Forcing Windows 11 Feature Update Readiness Assessments
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Microsoft Intune
Windows 10 and later
Software Updates
Remediation Scripts
PowerShell
Security
As a migration to Windows 11 is fast upon us, I thought I’d help your devices on their way into understanding whether they will support Windows 11 and what risks you may encounter with the update, by forcing devices to evaluate their readiness states.
Converting AppLocker Policies to Intune Profiles
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Microsoft Intune
Windows 10 and later
AppLocker
Security
PowerShell
Custom Profiles
Graph API
We know that there is no native configuration for AppLocker in Intune, and we should be looking at App Control for Business already, but there is still a place for AppLocker, and I haven’t got time to manually do anything, so let’s use PowerShell to create out AppLocker policies from exported XML files.
Scheduling macOS Defender Antivirus Scans in Intune
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Microsoft Intune
macOS
Configuration
Custom Profiles
PowerShell
Security
Jamf
You’d think creating Defender antivirus scan schedules should be pretty easy, even if the devices you’re working with are running macOS. Why are we having to create mobileconfig files for this in Microsoft Intune? Surely we can make this a little better?
Self-Service Software Update Deployments
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Microsoft Intune
Windows 10 and later
macOS
iOS/iPadOS
Android
Software Updates
Dynamic Groups
Security
Fancy letting your end users select what day of the week they get their device updates allowing them to be truly empowered but still ensure a level of device security, sure you do.
Installing the Configuration Manager Client on Orphaned Internet Devices
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Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Configuration Manager
Windows 10 and later
PowerShell
Apps
Co-management
You’ve just implemented a Cloud Management Gateway to help your hybrid joined Windows devices communicate to Configuration Manager over the internet, but what if they’re orphaned and unable to communicate to Configuration Manager to get the new Client Settings?
Patching Gaps in the CIS Windows 11 Benchmark - Level 2 Windows 11
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Microsoft Intune
Windows 10 and later
Security
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
Custom Profiles
Settings Catalog
Remediation Scripts
PowerShell
This is the last part in the series around the CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmark for Windows 11, and we’d like to say that we’ve saved the best post for last, but we’d be lying. Surely the Level 2 settings can’t be worse than the Level 1?
Automatically Setting an Out of Office Message with Power Automate
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Power Automate
Automation
I’m not sure what I’m doing playing around with Power Automate, but here we are. Like many people, I have a habit of forgetting to set an Out of Office message when I’m actually on holiday, or when I’m working with customers. Let’s see if we can make something do this for us.
Microsoft Intune and the Curious Case of the Converting Firewall Rule Policy
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Microsoft Intune
Windows 10 and later
Settings Catalog
Security
Firewall
Endpoint Security
PowerShell
When did Microsoft go all covert ops (maybe don’t answer that question) and start making changes to your very own Firewall Rule policies in Microsoft Intune without letting anyone know? Or did they?
Patching Gaps in the CIS Windows 11 Benchmark - Level 1 Windows 11
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Microsoft Intune
Windows 10 and later
Security
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
Endpoint Security
Remediation Scripts
PowerShell
Settings Catalog
Custom Profiles
The impact of the CIS settings on BitLocker and Windows Autopilot now done and dusted, we should broaden our horizons and start to look at what other problems the CIS level 1 benchmark brings to Windows 11 as a whole. Are there any? Will it be smooth sailing? Yeah, no.