Recast’s Endpoint Management Recap – March 2023

Welcome to Recast’s Endpoint Management Recap, March 2023 – by Daniel Engberg

Hi everyone! 

I hope you are doing well. It was daylight savings here in Sweden this past Sunday. We call it Summertime, and it marks the start of spring. However, I woke up with snow on the ground—so much for the start of spring. 

It’s been a fun month for us in the endpoint management space, with the announcement of the Microsoft Intune Suite and the possibility of installing Winget applications during Windows Autopilot.

I’m also looking forward to the upcoming month since I will move to a new apartment with my family.

I hope you like this month’s recap and see you again in April! 

– Daniel Engberg

Contents – Endpoint Management Recap

• Events / Conference News
• Microsoft Product Announcements
• Community Tools / News
• Recast Updates

Upcoming Events

• Tech Accelerator: Microsoft Intune Suite | Digital event – April 11-12, 2023
• TAGITM Annual Conference – Texas Association of Governmental Information Technology Managers – San Antonia, TX – April 11-14, 2023
• MMS – Midwest Management Summit – MMS at MOA, Minnesota – May 1 – May 4, 2023
  • Recast Software sponsors MMS at MOA. Come visit us on-site for freebies, sweepstakes, product information, and demos.
  • MMS is one of the best shows in the industry will sell out as always. Don’t wait! Register here soon.
• MMS – Midwest Management Summit – MMS 2023 Miami Beach Edition (mmsmoa.com) – October 30 – November 1, 2023

Here are some of this month’s highlights:

• Winget applications can now be installed during Autopilot. Jitesh Kumar has written a blog post on how to do it. Install WinGet Store Apps Using Windows Autopilot HTMD Blog (anoopcnair.com). I think this is the future for application management, so I’ll make sure to keep a close eye on this.
• The Intune Suite, and more specifically Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM), is now in Public Preview. This is a very sought after feature, as it’s a no-brainer from a security perspective. There have been other 3^rd party solutions for a similar feature set, but it will be interesting to see this EPM active in the real world.

Check out the official notes here from Microsoft:

• Use Intune Suite add-on capabilities – Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Learn
• New Microsoft Intune Suite. Privilege Management, Advanced… | by Mechanics Team | Mar, 2023 | Medium
• Introducing the new Microsoft Intune Suite – Microsoft Community Hub
• Deployment considerations for Endpoint Privilege Management | Microsoft Learn 

The community has also created a few blog posts on the Intune Suite.

• Intune Suite Part 1: Easy start with Remote Help – Modern Device Management (jannikreinhard.com)
• New Microsoft Intune Suite For Endpoint Management HTMD Blog (anoopcnair.com)
• Intune Suite Part 2: Easy start with Endpoint Privilege Management – Modern Device Management (jannikreinhard.com) – Jannik Reinhard (@jannik_reinhard) 
• Microsoft Intune: First impressions of Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) | Gobisweb – Fabrizio Gobeli (@El_Duderino1985) 

Microsoft Azure Active Directory [What’s New Page]

Microsoft ConfigMgr [What’s New Page] [Tech Community] [Virtual Hub][MS Q\A][Reddit][Feedback]

Microsoft Intune [What’s New Page]

• Using Intune device cleanup rules (Updated version) – Microsoft Community Hub
• Enabling Remote Help and Supporting Users with Intune – Microsoft Community Hub
• Uninstalling Windows updates on managed devices using Intune – Microsoft Community Hub
• Support tip: Windows Server devices will now be identified as a new OS platform in Microsoft Intune – Microsoft Community Hub
• Announcing support of the new Microsoft Store apps during Windows Autopilot – Microsoft Community Hub

Microsoft Windows [What’s New Page]

• Windows 365
  • Multimedia Redirection (MMR) on Windows 365 general availability – Microsoft Community Hub

Other

• New automation script examples on our GitHub repo – Microsoft Community Hub
• Microsoft Store for Business and Education retiring March 31, 2023 – Microsoft Lifecycle | Microsoft Learn
• What’s UUP? New update style coming next week! – Microsoft Community Hub

Security Alerts and Info [Microsoft Security Portal – Security Update Guide]

Podcasts / Blog Series / Video Blogs‍

• Cloud Kerberos Trust and Windows Hello for Business – Part 1 (msendpointmgr.com) – Ben Whitmore & Michael Mardahl (@byteben & @michael_mardahl)
• Cloud Kerberos Trust and Windows Hello for Business – Part 2 (msendpointmgr.com) – Ben Whitmore & Michael Mardahl (@byteben & @michael_mardahl)
• Cloud Kerberos Trust and Windows Hello for Business – Part 3 (msendpointmgr.com) – Ben Whitmore & Michael Mardahl (@byteben & @michael_mardahl)
• Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Conditional Access Rule Was In): Part 4 – Require multifactor authentication for guests – SCCMentor – Paul Winstanley (@SCCMentor)
• Run as SYSTEM with PsExec.exe (to be able test Intune Win32App or Scripts) – YouTube – John Bryntze (@JohnBryntze)
• Intune Reporting Strategic Options | Types of Reports | Custom Reports | Workbooks – Design Part 9 – YouTube – Anoop C Nair (@anoopmannur)
• Intune Filters v2 | Just in Time Evaluation | Granular Applicability Filtering | Enrollment Policies – YouTube – Anoop C Nair (@anoopmannur)
• Encrypting devices during Windows Autopilot provisioning (WhiteGlove) – Part 1 – Microsoft Intune – www.windows-noob.com – Niall C. Brady (@ncbrady)
• Encrypting devices during Windows Autopilot provisioning (WhiteGlove) – Part 3 – Microsoft Intune – www.windows-noob.com – Niall C. Brady (@ncbrady)
• Rename Guest Account | Disable Guest Account Status | Windows Security Policy Deployment with Intune – YouTube – Anoop C Nair (@anoopmannur)
• Xbox Cloud Gaming and Windows 365 user experience from HoloLens 2 – YouTube – Thomas Poppelgaard (@_POPPELGAARD) 
• What I’ve Learned This Week #5. VSCode, MS Graph, PowerShell (nianit.com) – Niclas Andersson (@NiAndeIT)
• Microsoft 365 Modern Management Meetup March 2023 – YouTube – Sydney Microsoft 365 Modern Management Meetup
• Locate your Android devices using Microsoft Intune – YouTube – Andy Jones (@Andy_69Jones)
• Microsoft Intune -Module7.3- Intune Win32 App Client Side Deep Dive | Troubleshoot Intune Win32 Apps – YouTube – Chander Mani Pandey (@Mani_CMPandey)
• Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Conditional Access Rule Was In): Part 5 – Require multifactor authentication for Azure Management – SCCMentor – Paul Winstanley (@SCCMentor)
• Windows 365 End-User Experience – Part 2 – Mindcore Techblog – Sune Thomsen (@SuneThomsenDK)
• Windows 365 End-User Experience – Part 3 – Mindcore Techblog – Sune Thomsen (@SuneThomsenDK)
• Windows 365 End-User Experience – Part 4 – Mindcore Techblog – Sune Thomsen (@SuneThomsenDK)
• Graph 101 S2E01 – Low Code Power Apps fun! (I.T) – YouTube – Intune Training Series (@OnPremCloudGuy, @AdamGrossTX, @powers_hell and @shackelfjaco)
• What I’ve Learned This Week #7. DevOps, Microsoft Loop, PoSH (nianit.com) – Niclas Andersson (@NiAndeIT)

Blog Posts

Intune

• About Intune compliance policy | When will devices become non-compliant? – Scott Duffey (@Scottduf)
• The bridge from Intune to Defender for Endpoint (oceanleaf.ch) – Niklas Tinner (@NiklasTinner)
• How To Deploy DMG Apps In MacOS Using Intune HTMD Blog (anoopcnair.com) – Snehasis Pani
• Publish Win32 apps to device groups in Company Portal – Mr T-Bone´s Blog (tbone.se) – Torbjörn Granheden (@MrTbone_se)
• How to Perform Windows Autopilot Reset from Intune Portal (prajwaldesai.com) – Prajwal Desai (@PrajwalDesai)
• What’s new in Microsoft Intune (2302) – YouTube – Nikolaj Andersen & Mattias Melkersen (@NickolajA & @MMelkersen)
• Device clean-up in Azure AD & Intune (burgerhout.org) – Jeroen Burgerhout (@BurgerhoutJ)
• PowerShell Enable Remote Help in Microsoft Intune | AskAresh – Aresh Sarkari (@askaresh)
• Update to Filters in Intune 2302 – TimmyIT.com – Timmy Andersson (@TimmyITdotcom)
• Step-by-Step Guide to Deploy WinSCP using Intune (Win32 App) (prajwaldesai.com) – Prajwal Desai (@PrajwalDesai)
• Work more efficiently with Powershell scripts | Agdiwo – Fredrik Majava
• Getting started with Microsoft Tunnel for Mobile Application Management for Android – All about Microsoft Intune (petervanderwoude.nl) – Peter van der Woude (@pvanderwoude)
• Managing Advanced Endpoint Analytics devices anomalies with PowerShell and Graph | Syst & Deploy (systanddeploy.com) – Damien Van Robaeys (@syst_and_deploy)
• Automating group tags for Windows Autopilot registered devices | just another windows noob ? (niallbrady.com) – Niall C. Brady (@ncbrady)
• Intune – You can now add new Microsoft Store apps during Autopilot enrolment (hametbenoit.info) – Benoit Hamet (@benoit_hamet)
• Deploying the Okta extension to Edge and Chrome via Intune – SCCMentor – Paul Winstanley (@SCCMentor)
• Intune Service Release Numbers, Monthly Updates, & New Features (prajwaldesai.com) – Prajwal Desai (@PrajwalDesai)
• Get notified on expiring Intune LOB apps | Peter Klapwijk – In The Cloud 24-7 (inthecloud247.com) – Peter Klapwjik (@inthecloud_247)
• Getting started with Microsoft Tunnel for Mobile Application Management for iOS/iPadOS – All about Microsoft Intune (petervanderwoude.nl) – Peter van der Woude (@pvanderwoude)
• Intune Organizational Messages – Move2Modern – Andy Jones (@Andy_69Jones)

ConfigMgr

• Using ConfigMgr Baseline to Deploy HPIA for auto updating of Drivers – GARYTOWN ConfigMgr Blog – Gary Blok (@gwblok)
• Easily Find Dot Net Version using SCCM CMPivot Query (prajwaldesai.com) – Prajwal Desai (@PrajwalDesai)

Windows 11

• VBScript as a removable Windows 11 feature? – Out of Office Hours (oofhours.com) – Michael Niehaus (@mniehaus)
• Windows 11 Continuous Innovation (February 2023) Namaste Techies Style! – YouTube – Namaste Techies (@anoopmannur & @Hoorge)
• Want to block Windows 11 “moments” that add new features? – Out of Office Hours (oofhours.com) – Michael Niehaus (@mniehaus)

Windows 365

• Microsoft’s New Windows 365 App Brings Cloud PCs into Windows 11 (petri.com) – Rabia Noureen (@RabiaNoureen11)
• Windows 365 – Persona Consultant – Please give me a Cloud PC – Roy Apalnes – MSFT Security and Endpoint Management (itiscloudy.com) – Roy Apalnes (@royapalnes)
• Windows 365 (windows365.microsoft.com) tips&tricks – Poppelgaard.com – Thomas Poppelgaard (@_POPPELGAARD)
• Windows 365 app – tips&trick – Poppelgaard.com – Thomas Poppelgaard (@_POPPELGAARD)
• Windows 12 – Hosted off-device, is it Windows 365 in the future? – Roy Apalnes – MSFT
• Windows 365 Cloud PC – Alert Monitoring – Get your alerts in a Microsoft Teams Channel using Azure Logic Apps | AskAresh – Aresh Sarkari (@askaresh)
• Alternate Azure Network Connection for Windows 365 Cloud PC | AskAresh – Aresh Sarkari (@askaresh)
• Windows Servicing, Personal Teams and Success.cmd – CCMEXEC.COM – Enterprise Mobility – Jörgen Nilsson (@ccmexec)

Cloud Security

• Easily managing Microsoft Defender Antivirus updates channels – All about Microsoft Intune (petervanderwoude.nl) – Peter van der Woude (@pvanderwoude)
• Azure AD – New recommendations for applications (preview) (hametbenoit.info) – Benoit Hamet (@benoit_hamet)
• Use Authentication Context with Strong Auth on PIM Role Activation – EMS Route – Shehan Perera (@Shehanperera85)

 Other SysAdmin Info

• Auto Updates of your BIOS & Drivers with HPIA, HPCMSL, HP Connect – GARYTOWN ConfigMgr Blog – Gary Blok (@gwblok)
• HELP, my Azure AD dynamic group does not update (endpointcave.com) – René Laas (@mr_helaas)
• Enable Windows Update for Business Reports (burgerhout.org) – Jeroen Burgerhout (@BurgerhoutJ)
• Device Deployment: ABM or ASM or ABE? (intuneirl.com) – Somesh Pathak (@pathak_somesh)
• Advanced Endpoint Analytics: devices anomalies overview | Syst & Deploy (systanddeploy.com) – Damien Van Robaeys (@syst_and_deploy)

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‍Thank you for checking out Recast’s Endpoint Management Recap – March 2023. Stay tuned for more helpful content coming your way in the new year.

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