If you configure an Azure environment with strict networking rules, like no or limited internet access, you may experience issues with Windows Activation on your VMs. This also extends to Win10/11 Pro & Ent for AVD and Windows 365 cloud PCs (if using vnet integration). Some of the screenshots below are what you may see […]
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This post walks through how to deploy the CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor for Windows using Intune. First, download the CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor executable from your CrowdStrike portal. You’ll also need the Customer ID (sometimes referred to as the CCID or CID). The Customer ID is different than the Installation token. Make sure you are copying the
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I’ve configured password writeback dozens of times, but just recently, I stumbled upon the ADSyncConfig PowerShell module. If you don’t know how to configure password writeback, it’s a fairly simply process. You can follow the Microsoft Learn document for a tutorial. However, this post will look at making the permissions section much more efficient and
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Several months ago, I made a post on how to deploy the Cisco Umbrella Roaming client with Intune. Well, just recently Cisco announced the end-of-life dates for the Umbrella Roaming Client, and April 2, 2025, is the end of servicing & support (End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Umbrella Roaming Client). The replacement software is the
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Before I get into this, no, I do not suggest disabling BitLocker or running with decrypted drives in production. BitLocker is good and should be used. However, sometimes clients have requests that we must fulfill. Perhaps they are moving to a third-party encryption solution, or they want to re-encrypt their devices using a stronger encryption
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This seems to come up every once in a while, as a question on Reddit or on LinkedIn – How can I block browser Internet access or only allow access to certain sites on an Intune managed device? This post will cover how to completely block internet access from web browsers and how to only
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This issue started out as a support ticket where many users were being asked to authenticate to M365 apps every time they signed into AVD. For context, this was a smaller environment with only a few Windows 11 multi-session hosts. The session hosts are also hybrid-joined and Intune enrolled. So, the first thing I usually
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**CISCO NO LONGER RECOMMENDS USING THE UMBRELLA ROAMING CLIENT. SEE THIS POST FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON DEPLOYING THE SECURE CLIENT WITH UMBRELLA MODULE – Deploy the Cisco Secure Client with Umbrella Module using Intune – SMBtotheCloud If your organization or clients are using Cisco Umbrella for additional endpoint protection, this blog walks through deploying the Umbrella
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