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Recast’s Endpoint Management Recap – October 2022
Daniel Engberg
Welcome to Recast’s Endpoint Management Recap, October 2022 – by Daniel Engberg
Hello!
It has been an exciting month, with the main event of course being Microsoft Ignite. This month’s newsletter has a separate section dedicated to the event, so I won’t go into too much detail here in the introduction.
Among the news announced at this year’s Ignite were some significant and minor branding changes and updates to the Microsoft product lineup.
We’ve also had the Microsoft Technical Take off, which provided a lot of excellent sessions! Check out some of the links below:
- Microsoft Technical Takeoff: Bonus Demos – Microsoft Community Hub
- Windows demos, deep dives, and AMAs: Microsoft Technical Takeoff
- Your guide to going cloud-native | Microsoft Technical Takeoff
- Windows Update for Business deployment service + Intune | Microsoft Technical Takeoff
- Windows 365 end-user experiences: what’s new and what’s next | Microsoft Technical Takeoff
I hope you like this edition of the monthly recap newsletter.
See you in a month!
– Daniel Engberg
Contents – Endpoint Management Recap
- Events / Conference News
- Microsoft Product Announcements
- Hardware Vendor Updates (Tools / Security / Features)
- Community Tools / News
- Recast Updates
MICROSOFT IGNITE RECAP
This version of the event was held hybrid, on-site in Seattle and virtually.
Here are my picks from this year’s edition of Microsoft Ignite:
- Windows 365 app released in public preview
- Microsoft Endpoint Manager has been rebranded to Intune Product Family. MEMCM is now MCM (Microsoft Configuration Manager)
- Possibility to send out organizational messages through Windows 11 natively.
- Microsoft Office is now Microsoft 365
- It will now be possible to downsize a Windows 365 cloud PC
Also, check out the links below for some other endpoint management-related news:
- Your guide to endpoint management at Microsoft Ignite 2022 – Microsoft Tech Community
- Microsoft Ignite 2022 Book of News
- Your guide to endpoint management at Microsoft Ignite 2022 – Microsoft Community Hub
- What’s new in Windows Autopatch: Microsoft Ignite 2022 edition – Microsoft Community Hub
- What’s new in Windows 365: Microsoft Ignite 2022 edition – Microsoft Community Hub
- Windows 365 brings Cloud PCs to government – Microsoft Community Hub
- This is Windows at Microsoft Ignite 2022 – Microsoft Community Hub
The endpoint management community has also made some excellent summaries:
- News: My Top 10 Takeaways from Microsoft Ignite 2022 | Gobisweb – Fabrizio Gobeli (@El_Duderino1985)
- olastrom.com – Ignite 2022 – live in Seattle! – Ola Ström (@olastromcom)
Upcoming Events
- MMS – Midwest Management Summit – MMS at MOA, Minnesota – May 1 – May 4, 2023
- MMS – Midwest Management Summit – MMS 2023 Miami Beach Edition (mmsmoa.com) – October 30 – November 1, 2023
Products
Azure Active Directory [What’s New Page]
Microsoft 365
ConfigMgr [What’s New Page] [Tech Community] [Virtual Hub][MS Q\A][Reddit][Feedback]
Microsoft Intune [What’s New Page]
- Microsoft expands device management for Android – Microsoft Tech Community
- Increase security, enable quality collaboration for Linux desktops – Microsoft Tech Community
- Windows Autopilot | How It Works & How to Set It Up – YouTube
Windows [What’s New Page]
- Windows Client
We received the security baseline after the release of Windows 11 22H2. Another long-awaited feature is Windows LAPS, which can handle both local administrator passwords in AAD and AD, which was previously not possible without using a community solution.
- Windows 11, version 22H2 Security baseline – Microsoft Community Hub
- Windows LAPS overview | Microsoft Learn
- LAPS: Managing local admin account passwords in AD and Azure AD | Microsoft Technical Takeoff
- Windows Terminal is now the Default in Windows 11 – Windows Command Line (microsoft.com)
- Possibility to send out organizational messages through Windows 11 natively.
- Releasing Windows 11 Build 22621.675 to the Release Preview Channel | Windows Insider Blog
- Windows 365
Favorites this month for Windows are the new Microsoft Learn path and the Windows 365 app. The possibility of downsizing a Windows 365 Enterprise cloud PC will be helpful to some people. We also have some new security best practices defined by Microsoft.
- Windows 365 security best practices | Microsoft Technical Takeoff
- Manage Cloud PCs and Virtual Desktops – Training | Microsoft Learn
- Windows 365 Cloud PC Self-Service Automated Request Process – Microsoft Community Hub
- Networking and capacity management with Windows 365 – Microsoft Community Hub
- Connectivity health checks and history reports for Windows 365 Cloud PCs – Microsoft Community Hub
- Windows 365 app released in public preview
- It will now be possible to downsize a Windows 365 cloud PC
Also, check out the blog posts by the community on the Windows 365 app:
- Introducing the Windows 365 App – Windows 365 – Niall C. Brady (@ncbrady)
- olastrom.com – The Windows 365 app – Ola Ström (@olastromcom)
Security Alerts and Info [Microsoft Security Portal – Security Update Guide]
Every month, we cover updates to the tools, scripts, and software provided by the major hardware vendors related to enterprise client management. Check out the ConfigMgr Manufacturers page for a complete list of tools, blog posts, and information about the vendors.
** Much of this information is provided directly from the vendor, so when you see “we” think of it as, “Vendor Name,” and not Recast Software.
HP
- HP Flash and Replicated Setup Utilities for Linux – version 3.22
Due to the sheer amount of community content, I have decided only to include one post per contributor, to keep the size of the endpoint management recap down. Great work everyone with providing so much to us for free!
Podcasts / Blog Series / Video Blogs
- New Windows 365 App & Management Updates – YouTube – Microsoft Mechanics (@MSFTMechanics)
- Getting started with Windows 365 – Part 3. Provisioning a Hybrid Azure Ad Joined Cloud PC – Windows 365 – www.windows-noob.com – Niall C. Brady (@ncbrady)
- Starting with Log Analytics: Part 5 – Running KQL queries in Log Analytics with PowerShell | Syst & Deploy (systanddeploy.com) – Damien Van Robaeys (@syst_and_deploy)
- New Windows 365 Application – a quick look! – YouTube – Jakub Piesik (@dzejzipl)
- Faster Cloud Imaging with BranchCache P2P – YouTube – Johan Arwidmark (@jarwidmark)
- S04E04 – Custom ADMX Ingestion & Settings Catalog With Mike Dano (I.T) – YouTube – Intune Training Series (@OnPremCloudGuy, @AdamGrossTX, @powers_hell and @shackelfjaco)
Blog Posts
Cloud Tech
- Access Local Documents and Files from a Windows 365 Cloud PC – windows.do – Mike Halsey (@MikeHalsey)
- Filters for Windows 365 Cloud PCs based on SKU/Plans | AskAresh – Aresh Sarkari (@askaresh)
- Alerts (preview) for Windows 365 Cloud PC | AskAresh – Aresh Sarkari (@askaresh)
- Get Alerts For Windows 365 Cloud PC Status HTMD Blog (anoopcnair.com) – Jitesh Kumar (@jitesh8092)
- Security: How to achieve a Microsoft Secure Score for Devices above 95% in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint with Microsoft Intune | Gobisweb – Fabrizio Gobeli (@El_Duderino1985)
- Get Started with Microsoft Graph Intune PowerShell Module for Endpoint Manager Tasks – Shehan Perera:[techBlog] – Shenan Perera (@Shehanperera85)
- Windows 365 and Citrix better together (stefandingemanse.com) – Stefan Dingemanse and Tom de Jong (@SDingemanse)
- Cleanup Cloud PC devices in Azure AD – Welcome to Pedholtlab – Morten Pedholt (@MortenPedholt)
- List of Windows 365 Cloud PC Keyboard Shortcuts (prajwaldesai.com) – Prajwal Desai (@PrajwalDesai)
- Intune DevOps Tools – Move objects from Dev to Prod Tenant – Modern Device Management (jannikreinhard.com) – Jannik Reinhard (@jannik_reinhard)
- How to manage local user group membership with Microsoft Intune to make users local admin – Robin Hobo (@robinhobo)
- How to enroll your Linux device to Microsoft Intune (ccmtune.fr) – Mogis Christopher (@MogisChris59)
- Intune – You can now onboard Linux clients in Intune (hametbenoit.info) – Benoit Hamet (@benoit_hamet)
- Intune vs. Workspace ONE: 15 Pros and Cons (2022 Edition) – Brooks Peppin’s Blog – Brooks Peppin (@brookspeppin)
- macOS Management with Intune – The Prologue – (intuneirl.com) – Somesh Pathak (@pathak_somesh)
- First steps into Linux management via Microsoft Intune – SCCMentor – Paul Winstanley (@SCCMentor)
- Deploying ARM apps with Microsoft Intune – Intune Tech – Jose Schenardie (@schenardie)
- Enrollment notification – Just about the Modern Workplace (joostgelijsteen.com) – Joost Gelijsteen (@Jgelijsteen)
- 4 Methods Disable Enable Edge Browser Autofill Inputs HTMD Blog (anoopcnair.com) – Alok Kumar Mishra
- Gerry Hampson Device Management: Disabling screen rotation on Windows tablets with Intune (gerryhampsoncm.blogspot.com) – Garry Hampson (@GerryHampson)
- Customizing Taskbar and Start in Windows 11 22h2 with PowerShell – CCMEXEC.COM – Enterprise Mobility – Jörgen Nilsson (@ccmexec)
- Move2Modern – MOVE2MODERN.CO.UK (weebly.com) – Andy Jones (@Andy_69Jones)
- Installing M365 Apps as Win32 App in Intune – MSEndpointMgr – Jan Ketil Skanke (@JankeSkanke)
- Intune – Updates for Intune network endpoints (hametbenoit.info) – Benoit Hamet (@benoit_hamet)
- Microsoft Intune Audit Logs Hunting With KQL – Shehan Perera:[techBlog] – Shenan Perera (@Shehanperera85)
ConfigMgr
- Detect Registry Changes And Revert Using SCCM Configuration Item CI CB HTMD Blog (anoopcnair.com) – Abhinav Rana
Other SysAdmin Info
- The troubled situation with the Store(s) (skiptotheendpoint.co.uk) – James Robinson (@SkipToEndpoint)
- Deep Dive into delivery optimization – Modern Device Management (jannikreinhard.com) – Jannik Reinhard (@jannik_reinhard)
- Registering devices with the Windows Autopatch service – All about Microsoft Endpoint Manager (petervanderwoude.nl) – Peter van der Woude (@pvanderwoude)
- Security Settings For Windows 11 Hardening Options HTMD Blog (anoopcnair.com) – Vidya M A
Tool Updates
- MEM.Zone/Invoke-WsusMaintenance.md at master · MEM-Zone/MEM.Zone · GitHub – Ioan Popovici (@IoanPopovici)
If you missed Recast Software’s webinar on zero trust featuring Sami Laiho, an MVP in Windows and Devices for IT, you can find the recording here and read a blog recap here. Sami gave a clear overview of what privileged access management (PAM) means for your team and provided tips on how you can move closer to a zero trust environment. Recast also provided attendees with a brief glimpse into their newest software, Privilege Manager, a PAM solution.
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Thank you for checking out Recast’s Endpoint Management Recap – October 2022. Stay tuned for more helpful content coming your way.
