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Why your PowerShell scripts aren't running
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Intune PowerShell Scripts Failing? Check MaxJsonLength

PowerShell scripts fail when Intune’s policy payload hits the maxJsonLength limit. A new encrypted body doubles the payload size

Rudy Ooms
When Region Settings Break Microsoft Store Apps in Autopilot
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Microsoft Store Apps Failing During Autopilot Device Preparation (AP-DP) with 0x87D30017?

Company Portal failing with 0x87D30017 during Autopilot? Region settings could be the reason. This one’s easy to miss until everything breaks

Rudy Ooms
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Intune ASAP Assignments Bug

Intune Bug – Application deployments with multiple assignments may not process in the expected order. Assignments set to As Soon As Possible may be delayed.

Andrew Jimenez
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Autopilot Device Preparation: The Standard User Fix

Learn how Microsoft implemented a fix in the Intune Management Extension to address the standard user bug in Autopilot Device Preparation

Rudy Ooms
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Curated vs. Crowdsourced: Why Enterprise Software Catalogs Require Professional Curation
Imagine you are Scotty, the Chief Engineer aboard the Starship Enterprise, a vessel where every component has been meticulously designed, rigorously tested, and fine-tuned to perform flawlessly at...
Ben Whitmore
The Hidden ARSO Setting That Breaks Personal Data Encryption
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The Hidden ARSO Setting That Breaks Personal Data Encryption

Personal Data Encryption in Windows 11 is easy to misconfigure. If you leave Automatic Restart Sign On enabled, users can access protected files with just a password. This blog explains why this setting matters and how to secure your data the right way.

Rudy Ooms
How Intune Autopilot Tracks Security Policies During the Enrollment Status Page
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How the Enrollment Status Page Tracks Security Policies During Autopilot

A deep dive into how the Enrollment Status Page (ESP) identifies which security policies are tracked and applied during Windows Autopilot

Rudy Ooms
Windows Hello for Business Shows a Blank Set up A PIN screen
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Windows Hello for Business Shows a Blank Set up A PIN Screen?

WHfB showing a blank Set up a screen? It wasn’t a policy, just one hidden script causing it all. Here’show we tracked it down

Rudy Ooms
Fixing CAA2000B AADSTS500014 Outlook Sign-In Failures
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Fixing CAA2000B / AADSTS500014 Outlook Sign-In Failures

Outlook sign in blocked with errors CAA2000B and AADSTS500014. Users using the Classic Outlook could not log in. Here is what caused it.

Rudy Ooms
The Proxy Misconfiguration That Broke the Device Inventory Agent
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How a Proxy Misconfiguration Broke the Device Inventory Agent

Blocking dm.microsoft.com prevents the device from getting a linked enrollment, which stops Device Inventory and EPM agents from installing.

Rudy Ooms