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Intune Policy Delivery Debugging The 8-Hour Sync Myth
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The Truth About the 8-Hour Intune Sync (and Why It’s a Myth)

Many believe Intune policy delivery only happens during the eight hour Intune sync. In reality Intune pushes new policies within minutes using change based check ins and WNS notifications. This post reveals why the eight hour sync is just a safety net.

Rudy Ooms
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Why Do Required Apps Wait 60 Minutes After Autopilot Enrollment?

Required apps not installing after Autopilot? If your device sits idle for 60 minutes before Win32 apps appear, you’re not alone. This blog unpacks the IME logs, code, and Microsoft’s own explanation for the built-in delay

Rudy Ooms
Understanding the Default Compliance Policy Enrolled User Exist
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Understanding the Default Compliance Policy: What’s Changed and Why Devices Stay Compliant

This blog explores the behavior change in Intune’s built-in compliance policy, specifically why devices are still marked as compliant even when the original enrolled user has long since left the organization.

Rudy Ooms
Windows Autopilot Stuck on Identifying The KB5065848 Story
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Windows Autopilot Stuck on Identifying: The KB5065848 Story

KB5065848 broke Windows Autopilot, leaving devices stuck on Identifying. Delivered through OOBE ZDP, the update was later pulled back by Microsoft.

Rudy Ooms
BitLocker Policies Not Getting Applied in Intune (65000).
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BitLocker Policies Not Getting Applied in Intune (65000)
This blog will discuss a case where BitLocker policies pushed during Windows Autopilot appeared to be applied in the event logs, but they never actually were applied successfully. Instead, every...
Rudy Ooms
Windows Backup for Organizations
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Windows Backup for Organizations: ESR 2.0 With a New Skin?
This blog outlines the new Windows Backup for Organizations feature introduced in Windows 11 by Microsoft. They replace the old “Sync your settings” controls with a modernized backup experience,...
Rudy Ooms
Autopilot Enrollment Fails After Terms of Use Unexpected Page.j
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Autopilot Enrollment Fails After Terms of Use Acceptance

Windows Autopilot may fail right after Terms of Use acceptance, showing an unexpected page and leaving the device unjoined. Here’s what happens and how to get past it.

Rudy Ooms
Userless Enrollment Status in Autopilot How to Unblock Devices
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Userless Enrollment Status in Autopilot: How to Unblock Devices

Userless Enrollment Status decides if an Autopilot device can enroll again. This blog shows why devices get blocked and how Unblock resets them without deleting the record

Rudy Ooms
Why Intune Remote Actions are Fast at First but Slow the Next Day
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Why Intune Remote Actions are Fast at First but Slow the Next Day

Intune remote actions feel instant on day one, but after 8 hours a 5-minute delay kicks in. Learn how the first session timestamp is repsonsible for the queued schedule for queued alerts.

Rudy Ooms
Windows Hello PIN Stops Working After the Windows 11 24H2 Upgrade
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Windows Hello PIN Stops Working After the Windows 11 24H2 Upgrade

This blog examines why Windows Hello PIN could be broken after upgrading Windows 11 to 24H2.

Rudy Ooms