Tag: Microsoft Intune

Setup Prerequisites for Windows LAPS in Azure AD

By now you may have seen a lot of updates and posts on how to configure Windows LAPS in Azure AD. Credit goes to all the wonderful gurus out there who really contribute to the community in different ways. My approach in this post is to prepare for the Windows LAPS in Azure AD so … Continue reading Setup Prerequisites for Windows LAPS in Azure AD

🔗IntuneMaps

This is a small passion project of mine.Microsoft Intune has evolved like never before and continues to add more features as we speak. I always wanted to create a one-stop location for all things Intune Windows Platform that can be helpful to anyone who is starting out with the product, looking for the right Learn … Continue reading 🔗IntuneMaps

Intune Policy Conflicts

When dealing with day-to-day Intune activities, setting up and maintaining profiles are standard activities. And dealing with Policy Conflicts is also part of everyday activities. You will hopefully not get to deal with them every day, but every once in a while? Or maybe when too many admins try to set up policies. This article … Continue reading Intune Policy Conflicts

New Microsoft Intune Licensing Explained

Microsoft recently announced the new Intune Plans. In this blog post, I want to break down what that is and what it includes. Intune is already enabled in the licenses? Yes. However, the Plans can be separately purchased to help you elevate your device management game. If you are new to Microsoft Intune, a separate … Continue reading New Microsoft Intune Licensing Explained

[Nugget Post] How to Check All Intune Filter Related Associated Assignments?

You implement more and more filters in policies, but how to go back and see all the associated assignments? Rather than remembering or noting down all the filters you have created and checking manually, you can now see this in the Associated Assignments tab in the required filter. To check the created filter, go to … Continue reading [Nugget Post] How to Check All Intune Filter Related Associated Assignments?

BYOD – Part 2 – Manage Your Azure AD Registered Devices

Previously on BYOD... I discussed the restrictions and conditions you can make so the BYOD fleet can be managed well. Read below if you haven’t. My focus was the Azure AD and Intune side of things when it comes to managing the fleet. https://shehanperera.com/2023/01/26/byod-01/ However, part 2 of this series is focusing on the scenario … Continue reading BYOD – Part 2 – Manage Your Azure AD Registered Devices

BYOD – Part 1 – The Love-Hate Relationship

This is a 2 part series and I would like to get to the nitty gritty of BYOD because as IT Pros or leaders who are managing IT in an organization, we have dealt with BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) related questions at least once in our career. Not once, but maybe daily or maybe … Continue reading BYOD – Part 1 – The Love-Hate Relationship

Microsoft Intune Bulk Device Actions

This will be a short blog post, but I want to cover something that is important when you have a large device fleet. This is a useful feature if you haven't seen it yet or not tried it yet, because rather than using a CLI, you can use the Intune Portal to perform bulk actions. … Continue reading Microsoft Intune Bulk Device Actions

How to Configure Multiple Admin Approvals Over Intune Resources

A new feature was recently introduced and is still in the Public Preview mode. Multiple Admin Approvals or MAAs. At this stage, this can be only applied to Apps and Scripts. What this does is let you as an Admin create MAA policies to make sure changes to App policies and Scripts will go through … Continue reading How to Configure Multiple Admin Approvals Over Intune Resources

How to Plan for a Windows 365 Cloud PC Deployment?

In my 1st blog post related to Windows 365, I discussed how to get started with the product. This is post #2 of the series and in this, I want to discuss what to think when planning for your Windows 365 deployment and especially how to set up RBAC. Before jumping into the technical side … Continue reading How to Plan for a Windows 365 Cloud PC Deployment?

Microsoft Entra Identity Governance – Connecting the Dots

Been working on this blog post for a while as this talks about an important service in Azure AD. In a standard organization environment, how many resources will a user access from the point where they have Onboard to the day that they are offboarded from all the systems? Are you able to keep a … Continue reading Microsoft Entra Identity Governance – Connecting the Dots

Organizational Messages – A Better Way to Push Important Messages to Your Users via Microsoft Intune

There were a lot of new updates for Microsoft Intune at the Ignite 2022. Organizational Messages are one of them. This feature is still in preview and believe more options will be available in the coming months. Imagine you need to send that one quick important message to the users on a Friday afternoon reminder … Continue reading Organizational Messages – A Better Way to Push Important Messages to Your Users via Microsoft Intune

My First Speaking Session and the First Microsoft EM+S Community Live Event

So last week I finally did my very 1st speaking session. This is the very 1st community event held by the Discord Group Microsoft EM+S Community. Microsoft EM+S Community https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxr61C4g7iQ Shout out to the other speakers as they've all done a great job in presenting their sessions as well as continuously sharing their knowledge on … Continue reading My First Speaking Session and the First Microsoft EM+S Community Live Event

Enrolling Linux Devices and Setting Compiance Policies in Intune

My morning coffee hit me in a very different way this morning. I've been sitting on the whole Linux enrollment feature introduced a few weeks ago and this morning I thought I need to do it. This is an early look at the Linux Enrollment and what Compliance Policies are available from Intune. What I … Continue reading Enrolling Linux Devices and Setting Compiance Policies in Intune

Intune to Configure and Lock DFCI for Autopilot Devices

How handy it will be to manage the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) settings of the enrolled devices? That's exactly what I'm going to explore in this article. What I will be covering 👇🏾 What is DFCI? (Device Firmware Configuration Interface)Use CasesDFCI LifecycleRequirements and OEM Vendor SupportOEM Vendor SupportIntune to Manage DFCI?Intune Device Configueration ProfileWrapping … Continue reading Intune to Configure and Lock DFCI for Autopilot Devices

New and Updated Microsoft Intune Device Control Policy Settings

New day new blog post. This is more of an updated guide to what I've written some time ago (check below) https://shehanperera.com/2022/08/06/mem-device-control-1/ What I Will Be Covering? 👇🏽 What's New?🌟 Apply layered order of evaluation for Allow and Prevent device installation policies across all device match criteria🌟 Removable Storage Access🌟 Defender Scanning (this setting can … Continue reading New and Updated Microsoft Intune Device Control Policy Settings

Microsoft Intune Audit Logs Hunting With KQL

In this blog article, I want to discuss the power of KQL again and do a bit of a deep dive. I've written a few blog posts about getting started with KQL and using some basic queries that can make your tech life more effortless. I want to specifically focus on the IntuneAuditLogs KQL table … Continue reading Microsoft Intune Audit Logs Hunting With KQL

The Calm After the Storm. Microsoft Ignite 2022 All Endpoint Management and Identity and Access Announcements

Microsoft Ignite 2022 just finished and it was a blast! So many new product updates and announcements. It was truly exciting to see all the Ignite related news. Because obviously it was a lot and probably the LinkedIn feeds are flooded with the updates and reposts and what not, I thought to give it a … Continue reading The Calm After the Storm. Microsoft Ignite 2022 All Endpoint Management and Identity and Access Announcements