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OneDrive Error: There was a problem Signing you In
This blog covers the OneDrive error “Sorry, there was a problem signing you in. Please try again in a few minutes.” It explains why it happens, how special characters in the user’s display...
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HP OneAgent Update Broke Entra Trust on HP AI Devices
This blog reveals how a silent HP OneAgent update (version 1.2.50.9581) deleted the MS-Organization-Access certificate, causing devices to disconnect from Entra ID. And yes, it’s as bad as it...
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MMP-C: The Future of Windows Device Management with Intune
For years, Intune has managed Windows devices through OMA-DM (Open Mobile Alliance Device Management). It worked, but as explained in our previous blog, it was never designed for the scale and...
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Desired State Configuration v3 Explained: What Changed, Why It Matters, and How to Migrate.
In this blog, we’ll break down Desired State Configuration (DSC). What it is, why it still matters, and why Microsoft didn’t just update it, but rebuilt it entirely in DSCv3.
Introduction to...
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The History of Intune: From OMA DM to Modern Windows Management
In this blog, we go back in time and look at how Windows device management really started.How Microsoft built the first framework for managing devices, how the blueprint described in US Patent...
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Windows Finally Translates Entra Group and Role SIDs to Real Names
This blog covers one of the most requested features ever: finally being able to automatically translate Entra group SIDs into readable names on the device itself.
Introduction
In the past, if...
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The Truth About the 8-Hour Intune Sync (and Why It’s a Myth)
This blog will address one of the biggest misunderstandings I hear regarding Intune: the misconception that Windows devices ONLY receive new policies every eight hours. That belief sounds...
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Why Do Required Apps Wait 60 Minutes After Autopilot Enrollment?
This blog is about the 60-minute delay that occurs before the required Win32 apps are installed after Autopilot. ESP blocking apps complete without issue, but once the user reaches the desktop,...
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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...
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Windows Autopilot Stuck on Identifying: The KB5065848 Story
It was a rough week for Intune. First, BitLocker policies suddenly stopped applying without any good reason. The event logs indicated that the BitLocker policy was applied, but the disk still had...
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