2022 – Page 2 – All about Microsoft Endpoint Manager

Add bulk devices to the Azure AD security groups for Intune deployments

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Eswar Koneti | 0 Comments | 6,176 Views

I was recently involved in a task to have the Intune deployments targeted to multiple groups (Pre pilot, pilot, and prod). Each phase has a large set of devices from various regions and they all have different naming conventions too. All the devices are hybrid Azure AD joined. The list of devices from each phase…

How to manage the bitlocker reboot (toast notification) in intune with device compliance policy

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Eswar Koneti | 5 Comments | 2,891 Views

There was recently a discussion on twitter on how the bitlocker encryption is being enforced using intune and what the possible ways to bring the device into compliant state post the bitlocker task is done. Read the conversation here Based on the discussion, I thought I would probably write a blog post on how to…

Right-click installer tools unable to register correctly with SCCM console

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Eswar Koneti | 0 Comments | 1,612 Views

I was installing the famous SCCM right-click tools from recast software (there are other right-click tools as well) on the freshly installed SCCM site for a customer, the installation of right-click tools went well, the console doesn’t seem to get registered with the right-click tools and there is no option when you right-click on a…

Update scan failed due to Group policy settings were overwritten by a higher authority

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Eswar Koneti | 0 Comments | 8,141 Views

Few years ago, I have blogged about the client update scan failure due to GPO’s. https://eskonr.com/2014/10/sccm-configmgr-2012-software-update-scan-error-group-policy-settings-were-overwritten-by-a-higher-authority-error-code-0x87d00692/ Introduction: When the software update point is configured for a site, client computers receive a machine policy that provides the active software update point server name (WSUS) and configures the Specify intranet Microsoft update service location local policy on…

Download ConfigMgr builds from the eval center

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Eswar Koneti | 0 Comments | 1,787 Views

Update: Eval site is now restored with improved user experience and is accessible via Microsoft Evaluation Center .The new improved eval center does not require any sign-in to download the media files. This is quick post on the recent inquiry on various forums such as Twitter, reddit and Microsoft forums about the download of configuration manager…

Troubleshooting windows Autopilot – stuck at account setup working on it

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Eswar Koneti | 5 Comments | 39,291 Views

Updated: 27-May-2022 Windows Autopilot is a collection of technologies such as Azure AD, Microsoft Intune etc., used to set up and pre-configure new devices, getting them ready for productive use. When working with windows autopilot, there is one common question that keep rising in the forums is, account setup stuck and takes longer time while…

How to upgrade the Intune certificate connector

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Eswar Koneti | 13 Comments | 14,022 Views

Microsoft recently announced that, Starting April 2022, certificate connectors earlier than version 6.2101.13.0 will be deprecated and will show a status of Error. This status does not affect functionality. Starting June 2022, such connectors will not be able to issue certificates. This includes both the PFX Certificate Connector for Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Intune Connector,…

SCCM Software Update installation failed with error code 0x87D00664

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Eswar Koneti | 0 Comments | 49,246 Views

I was approached by a customer who had issues deploying the March 2022 windows 10 cumulative updates. The error code and the screenshot is provided below. The software updates are failed with error code 0x87D00664 (-2016410012). The error code 0x87D00664 translates to ‘Updates handler job was cancelled’. There could be several reasons why the updates…