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A Native Way to Remove Default Microsoft Store Packages
This blog will focus on the new Windows feature, “Remove Default Microsoft Store Packages.” It’s a long-awaited Group Policy and (eventually) Policy CSP setting that finally lets you remove a...
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How the IME Cleans up the IMECache folder
This blog explains how the Intune Management Extension (IME) handles the cleanup of the IMECache folder after it has finished installing a Win32App. We will also examine what happens when cleanup...
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Autopilot Unexpected Reboot: What Really Triggers a Device Restart (and How to Fix It)
If you’ve ever run into an Autopilot Unexpected Reboot right after Device setup, before the account setup even starts, you’re not alone. This post explains why it happens, how Windows...
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Intune Policies showing error code -2016281112
This blog covers a weird issue where Windows Update client policies deployed through Intune began to fail after devices were upgraded to Windows 11 24H2. As soon as the upgrade finished and the...
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Win32 Apps not Installing During Autopilot Device Preparation
This blog started with a support case from a customer who ran into an issue where Autopilot Device Preparation (AP DP) got stuck at “Installing required apps and scripts.” Strangely, none of the...
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Intune Mac Patch Management: Automate Third-Party macOS Updates with Patch My PC
Managing Mac devices at scale has always come with some tradeoffs, especially when it comes to Intune Mac patch management. If you were not fully invested in JAMF, you were probably writing your own...
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No Match was Found While Installing the NuGet PackageProvider?
This blog will show you what happens when running Install PackageProvider -Name NuGet gives you the “no match was found” error. This time it wasn’t the network or the source. The real...
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Fixing the Autopilot (AP-DP) BitLocker 256-Bit Issue
In this blog, we’ll look at the Autopilot BitLocker 256-bit issue, a problem where devices start encrypting with 128-bit encryption during Autopilot Device Preparation, even when 256-bit...
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Intune PowerShell Scripts Failing? Check MaxJsonLength
Are your PowerShell scripts not executing on newly enrolled Intune devices? You are probably not the only one. The root cause may be a bit funny. When the Intune Management Extension (SideCar) sends...
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Microsoft Store Apps Failing During Autopilot Device Preparation (AP-DP) with 0x87D30017?
Company Portal failing during Autopilot Device Preparation (AP-DP) with 0x87D30017? It might be your region settings. This blog will focus on how specific region settings could prevent the Company...
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