Recast’s Endpoint Management Recap – Vol. 49

Welcome to Recast’s Endpoint Management Recap, Vol. 49 – by Daniel Engberg

Hello!

I hope you’re doing well. For me, January feels like the first official winter month, and February is the last one before spring comes sometime in March 😊.

This month, there’s a lot of continued talk about Copilot and what it can do for businesses. Microsoft is also trying to lower the barrier for entry.

It’s going to be an exciting 2024!

Vol. 50 is up next, a historical landmark for the Recast Endpoint Management Recap newsletter.

– Daniel Engberg

Contents – Endpoint Management Recap

• Events / Conference News
• Microsoft Product Announcements
• Community Tools / News
• Recast Software Updates

Upcoming Events

• Endpoint Management SUMMIT 2024 EMEA EDITION – April 17 – April 19, 2024
• Midwest Management Summit MOA – Minneapolis, MN – May 6 – May 9, 2024

Additionally, check out Recast Software’s Event and Tradeshow page, which compiles noteworthy events for the IT and SysAdmin community taking place around the globe.

There has been a clear focus on Copilot for Microsoft 365, which has expanded to businesses of all sizes. The previous limit was 300 seats. Make sure to check out the resources below:

• Expanding Copilot for Microsoft 365 to businesses of all sizes
• Bringing the full power of Copilot to more people and businesses

Products

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) [What’s New Page]

Microsoft ConfigMgr [What’s New Page] [Tech Community] [Virtual Hub][MS QA][Reddit][Feedback]

Microsoft 365 [What’s New Page]

Microsoft Intune [What’s New Page]

• Removal of several Microsoft Graph Beta API’s for Intune device configuration reports – Microsoft Community Hub
• New Microsoft Intune features help secure your Windows devices | Microsoft Intune Blog
• Zero Touch Enrollment of MDE on iOS/iPadOS devices managed by Intune – Microsoft Community Hub
• Onboarding Intune Managed iOS User Enrollment Devices to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint – Microsoft Community Hub
• Use the settings catalog to configure managed software updates | Microsoft Learn

Microsoft Windows [What’s New Page]

• Windows Client
  • Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23615 (Dev Channel) | Windows Insider Blog
  • WMI command line (WMIC) utility deprecation: Next steps | Windows IT Pro blog
• Windows Server
• Windows 365
  • Next-level Windows 365 Cloud PC security with the Intune Suite | Windows in the Cloud
  • New Windows 365 Boot and Switch features in public preview | Windows IT Pro Blog

Security Alerts and Info [Microsoft Security Portal – Security Update Guide]

Podcasts / Blog Series / Video Blogs‍

• Create Apple ID for managing macOS , iOS or iPadOS in Microsoft Intune | Setup Apple ID – YouTube – Chander Mani Pandey (@Mani_CMPandey)
• The GetRubix PODCAST – Episode 7: Custom Intune Reporting (youtube.com) – Steve Weiner (@getrubix)
• Apple MDM Push Certificate in Microsoft Intune | Configure Apple Push Notification Certificate (youtube.com) – Chander Mani Pandey (@Mani_CMPandey)
• Intune Reports Export Using Azure Logic Apps & Publish On SharePoint list (youtube.com) – Chander Mani Pandey (@Mani_CMPandey)
• Enrolling Windows 11 into Intune using a Provisioning Package (youtube.com) – Scott Breen (@scottbreen)
• Windows 365 Starter Series | Part 1 | Getting Started (youtube.com) – Niklas Tinner (@NiklasTinner)
• PSA: Windows Update Issues with Win RE (youtube.com) – Steve Weiner (@getrubix)
• Podcast episode 251 (kneedeepintech.com) – Alexander Arvdisson & Simon Binder (@arcticdba & @Bindertech)
• Getting Started with Log Analytics Workspace (youtube.com) – Steve Weiner (@getrubix)
• Integrating Logic Apps to Seamlessly Publish Intune Reports on Microsoft Teams Channel (youtube.com) – Chander Mani Pandey (@Mani_CMPandey)
• The GetRubix PODCAST – Episode 5: Intune from the Beginning (youtube.com) – Steve Weiner (@getrubix)
• Modern Management – Part 2: Intune Preparation – Intune, Endpoint Mgr, Windows 10/11 and Smart Home Blog (rolig.dk) – Claus Blaabjerg Hansen (@chamtl)
• Getting Started with Microsoft Graph for Intune (youtube.com) – Steve Weiner (@getrubix)
• Bulk Enroll Personal macOS In Intune | Enrolling MAC in Intune (youtube.com) – Chander Mani Pandey (@Mani_CMPandey)
• How to use the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK for Intune (youtube.com) – Steve Weiner (@getrubix)
• Windows 365 – New Boot features in preview (youtube.com) – Andy Jones (@Andy_69Jones)

Blog Posts

Intune

• How to Migrate Group Policy Objects to Microsoft Intune – Fabian Rodriguez (@Fabian1560)
• How to use Intune Remediation script (systemcenterdudes.com) – Jonathan Lefebvre (@JLefebvreGloben)
• How to create a Win32 application and deploy with Intune – Fabian Rodriguez (@Fabian1560)
• Prevent Users From Syncing Personal OneDrive Accounts Using Intune Policy HTMD Blog (anoopcnair.com) – Sujin Nelladath
• Apple MDM Push Certificate in Microsoft Intune | Configure Apple Push Notification Certificate (youtube.com) – Chander Mani Pandey (@Mani_CMPandey)
• Using Microsoft Intune to Implement and Manage Security (substack.com) – Rod Trent (@rodtrent)
• Autopilot cleanup script. Introduction | by Niklas Tinner | Jan, 2024 | Medium – Niklas Tinner (@NiklasTinner)
• Working with the restart grace period of Win32 apps – All about Microsoft Intune (petervanderwoude.nl) – Peter van der Woude (@pvanderwoude)
• Configuration profiles Visibility in Intune – Unveiling Equivalent Tools to rsop and gpresult – All about Microsoft Endpoint Manager (eskonr.com) – Eswar Koneti (@eskonr)
• Send Intune Discovered apps to Log Analytics with Azure Automation | Syst & Deploy (systanddeploy.com) – Damien Van Robaeys (@syst_and_deploy)
• PowerShell is fun :)Retrieve Intune Device Primary User and all users ever logged on to that device – Harm Veenstra (@HarmVeenstra)
• A winget match made in heaven (natehutchinson.co.uk) – Nathan Hutchinson (@NateHutch365)
• Understanding Win32 app inventory – All about Microsoft Intune (petervanderwoude.nl) – Peter van der Woude (@pvanderwoude)
• Simon does Intune Chronicles: The Automation Secrets of Seamless Group Tags (skotheimsvik.no) – Simon Skotheimsvik (@SSkotheimsvik)
• Building M365 apps designed for Autopilot and beyond – Mindcore Techblog – Mattias Melkersen (@MMelkersen)
• EPM | Support Approved | Intune | Flighting | Feature (call4cloud.nl) – Rudy Ooms (@Mister_MDM)
• Create a Managed Identity to automate Intune tasks – Mr T-Bone´s Blog (tbone.se) – Torbjörn Granheden (@MrTbone_se)
• Remove the Dev Home app with Intune (burgerhout.org) – Jeroen Burgerhout (@BurgerhoutJ)
• Optimizing Your Intune Endpoint Lab -Choosing the Ideal Hardware – xenappblog – Trond E Haavarstein (@xenappblog)
• How to configure RBAC permissions for available uninstall in Intune – Tim De Keukelaere (@Tim_DK)
• Mastering Windows 11 start menu: Custom layouts with Microsoft Intune – Niklas Blog (niklasrast.com) – Niklas Rast (@niklasrast)
• Intune Security baselines – Just about the Modern Workplace (joostgelijsteen.com) – Joost Gelijsteen (@Jgelijsteen)
• Device Hardening with Intune Security Baseline for Windows Policy – EMS Route – Shenan Perera (@Shehanperera85)
• PowerShell is fun :)Intune Automatic Timezone configuration using PowerShell – Harm Veenstra (@HarmVeenstra)
• How to Enable Automatic Account Creation for LAPS in Intune (ourcloudnetwork.com) – Daniel Bradley (@DanielatOCN)
• Understanding the Intune Management Extension client health check – All about Microsoft Intune (petervanderwoude.nl) – Peter van der Woude (@pvanderwoude)
• Setup Microsoft Intune as an SCCM Administrator (systemcenterdudes.com) – Benoit Lecours (@benoitlecours)
• Using Intune Remediation – Monitoring New Microsoft Teams Installation and is default app or not – All about Microsoft Endpoint Manager (eskonr.com) – Eswar Koneti (@eskonr)
• Create Intune Copilot Policy for Windows 11 (systemcenterdudes.com) – Benoit Lecours (@benoitlecours)

ConfigMgr

• Configuration Manager and Intune: Why ConfigMgr Remains – Jannik Reinhard (@jannik_reinhard)
• SCCM 2309 Hotfix KB26129847: Fix Client Discovery Data (prajwaldesai.com) – Prajwal Desai (@PrajwalDesai)
• OSD – Customising the Windows 11 Start Menu – Gattancha Computer Services -(@Gatt_)
• Remove Builtin Apps from Windows 11using ConfigMgr – Gattancha Computer Services – (@Gatt_)
• Create SCCM Collection for Co-Managed Devices (prajwaldesai.com) – Prajwal Desai (@PrajwalDesai)
• Generic Task Sequence vs. OS Deployment Task Sequence – Inside the _SMSTSType Variable – Deployment Research – Johan Arwidmark (@jarwidmark)
• Server 2012 will stop ConfigMgr Upgrade to 2403 – Gattancha Computer Services – (@Gatt_)
• Complete SCCM 2309 Upgrade Guide (prajwaldesai.com) – Prajwal Desai (@PrajwalDesai)
• SCCM Co-management – Dual Scan and Scan Source Demystified – Patch My PC – Ben Whitmore (@byteben)
• Find task sequence references (sirconfigmgr.de) – René (@SirConfigmgr)
• ConfigMgr: Manage Driver updates through Intune without moving WU Workload in Co-Management Scenario – GK’s Blog (gowdhaman.in) – Gowdhaman Karthikeyan (@gkchirps)

Windows 11 & 365

• The Concept of Windows 365 Switch – Mindcore Techblog – Sune Thomsen (@SuneThomsenDK)
• Protecting Windows 365 Cloud PCs with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint – techlab.blog – Dominiek Verham (@dominiekverham)
• Getting started with the Global Secure Access client for Windows – All about Microsoft Intune (petervanderwoude.nl) – Peter van der Woude (@pvanderwoude)
• Run Legacy Applications with Ease using Windows 365 – Thomas MarcussenThomas Marcussen ((@MarcussenThomas)
• Enabling Hyper-V Virtualization on your Windows 365 Cloud PC – George Markou (@george_markou)
• Windows 365: considerations for Privileged Access Workstation (PAW) (oceanleaf.ch) – Niklas Tinner (@NiklasTinner)
• What should we choose – W365 or AVD? – SIMSEN blog – Simon Eriksen (@Sim0nEriksen)
• 4 Ways to Connect and Access Windows 365 Cloud PC (prajwaldesai.com) – Prajwal Desai (@PrajwalDesai)

 Other SysAdmin Info

• Configure Azure file shares for Entra joined Windows devices and hybrid identities | Peter Klapwijk – In The Cloud 24-7 (inthecloud247.com) – Peter Klapwjik (@inthecloud_247)
• Export devices without primary users to a CSV on SharePoint with Logic Apps | Syst & Deploy (systanddeploy.com) – Damien Van Robaeys (@syst_and_deploy)
• Simon does Migrating Cloud LAPS to the New Windows LAPS (skotheimsvik.no) – Simon Skotheimsvik (@SSkotheimsvik)
• Why is ”Add-Content” bad in PowerShell 5.1? (2pintsoftware.com) – Mattias Benninge (@matbg)
• Simon does I Have Been Copiloted – What Happened? – Simon Skotheimsvik (@SSkotheimsvik)
• Dynamic Group Rule Builder Loses Support for Contains (office365itpros.com) – Tony Redmond (@12Knocksinna)
• Enable & manage Global Secure Access for Microsoft 365 Apps on Android (rahuljindalmyit.blogspot.com) – Rahul Jindal (@rahulj1906)
• Troubleshooting Active directory users and computers mmc console on Entra (Azure AD) Joined devices – All about Microsoft Endpoint Manager (eskonr.com) – Eswar Koneti (@eskonr)

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Check out our newest blog posts:

• Recast 5.4: Unlock the Largest Third-Party Patching Catalog
• Report: Cyber Insurance Market Heats Up as Scale and Cost of Attacks Rise
• Intune
  • How to Migrate Group Policy Objects to Microsoft Intune
  • How to create a Win32 application and deploy with Intune – Recast Software
• Configuration Manager and Intune: Why ConfigMgr Remains
• How to Collect Log Files on a Remote Device

‍Thank you for checking out Recast’s Endpoint Management Recap – Vol. 49. Stay tuned for more helpful content coming your way next month.

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