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Mission: (Im)Possible – Windows Subscription Activation
Are you curious how Microsoft plans to fix the Windows subscription activation issue? Patch My PC was, too! We examined the latest Windows Insider preview and the June/July Windows Updates and...
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10 Types of Cyber Attacks
$500 GIFT INSIDE! We’ve all learned to recognize and avoid suspicious emails with subjects like this. Yet, while our vigilance has grown, so has the sophistication of cybercriminals. Their...
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Fixing the Intune / Entra portal status_access_violation error code
This short blog will demonstrate how a simple setting in Microsoft Edge v126 (Chromium) can disrupt your entire Intune experience as an IT admin when configuring policies. This issue results in the...
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App Registrations and Enterprise Applications
Microsoft’s current documentation lacks a comprehensive explanation of Enterprise Applications and App Registrations, making it challenging for newcomers to grasp their significance and...
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Autopilot Device Preparation Application Reporting
In this blog, I will demonstrate how the Managed Installer (WDAC) policy in Intune can interfere with Autopilot Device Preparation (AP-DP) Application reporting, even when the Autopilot Device...
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The Compliance Policy You Didn’t Know Was Locking Devices
Picture this: You’ve been carefully configuring your Intune policies. Everything looks good, and you’re feeling confident. Then, bam, your devices lock after just a couple of minutes of...
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Navigating the Galaxy of CVE Security Issues
It’s evident that CVEs represent critical entry points for cyberattacks, posing substantial risks to organizational integrity. Organizations are lacking in this war against cyber-attacks. Our...
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Introduction to WBEMTEST
What is WBEMtest?
WBEMtest is a Windows Management Instrumentation Tester tool built into all Windows NT based operating systems. It provides a graphical interface to WMI and its capable of...
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How to Use App Control for Business (WDAC) to Secure Your Devices
App Control for Business, the new name for Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC), is a security feature that lets you block unauthorized and harmful software from running on your devices....
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Enterprise Application Management
On February 1st, 2024, Microsoft released the long-promised Enterprise App Management (EAM) feature as part of the Microsoft Intune Suite or as a standalone add-on. As a bunch of patching nerds with...
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