Nick Benton
I’m Nick Benton, an end-user computing specialist with over a decade of experience in consulting, architecture, design, and implementation of modern device management, and enterprise mobility solutions. I currently have the role of Principal Cloud Endpoint Consultant at Phoenix Software Ltd who were the Global Microsoft Partner of the Year for Modern Endpoint Management 2023, where my main focus is assisting customers in their road to a modern workplace cloud first approach, using Microsoft Intune, with a focus on migration, security and zero touch deployments.
I use this website as a platform to share content with the community, based on solutions I find, to problems encountered in real world scenarios.
Creating and Assigning App Categories the Smart Way
Intune
Apps
Graph API
PowerShell
Administration
Automation
What about assigning App Categories, do you want to be manually updating hundreds of Apps with categories? Let’s make one laborious task, less laborious, with a hacky PowerShell script.
Updating Enrolled Device Ownership Status
Intune
Device Enrolment
Administration
Graph API
PowerShell
What happens if you’ve allowed Windows, iOS, Android, and macOS devices to enrol into Microsoft Microsoft Intune in all kinds of ways, and now you’re in a situation where devices that should be marked as corporate are marked as personal or unknown?
Converting Configuration Manager Direct Membership Collections
Configuration Manager
Windows 10 and later
Collections
PowerShell
Administration
Automation
You may be using Direct Membership Rules in your Microsoft Configuration Manager environment, but should you really for critical production collections?
Configuring Dell BIOS Settings with Microsoft Intune
Intune
Windows 10 and later
Dell
Apps
BIOS
Hardware
PowerShell
What if you’ve only got Microsoft Intune to configure your Dell BIOS settings and not the glory that is Configuration Manager? How much do you like PowerShell, Win32 Apps and passwords in plain text?
Windows Operating System Compliance Updates
Intune
Windows 10 and later
Compliance
Software Updates
Security
Graph API
PowerShell
Automation
Let’s talk about Windows 10 and above Operating System Compliance in Microsoft Intune, and specifically how using ‘Minimum OS Version’ and ‘Maximum OS Version’ is dumb and you should definitely check yourself if you’re using this in your environment.
Retrofitting Windows Autopilot Group Tags
Intune
Windows 10 and later
Windows Autopilot
Device Enrolment
Graph API
PowerShell
Automation
Now that we know how powerful Autopilot Group Tags can be, we should look into how we can retrofit devices with these Group Tags when the OEM or Supplier didn’t bother doing their part of the deal.
Dynamic Groups vs Device Filters
Intune
Administration
Dynamic Groups
Device Filters
Now if you’ve ever spoken to me about Microsoft Intune and using Dynamic Groups for management of users and devices, I probably would have talked your ears off about the attribute usage, which attributes are suitable, and that moving away from assigned groups to dynamic is the only way forward for Modern Device Management.
Configuring Available User Languages on Windows Devices
Intune
Windows 10 and later
Windows Autopilot
Accessibility
PowerShell
Have you ever wondered how to ensure that a number of languages are available for selection to end users on shared Windows 10 devices? The thought hadn’t crossed my mind, but then again, you encounter new use cases and requirements on a weekly basis. This was one of those occasions.
Customising the Android Enterprise Enrolment QR Code
Intune
Android
Device Enrolment
Making your users lives easier with Android Fully Managed Corporate Owned enrolment, this time auto adding a corporate wireless network.