This App Has Been Blocked by Your System Administrator
A few days ago, I noticed someone facing an incredibly frustrating problem on their Windows device. They kept encountering the User Account Control error message that mentioned, “This App has been blocked by your system administrator.” Every time they tried to run an...
WSUS is Dead! Long Live WSUS!
Recently, Microsoft said the inside thing on the outside: they will no longer invest in new features for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). You can and should read the short blog post here, which was updated to define deprecation as “we are no longer investing in...
TPM Attestation Failures in Windows Autopilot: The Unexpected Timeout Error (0x800705b4)
Recently, we’ve seen Windows Autopilot devices, particularly HP EliteBooks and Lenovo T480s, encountering 0x800705b4 timeout errors during TPM attestation. This crucial step ensures that a device’s TPM is trusted, but something is going wrong in the process,...
Constrained Language Mode and Custom Detection Scripts
At Patch My PC (PMPC), ensuring seamless app deployment is a priority. During a recent Win32App deployment via Intune, a detection script failure highlighted the role of Constrained Language Mode (CLM) in restricting certain script executions. This post dives into how...