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The Proxy Misconfiguration That Broke the Device Inventory Agent
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How a Proxy Misconfiguration Broke the Device Inventory Agent
This blog covers a common but often missed misconfiguration: filtering or intercepting traffic to dm.microsoft.com. One small mistake in how traffic was handled broke the linked enrollment process...
Rudy Ooms
Windows 11 24H2 AppLocker script enforcement broken
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Windows 11 24H2: AppLocker Script Enforcement broken
If you are moving devices to Windows 11 24H2, there is a critical security problem you should know about. On Windows 11 24H2, Constrained Language Mode is no longer enforced correctly when using...
Rudy Ooms
Autopilot Deregistration procedure
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Autopilot and Motherboard Replacements: Why a Deregistration procedure Matters
This blog explains what can go wrong when Autopilot devices aren’t properly deregistered or offboarded and how something as simple as a motherboard replacement can lead to enrollment failures,...
Rudy Ooms
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Windows Autopilot Pre-Provisioning Bypasses Enrollment Restrictions?
This blog explores why Intune Platform enrollment restrictions don’t always block outdated Windows versions, when you configured an additional policy. Many assume assigning it to all users will...
Rudy Ooms
The Case of the Disappearing Web Sign-in After Autopilot Pre-provisioning
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The Case of the Disappearing Web Sign-in After Autopilot Pre-provisioning
This blog will show you a strange issue we encountered after deploying some Windows 11 devices using Autopilot for pre-provisioned deployments (White-Glove). The user signed in using a Temporary...
Rudy Ooms
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Delivery Optimization and Autopilot: A Troubleshooting Journey
This blog will focus on how one simple Delivery Optimization Policy in Intune could mess up all of your Autopilot and Autopilot (AP-DP) enrollments. Introduction Some Autopilot Device...
Rudy Ooms
Autopilot Device Preparation The Standard User Fix
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Autopilot Device Preparation: The Standard User Fix
This blog covers how Microsoft implemented a fix in the Intune Management Extension (IME) to address the standard user bug in Autopilot Device Preparation (AP-DP). The issue caused users to remain...
Rudy Ooms
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Intune Settings Catalog: Error Code 65000
This blog examines Error code 65000 when deploying Settings Catalog policies in Intune, specifically for ADMX-backed policies. Normally, Intune delivers the required ADMX template via ADMXInstall...
Rudy Ooms
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Automatic enrollment for Windows: The Missing MDM Enrollment URL
This blog explores why Windows Autopilot devices refused to enroll into MDM/Intune despite successfully joining Entra ID. The funny thing? Autopilot for pre-provisioned deployment worked (White...
Rudy Ooms
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Kiosk Devices: Win32Apps stuck: Waiting for Install Status
This blog will explore a common issue with Win32 app updates on Intune-managed kiosk devices. While these devices are designed for restricted access and often run without an Entra user session, this...
Rudy Ooms