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Category Archives: Windows 10
Windows 10/11 version 21H2 and Windows Server 2022 not updating due to the size of the WinRE partition
Introduction I read a tweet today which reminded me that I’ve seen Windows 11 (version 21H2) and Windows Server 2022 (version 21H2) computers failing to update to a January 2024 Security Update with the following error. There were some problems … Continue reading
Posted in 21H2, 21H2, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2022, WinRE
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Escrow BitLocker recovery password to the site during a task sequence in Configuration Manager 2203
Introduction Update: Microsoft have now released Configuration Manager 2203 and it contains this and other amazing new features. Microsoft released Technical Preview Configuration Manager version 2203 and it contains some cool new features, one of which is the ability to … Continue reading
Prompting standard users to confirm or change Regional, Time Zone and Country settings after Windows Autopilot enrollment is complete
Introduction When users complete Windows Autopilot Out of Box Experience (OOBE), they can be asked to confirm Country and Keyboard settings, based on what is configured in the following Windows Autopilot Deployment Profile settings. Below is the Windows Autopilot deployment … Continue reading
Posted in Intune, PowerShell scripts, Windows 10 AutoPilot
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Fixing: “Total identified Windows installations: 0”
Introduction I bought a second hand replacement laptop for a mis-behaving Surface Pro 4 (jittery screen) and to save my time (the computer wasn’t mine) I decided to image it. Anyway, long story short, after I restored 82GB of data … Continue reading
Posted in bcd, Windows 10
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Windows Autopilot: Gathering logs and sending an email when resetting windows
Introduction I’ve posted two blog posts about this already, but to explain it thoroughly I’ve created a video to explain how to test and use this ability. Here are the blog posts: Gathering logs and sending an email when resetting … Continue reading
Posted in AzureAD, sendgrid, Windows 10
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Gathering logs and sending an email when you need to reset Windows Autopilot – part 2
Introduction In a previous blog post I explained how you could use the SendGrid resource in Azure to send emails, and with a PowerShell script create an Intune app to give end users additional options when resetting their Windows Autopilot … Continue reading
Posted in AzureAD, Intune, sendgrid, Windows 10
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Windows Hello For Business facial recognition not working ? try this
Introduction As part of Windows Autopilot provisioning and after the Windows Account Setup phase, if you’ve configured the option, the end user will be prompted to enable Windows Hello For Business using bio metric options such as facial recognition or … Continue reading
Adding devices to an Azure AD group after Windows Autopilot is complete – part 2
Introduction In part 1 you learned how to use Azure functions and a http trigger to add a device to an Azure Ad security group. In this part you’ll see how it all fits together on the client side after … Continue reading
Posted in AzureAD, httptrigger, Intune, Windows 10 AutoPilot
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Adding devices to an Azure AD group after Windows Autopilot is complete – part 1
Introduction I’ve come across various problems during Windows Autopilot causing OOBE to fail that could be solved if only we could decide the order of when things were installed, and to resolve this in a nice way we wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in AzureAD, httptrigger, Intune, Windows 10 AutoPilot
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Manage BitLocker policies and escrow recovery keys over a cloud management gateway (CMG)
Introduction Microsoft are continuously responding to feedback from UserVoice and one such new implementation in Technical Preview 2010.2 is the ability to manage BitLocker policies and escrow recovery keys over a cloud management gateway (CMG). For more details see here … Continue reading
Posted in 2010.2, 20H2, BitLocker Management via CMG
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Troubleshooting BitLocker Management in ConfigMgr – Part 2. Client side
Introduction Microsoft blogged about Bitlocker Management capabilities back in May, 2019. They detailed how that would impact and evolve on the following three platforms. Cloud-based BitLocker management using Microsoft Intune On-premises BitLocker management using System Center Configuration Manager … Continue reading
Posted in 2006, 20H2, BitLocker Management
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How can I dynamically install Windows 10 language packs and associated features on demand in an offline environment
Introduction Sometimes you need to install Windows features that normally need internet access (to install other components), language packs installed today are done in a modular and different format from previous years. In previous times you could simply install a … Continue reading
Posted in 2004, FOD, Language Pack, LTSC, offline, Windows 10
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Configuring the Registered Owner and Organization in Windows Autopilot delivered PCs
Introduction I received a brand new HP Laptop (HP EliteBook 830 G6) to verify our current Autopilot setup, and I went through OOBE. All seemed well and I was curious about the version of Windows shipped so I ran WinVer. … Continue reading
Posted in Intune, registered owner, Windows 10 AutoPilot
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Learn about Bitlocker Management in Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager version 1910 – part 9 Group Policy
Introduction In this video (scroll down to the bottom of this post) I show you how you can obtain the MDOP ADMX templates for use within Active Directory Group Policy. I show you where to download the MDOP templates from, … Continue reading
Posted in 1910, ADMX, ADMX Templates, MBAM
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Configuring Surface firmware settings using DFCI in Microsoft Intune
Introduction I’m lucky enough to be attending Microsoft Ignite in Orlando Florida and this morning I had the opportunity to visit the Surface booths. I’d highly recommend you visit them too to see the lovely new hardware like Surface Pro … Continue reading
Posted in 1809, DFCI, Intune, Surface Pro X
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