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Intune Devices Locking After Inactivity Here's What's Really Causing It
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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...
Rudy Ooms
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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...
Trevor Thompson
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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...
Allen Anderson
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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....
Vincent Verstraeten
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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...
Bryan Dam
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SCCM Co-management – Dual Scan and Scan Source Demystified
This blog post will highlight some of the concepts around co-management, recap on what it actually is and detail how the Windows Update workload is affected by Dual Scan and the newer Scan Source...
Ben Whitmore
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Configuring Intune Custom Compliance Policies for Third-Party Applications
Introduction to Intune Custom Compliance Policy Businesses constantly experiment with new technology and third-party apps to complete tasks swiftly in our fast-paced digital age. The catch is...
Raunak Desai
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Intune’s Restart Grace Period Simplified
Introduction Have you ever experienced the frustration of your computer demanding an immediate restart right in the middle of an important task? We’ve all been there. In this blog, we...
Raunak Desai
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Automated Patch Management Software
Introduction In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, keeping your organization’s software up to date is a critical task. Not doing so can leave your environment exposed to...
Hugo Marinho
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Write Better PowerShell – You’re Out of Excuses
PowerShell has, for many admins, become an indispensable tool. Its versatility, and, dare I say, “power”, have made it a go-to tool for a wide range of tasks around Windows management....
Jordan Benzing