Year: 2024

Enhancing SCCM Software Update Deployments for Better Compliance and Efficiency

Posted on April 20, 2024 by | 0 Comments | 154 Views
Microsoft Configuration Manager (SCCM) remains a cornerstone for IT administrators aiming to streamline patch management and software updates. However, as many sysadmins experience, ensuring high compliance in software update deployments can be challenging, particularly in large environments. Here, we explore strategies to enhance SCCM's capabilities, leveraging advanced tools and automation to address common hurdles. Identifying…
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Troubleshooting unexpected reboots caused by software center computer maintenance setting

Posted on February 10, 2024 by | 0 Comments | 349 Views
In a recent transition from Citrix VDI to AVD (single and multi-session), the AVD devices are being efficiently managed by SCCM and Intune (co-management). As part of routine maintenance, we have implemented a weekly reboot schedule for our AVD devices to ensure optimal performance and security. To achieve this, I created a simple package with…
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Using Intune Remediation – Monitoring New Microsoft Teams Installation and is default app or not

Posted on January 26, 2024 by | 2 Comments | 2,830 Views
Introduction: Microsoft introduced an enhanced version of Teams (Teams 2.0) which was reimagined from the ground up for a faster, simpler, and more flexible experience. For more information about new Microsoft Teams, please refer https://adoption.microsoft.com/en-us/new-microsoft-teams/ Microsoft has posted a notification in M365 admin center stating,  Classic Teams users to be updated to new Teams after…
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Windows Update for Business (WUfB) Challenges in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) with Microsoft Intune

Posted on January 25, 2024 by | 0 Comments | 466 Views
Introduction: In recent weeks, I was working on a project to transition devices from Citrix VDI to the Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) platform, managing all AVD devices using Microsoft Intune as the device endpoint solution. While the AVD devices had the SCCM (MECM) agent installed, I encountered a noteworthy issue with Windows Update for Business…
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Configuration profiles Visibility in Intune – Unveiling Equivalent Tools to rsop and gpresult

Posted on January 20, 2024 by | 7 Comments | 1,900 Views
Introduction: Microsoft Intune provides efficient way to deploy configuration settings across device fleets, offering reporting capabilities for successful, failed, or not applicable status for specific configuration profiles. However, understanding the applied settings on a per-device basis and identifying the governing configuration profile can be challenging. To see a list of configuration profiles that assigned to…
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Troubleshooting Active directory users and computers mmc console on Entra (Azure AD) Joined devices

Posted on January 3, 2024 by | 1 Comment | 719 Views
I have recently converted my hybrid Azure ad joined device to an Entra joined device (wipe the device and use autopilot) . While most tasks worked seamlessly, I encountered an issue with accessing the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC console. This blog post outlines the problem and provides a simple solution. After successfully converting…
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