating our apps to
#MSIntune
! We now have 850 custom Intune applications and 365 PMPC Apps!
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The only thing worse than a slow internet connection is a fast connection and a bad patch cable that gives you 10% of your bandwidth. I Must’ve rebooted the modem a dozen times this weekend before finally swapping cables!
@SwiftOnSecurity
was right!
At least it wasn’t DNS!
I’m totally serious. You’re going to enter IT thinking that network cables are too simple to fail. And when they fail, that they fail hard. It’s not like that. They will drive you insane if you discount the possibility. Don’t skimp. There’s no such thing as a trusty patch cable.
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[New Blog Post] Building a Better Task Sequence - Tips for error handling using the new _SMSTSLastActionName variable in
#ConfigMgr
/
#SCCM
1810.
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[New Blog Post] Demystifying
#Windows
10 Feature Update Blocks
This is a brain dump of
#FeatureUpdate
hard block info and includes my first PowerShell Gallery module - FU.WhyAmIBlocked
#MEMCM
#ConfigMgr
#SCCM
#CMPivot
#MVPBuzz
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[New Blog Post] Windows 10 Feature Updates - The Challenge of Servicing in the Enterprise
If you've got a few hours to spare, check out my latest ramblings about Feature Update servicing.
#SCCM
#ConfigMgr
@jandreacola
@MrWyss
#MMSJazz
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[Urgent] If you are using the Microsoft Intune PowerShell app registration in
#Entra
with applicationId d1ddf0e4-d672-4dae-b554-9d5bdfd93547, you will need to update your code before April 1, 2024.
More info here:
#MVPBuzz
#MSIntune
#Microsoft
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Wow! What a cool
@MicrosoftEdge
feature!! Password Leak detection for saved credentials. I'll give you 3 guesses on what the passwords are :-)
@MSEdgeMissy
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Wow! Thanks to everyone who has supported me and
@OnPremCloudGuy
. Our Youtube channel just hit 1000 subscribers since we launched it 2 months ago! Come check us out. New videos posted each week.
#MSIntune
#Intune
#SCCM
#CloudFirst
#ConfigMgr
#Windows
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[New Blog Post] Remove Teams for Home from Windows 11
Use MSIX to remove the Teams for Home app in
#Windows
11
#MSIntune
#ConfigMgr
#MEM
#MEMCM
#MVPBUZZ
#Windows11
#Teams
@MicrosoftTeams
@Windows
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My dad sent me this pic this morning with the caption “Last Chemo”!!
He’s cancer free!! Thanks for your prayers and support and for those who shared stories of your loved ones and reached out.
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My wife books the best trips. On fall break with the kids in North Carolina. Drove last night and woke up to this. I may not go home.
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[New Blog Post] Building an Even Better
#SCCM
/
#ConfigMgr
Task Sequence
I demoed this during my talk at
#AZSMUG
last week. Thanks
@miketerrill
and
@AndHammarskjold
for the inspiration.
#MMSDE
@MMSMOA
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We are replacing
#MEMCM
#SoftwareCenter
with
#MSIntune
#CompanyPortal
. Without fully removing Software Center we are using custom tabs and an animated gif to direct users to the Company Portal until everything has been fully migrated to Intune.
(Sorry for the redacted edits..)
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It wasn’t easy but me and
@DocJHopper
manually built out Windows 11, Edge, Defender and Firewall baselines in
@MSIntune
today. Finally decided it would make things easier than dealing with the built in baselines and their overlapping settings and inability to disable sections.
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If you haven't already seen it, there's a great site that shows all of the new features that will will have Enterprise feature control - things that you can prevent before 22H3 like Copilot in Windows via
#MSIntune
CSP.
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Overnight
@IntuneTraining
passed the 1 MILLION view mark!!! We just want to say thank you to the community for the support and for all of our guests who have helped us get here. This is truly humbling.
#mvpbuzz
#memcm
#msintune
#microsoft
#community
#THANKYOU
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[
#SCCM
#ConfigMgr
Pro Tip] Use this query to see classes causing repeated inventory failures:
SELECT ResourceID, Name, LogLocalTime, ServerMajor, ServerMinor, ClientMajor, ClientMinor, LogText, LogDetail
FROM vInventoryLog
WHERE Name = 'MyDesktop'
ORDER BY LogLocalTime desc
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[New Blog Post] Building a "Smarter" Task Sequence
I've been prepping for
#MMSMOA
but needed a break. This post covers some simple concepts for structuring your TS to retry after key steps fail.
@mike_marable
you're up!
#SCCM
#ConfigMgr
@mmsmoa
#HASMUG
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We stopped supporting Windows 7 late last year. This week I decommissioned all of our Windows 7 stuff - images, drivers, packages, etc. Took years to build and days to demolish. Windows 7 was an amazing OS but it was time to move on.
#EndOfAnEra
#Windows7
#FeelsGoodMan
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[New Blog Post]
#CMPivot
Reference
I put together a reference guid to help decipher what’s going on behind the scenes with CMPivot from the script side. More to come on backend functionality.
#MEMCM
#ConfigMgr
#MVPBuzz
#Windows
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[New Blog Post] Windows 10 Feature Updates – Using SetupConfig.ini to Manage Feature Updates in the Enterprise
In-Depth look at the benefits of SetupConfig.ini.
Ping
@jandreacola
@sudhagart
@BruceSaaaa
#SCCM
#ConfigMgr
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Hey
#MSIntune
#MEMCM
folks - Do you support the idea of re-stacking the Intune device actions to move the destructive actions like Wipe, Rest, etc to a sub menu or at least off the main menu? Respond to let the product group know.
#MVPBuzz
@ramyachitrakar
@dispensa
#MVPSummit
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Just saved a ton of time with the updated Run PowerShell Script step (the
@miketerrill
step) in
#ConfigMgr
#SCCM
1902 using an approved script imported it into the TS. The best part is that I can save the value directly to a TS Variable!!
@mmsmoa
#mmsmoa
@djammmer
@robdotyork
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FINALLY!! Just got an
#Azure
AD Joined device to access on-premises resources using
#Windows
Hello for Business using a Key Trust Hybrid deployment. Look for it in an upcoming episode.
@OnPremCloudGuy
#Intune
#SCCM
#ConfigMgr
#AAD
#WHfB
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[New Blog Post] Adding Dynamic Updates to Offline Serviced IPU Media.
Hopefully this is the last nail in the coffin for Offline Servicing
Ping:
@gwblok
@miketerrill
@jarwidmark
@surferstylee13
@mike_marable
@SeguraOSD
@sudhagart
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I went to
#Microsoft
Volume Licensing Service Center today to download the latest
#Windows
10 ISO when I noticed an alert on the screen taking me to the new VLSC experience! Looks pretty cool. Check it out!
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I feel like someone could have spent time on displaying a useful error message instead of making a stupid ice cream cone graphic. Do better
#Autopilot
team.
#MEMCM
#Windows
#MSInune
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After 3 rounds of chemo, the Drs think he’s CANCER FREE! He’s got 3 more rounds but is doing GREAT! No pain - first time since early feb. Starting a temp job today from a former boss who heard he needed something to do. Thanks for the prayers and support & asking about him.
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New Blog Post: Enabling Dynamic Updates and Servicing Drivers from Microsoft Update during a
#Windows
10 In-Place Upgrade Task Sequence in
#ConfigMgr
/
#SCCM
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[New Blog Post] LockDown Diary - How I used DJOIN to Build Test Machines over VPN
Taking a break from woodworking to share my experience with DJOIN
#MVPBuzz
#MEMCM
#ConfigMgr
#VPN
#SplitTunneling
#COVID_19
#LockDown
#SCCM
#Windows
#SysManSquad
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Trigger an
#MSIntune
On Demand Proactive Remediation in bulk with graph!
Throw in the policy ID and Device IDs to target and go!
Connect-MGGraph
$PolicyID = ""
$Body = @{
scriptPolicyId = $PolicyID
} | ConvertTo-Json
$DeviceIDList = @()
foreach ($DeviceId in $DeviceIDList) {
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Hey Tech community. Please pray for my 17 month old baby girl if you are the praying type. We had to check her into the hospital Monday with a bad infection and are likely several days out from knowing if treatment is working and what next steps are in her future. Thank You!
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Semi-Pro tip: Want to see how robust your
#powershell
scripts are? Just write a
#MSIntune
#ProactiveRemdiation
script that works perfectly on your machine then push it into prod. Then sit back and watch all the random unexpected errors roll into the logs.
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[
#SCCM
/
#ConfigMgr
Pro Tip] Use
#CMPivot
to real-time query the local Administrators group to see who's got admin rights.
The base syntax is literally: Administrators
(See docs for caveats)
ping:
@djammmer
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[New Blog Post]
#ConfigMgr
#AdminService
and WMI Methods – A match made in the cloud (1910)
Discussing triggering WMI Methods over the internet using the AdminService in
#MEMCM
1910
#MMSJazz
#MVPBuzz
#MEMPowered
Ping:
@TheWMIGuy
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#MEMCM
CVE-2021-1675
CMPivot
Services | where Name == 'Spooler' and StartMode != 'Disabled'
Script
Get-Service -Name Spooler | Stop-Service -PassThru | Set-Service -StartupType Disabled -PassThru | Select-Object Name, Status, StartType
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I'm happy to announce the launch of our new community site Systems Management Squad
@SysManSquad
!! Please check it out and sign up to be a contributor or mentor.
Special thanks to
@shackelfjaco
@theznerd
!
#MEMCM
#SMS
#ConfigMgr
#CommunityRocks
#MVPBuzz
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I don't know who needs to know this. In March
@mniehaus
updated his Get-WindowsAutopilotInfo.ps1 script and added a -Online option to Upload the device hash directly from the device, no CSV needed.
#TellYourFriends
#MEMCM
#MSIntune
#ConfigMgr
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Hey
@IntuneSuppTeam
any chance you can get an option added to Win32 apps to force it to call 64-bit Powershell when available?? Nothing like testing everything just fine locally then pushing through Company Portal only to discover that it can't read the 64-bit registry keys
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Windows Store wasn't getting updates. Ran this in CMPivot. Found 4 machines in seconds!
Registry('hklm:\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\WindowsUpdate') | where ((Property == 'DoNotConnectToWindowsUpdateInternetLocations') and (Value == '1'))
#SCCM
#ConfigMgr
@djammmer
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The Nov C++ redist broke one of our apps. Uninstalling the redist leaves several dlls behind that won't roll back when installing the old version. Used
@Sysinternals
movefile.exe to flag all of the dlls for deletion at reboot. After reboot, dlls are gone. Installed the Oct redist
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Oh yeah! Now we're cooking!!
#MEMCM
#ConfigMgr
#AutoPilot
#PROVISIONTS
#BootStrapTaskSequence
#SCCM
#MSIntune
#HASHTAG
#OTHERHASHTAG
#MOREHASHTAGS
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[New Video] S02E29 - Beginners Guide to Accessing On-Premises Resources with Azure AD Joined Devices - (I.T)
Special guest
@jgkps
discusses moving away from hybrid for
#MSIntune
devices
@IntuneTraining
@shackelfjaco
@OnPremCloudGuy
@powers_hell
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35
87
Had a call with my MS rep today and she showed me this new URL for
#Windows365
. It lets you use the new Windows App experience in the browser which combines
#AVD
and
#W365
into a single experience.
#MVPBuzz
@Brinkhoff_C
@xenappblog
#Windows
#MSIntune
2
20
86
Successfully got NDES over
#Azure
App Proxy working with
#MSIntune
to issue User and Computer certs during
#Windows
#Autopilot
. This is HUGE hurdle to get past for us!! Thanks
@JeffGilb
for all of your excellent
#NDES
blogs. They were a lifesaver.
#MEMPowered
#MEMCM
#MVPBuzz
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My boss just told me he liked my latest blog post and we had a long discussion about it! It’s pretty cool working for someone who supports my personal efforts just as much as my professional ones!
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Last July I started a YouTube channel () with my buddy
@OnPremCloudGuy
. We have released 28 episodes. We have over 4700 subscribers now and have just hit over 1 MILLION minutes of view time! Thank you for your support!
#MVPBuzz
#MSIntune
#MEM
@powers_hell
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[
#SCCM
/
#ConfigMgr
Pro Tip] Did you know you can enable debug views in the Console to navigate the WMI classes and more?
This feels like the first time I found the warp zone in Super Mario level 1-2!
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7 years ago we bought this house. It has an awesome space above the garage. I have been dreaming of this day ever since we moved in. I finally have a movie room with a projector and surround sound. The kids love it!
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[New Blog Post] Removing the Application Catalog Role in ConfigMgr 1806 and Remediating Client Software Center issues.
Ping:
@acjuelich
@abetterpc
@configmgrdev
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#UGH
. Why aren't there actual enterprise management tools for
@MicrosoftTeams
? You want people to WANT to use it, but I promise you, making it start in the foreground is NOT the way to drive user adoption!! You can't possibly call this an enterprise product.
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[New Blog Post] Using the
#ConfigMgr
#AdminService
to Retrieve
#BitLocker
Recovery Keys and Triggering Key Rotation
@bdam555
@GarthMJ
@SCCM_Avenger
@apps_mgr
@configmgrdev
#MEMCM
#SCCM
#MSIntune
#AdminService
#PowerShell
#MVPBuzz
#CloudAttach
#MEM
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The videos from our Enterprise Feature Update Management event are live!! Thank you for all who attended and special thanks to our speakers!
#MEMCM
#ConfigMgr
#MVPBuzz
#MEMPowered
#MSIntune
#Windows
#Community
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Nice article on using Task Sequence Variables in
#SCCM
/
#ConfigMgr
. It gives great examples and explainations for methods you can use, all in one doc. Great job
@AaronCzechowski
!
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After months of testing in my home lab and much anticipation, I get to flip the switch in
#Azure
AD Connect to enable Hybrid Azure AD Join for devices AND configure our
#SCCM
/
#ConfigMgr
#CMG
IN PRODUCTION!!!
#WishMeLuck
#DoItLive
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Check out this great
#ConfigMgr
/
#SCCM
Task Sequence module by
@sombrerosheep
. It's got some great stuff to help make it easier to customize your Task Sequence experience.
Accompanying blog post:
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All we can say is THANK YOU for your support. just crossed the 10k subscriber mark!!
Stay ‘tuned in for more shenanigans each week.
#MVPBuzz
#MSIntune
#Intune
#MEMCM
#MEMPowered
#ConfigMgr
#Microsoft
#Community
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11
77
Testing the
#WSUS
cleanup scripts in our lab. Without indexes, we deleted ~200/~8000 updates since Monday. Added the indexes, deleted 600+ in the past 15 mins. Time to run in Prod! Thanks
@bdam555
@jarwidmark
@ip1
@Steve_TSQL
for the great write-ups!
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Hey Twitter family - my family sure could use some prayers and support. Over the past few weeks my father was diagnosed with Lymphoma and will start chemo this week. We are in Denver this week visiting him and my mom. He’s doing great but we have a long road ahead.
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It’s only like 8000 degrees over here in Texas but I just cranked down the AC to I could wear my new
#MVPSummit
#MVPBuzz
hoodie.
Thanks
@MVPAward
!
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If you aren't using
#Scripts
in
#SCCM
#ConfigMgr
, you are missing out. Today, I wrote a script to create a WMI class for inventory, deployed it as a CI/Baseline, then used Scripts to trigger a DCM Eval to run the Baseline. Then used Client Actions to trigger HWInv.
#Magic
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If renamed your Administrator accounts and haven’t been able to
#FeatureUpdate
to
#Windows
10 2004 or 20H2, the safeguard hold has been removed.
#MEMCM
#Microsoft
#ConfigMgr
#MSIntune
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[New Blog Series]: Configuring 802.1x Authentication for Windows Deployment (For
#ConfigMgr
/
#SCCM
)
As promised - I just published a new 4-part series on configuring 802.1x Authentication for
#Windows
OS Deployment.
Start Here:
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Had devices not getting Feature Updates from
#SCCM
.
UpdatesDeployment.log - Job error (0x80004005).
ScanAgent.log - CScanJob::Execute- Failed at AddUpdateSource, Error = 0x80004005.
It was corrupt registry.pol
Fixed with this CI from
@2pintsoftware
.
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It’s happening!!
@jgkps
just uninstalled
#ConfigMgr
from his production system live at FireLake at
#mmsmoa
!!
What a buncha nerds!!
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Here's a complete list of all of the
#SafeguardHolds
or
#GatedBlock
in the
#Windows11
Compat Appraise DB version 2542
@maleroytw
@SMSagentTrevor
I tracked down one of the blocks. Looks like newer processors with deviceguard enabled.
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[New Blog Post]
#Windows
10 Feature Updates – Leveraging
#SetupDiag
for Better Reporting
The first in my series on Windows 10 Feature Updates.
With SetupDiag 1.6.0.0 You can redirect the reg keys
@gwblok
!
Ping
@jandreacola
@sudhagart
#SCCM
#ConfigMgr
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When someone asks how Hybrid vs AAD Join works and you don't have a graphic ready...
#MSPaintFTW
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The boys are back! Come find me and
@OnPremCloudGuy
- we have stickers. And sign up for our happy hour session Tuesday at 5pm for
@IntuneTraining
LIVE!!
#mmsmoa
#msintune
#mvpbuzz
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Our IT dept is having a conference offsite. The provided presenter device wasn’t working and the presenter laptop is 15 feet away from the podium so we disabled the mouse laser and right click functionality to support remote slide management.
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[New Blog Post] - Deploying Microsoft Store for Business Apps from
#ConfigMgr
I finally finished a blog I started months ago to help anyone else who wants to set it up.
#MMSMOA
#SCCM
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@dispensa
@robdotyork
Come on
@dispensa
stop monetizing every good feature that should have already been included in the base licenses. SO MANY PEOPLE will miss out on this feature because of the added price point, no matter how you price it.
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@accesser_jason
Nah. We just stopped caring about those things. There are certainly nice to have features that we are leaving behind, but we have worked around them. "No" is a common word these days for many things. "Sorry, the new stuff has limits and this is all we can do." No one seems to
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I did some more digging. Installing September 26, 2023—KB5030310 (OS Build 22621.2361) Preview does NOT install Copilot. -
The September 26, 2023—Windows configuration update installs Copilot. This is a separate optional update. -
If you haven't already seen it, there's a great site that shows all of the new features that will will have Enterprise feature control - things that you can prevent before 22H3 like Copilot in Windows via
#MSIntune
CSP.
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With less than a year left until Windows 7 end-of-life, I’ve started working on a strategy to take care of the stragglers.
Get-ADComputer | Where OS -eq ‘Windows 7’ | Remove-ADComputer
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Finally got webhooks enabled in our
#Teams
channel and set up
@PatchMyPC
notifications. I think this is gonna a game changer!
#MEMCM
#MSIntune
#ConfigMgr
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#MEMCM
Don't Be Like Me Tip of the Day:
If you want to indefinitely hang your Task Sequence and spend hours troubleshooting?
Add a REG DELETE step but leave off the /f switch.
#LearnFromMyMistakes
#JustAMoment
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6
67
Working with a Windows 11 AADJ user today. I needed her to enter her password during some troubleshooting. She couldn’t remember it because she’s been using her
#WHFB
pin to log in!! This is progress. Love it!!
#MEM
#MSIntune
#Passwordless
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Windows 10 Updates and Store GPO behavior with DualScan disabled and SCCM SUP/WSUS managed
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[New Blog Post] Windows 10 Feature Updates - Testing the /MigNEO Disable Parameter
Finally got time to document my test results testing out MigNEO with
#Windows
10
#FeatureUpdates
#Microsoft
#MEMCM
#MVPBuzz
Thanks
@sudhagart
@gwblok
for the input
Doing some Feature Update testing today. Checking out the /MigNEO Disable parameter. Upgrades from 1709,1809,1909 to 2004 take ~34 mins. With MigNEO disable, offline phase takes ~24 mins. Without it, ~4 mins!!
#MEMCM
#MSIntune
#ConfigMgr
#Windows
#FeatureUpdate
#BlogComingSoon
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When a new vendor shows up to a meeting with 8 people, you know it's going to be an expensive, bloated product. Can't wait to see what they try to sell us...
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You haven’t lived until you add an aquarium float valve to your
@Keurig
(voiding the warranty I’m sure) so you never have to fill the reservoir again!
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@cdnk3v
@gwblok
@jarwidmark
@miketerrill
Found it. We set the SMSTSPostAction to:
gpupdate /sync /boot
This forces the GPUpdate to process AFTER the TS completes, at which point the client should be out of Provisioning mode. It also forces the reboot when complete.
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