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Autopatch Client Broker Fails During Autopilot Pre-Provisioning
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Autopatch Client Broker Fails During Autopilot Pre-Provisioning

When Autopatch Client Broker runs as a blocking app during Autopilot Pre Provisioning, one small Environment check can take down the MSI. Windows already removed the TenantInfo, the custom action still expects it, and ESP ends with 1603.

Rudy Ooms
Company Portal Not Installing During Autopilot Enrollment 0x87D1041C
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Company Portal Not Installing During Autopilot Enrollment 0x87D1041C

The Company Portal suddenly started failing during Autopilot pre provisioning with error 0x87D1041C, even though the app was already present on the device. We traced the issue back to a Windows change introduced with the May update and confirmed the fix after Microsoft reverted the rollout.

Rudy Ooms
Intune Management Extension Release Notes
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Intune Management Extension: Release Notes

The IME does a lot more than most people think. This post is about automating Intune Management Extension Release Notes, so every new version shows what changed instead of leaving us guessing.

Rudy Ooms
When Devices Appear Active but Cannot Sync
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The Illusion of Intune “Last Check-in”: When Devices Appear Active but Cannot Sync

The Intune portal can show a fresh Last check in even when the MDM certificate on the device has already expired. That timestamp only proves the device was able to touch the service. It does not prove that policy sync, app delivery, or real management is still working.

Rudy Ooms
Download IntuneWin Files from Microsoft Intune
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Download IntuneWin Files from Microsoft Intune V2

Download IntuneWin files from Microsoft Intune with the rebuilt IntuneWin Downloader. This version makes it easier to find assigned Win32 apps and recover the original app content when the source files are no longer available.

Rudy Ooms
Maintenance Window Settings Catalog… And it’s Gone
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Maintenance Window Settings Catalog… And it’s Gone

Maintenance Window Settings Catalog briefly showed up in the Intune In development documentation and was later pulled back. The Settings Catalog experience is no longer listed, but the Windows Update CSP still exposes the maintenance window policy settings.

Rudy Ooms
controlled configuration for microsoft defender antivirus settings
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Controlled Configuration for Microsoft Defender Antivirus settings

Controlled Configuration for Microsoft Defender antivirus settings is coming. Microsoft describes it as an extension of Tamper Protection, with Intune taking control of Defender policy enforcement.

Rudy Ooms
The Autopilot profile doesn’t decide if a device is corporate
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The Autopilot profile doesn’t decide if a device is corporate

A missing Autopilot profile often makes Windows show the full OOBE flow again. That looks like the device was not recognized as corporate, but the profile only controls the setup experience. The real ownership check happens later, when Intune evaluates the device identity and ZTDID during enrollment.

Rudy Ooms
When Intune Remediations Fail Troubleshooting Push Notifications.
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When Intune Remediations Fail: Troubleshooting Push Notifications
Everything that depends on instant device actions (such as remediations) in Intune relies on Windows Push Notifications, and that is where troubleshooting goes blind. The Windows Notification...
Rudy Ooms
Windows 11 Hotpatch Updates, Secure Boot, and the Reset This PC Problem
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Windows 11 Hotpatch Updates, Secure Boot, and the Reset This PC Problem

Windows 11 hotpatch updates can reduce reboots, but they do not move every part of Windows forward at the same pace. Microsoft has now confirmed the reset issue, while Secure Boot still depends on the baseline path.

Rudy Ooms