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Automating group tags for Windows Autopilot registered devices

Introduction I’ve recently blogged about Provisioning Windows Autopilot devices to get the encrypted with Bitlocker at the factory to speed up compliance. You can review those blog posts below: Encrypting devices during Windows Autopilot provisioning (WhiteGlove) – Part 1 Encrypting … Continue reading

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Encrypting devices during Windows Autopilot provisioning (WhiteGlove) – Part 3

Introduction Note: This method is not officially supported by Microsoft. That said, this speeds up compliance and more importantly increases security as the device is already encrypted (part 1) before the user logs on (part 2). BitLocker recovery key changes … Continue reading

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Encrypting devices during Windows Autopilot provisioning (WhiteGlove) – Part 2

Introduction Windows Autopilot preprovisioning (WhiteGlove) is the ability to pre-stage content and policies to devices while it’s been installed in the factory. We had a challenge to speed up the overall compliance of Windows Autopilot devices and the obvious solution … Continue reading

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Encrypting devices during Windows Autopilot provisioning (WhiteGlove) – Part 1

Introduction Note: This is not supported by Microsoft and your mileage may vary. That said, this speeds up compliance and more importantly increases security as the device is already encrypted by the time the user logs on (in Part 2). … Continue reading

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Technical Preview 2302 is out

Introduction Microsoft is busy pushing out more technical preview releases for Configuration Manager, the second release this year is version 2302. Although previously mentioned in an earlier release, the name has changed from Microsoft Endpoint Manager to Microsoft Configuration Manager … Continue reading

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Getting started with Windows 365 – Part 7. Patching your Cloud PCs with Windows Autopatch

Introduction This is Part 7 in a new series of guides about getting started with Windows 365. This series of guides will help you to learn all about Windows 365 in a clear and insightful way. This series is co-written … Continue reading

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Windows 365 app not connecting ? try this

Introduction I’ve been doing some testing with Windows Autopatch on Cloud PC’s and that has meant logging on to different Cloud PC’s using different accounts, to do that I use the Windows 365 app and login with one of 2 … Continue reading

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Side-by-side upgrade of a Domain Controller running Windows Server 2012R2 to Windows Server 2022

Introduction My Configuration Manager Technical Preview Lab has been running since 2015 and when I installed it, Windows Server 2012R2 was the logical choice for the Domain Controller. Fast forward to 2023 and the imminent news that Windows Server 2012 … Continue reading

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Quick tip: Free up space on your ConfigMgr server

Introduction While waiting for the next Technical Preview release of ConfigMgr version 2301, I noticed my lab server operating system drive C:\ was running out of space. Only 12.0 GB free ! In the past I’ve seen ConfigMgr upgrades abort … Continue reading

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Getting started with Windows 365 – Part 6. Point in time restore

Introduction This is Part 6 in a new series of guides about getting started with Windows 365. This series of guides will help you to learn all about Windows 365 in a clear and insightful way. This series is co-written … Continue reading

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Getting started with Windows 365 – Part 5. Managing your Cloud PC

Introduction This is Part 5 in a new series of guides about getting started with Windows 365. This series of guides will help you to learn all about Windows 365 in a clear and insightful way. This series is co-written … Continue reading

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How can I configure alerts for Windows 365 activity in Intune

Introduction Microsoft added an ability to configure Alerts (preview) in Intune back in October 2022 and I’ve been using them since then, however I never got around to blogging about it as other things took priority. I was reminded that … Continue reading

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Windows 365 – Your connection failed – Error Code 0x3000047

Introduction While trying to connect to my Windows 365 Cloud PC using the Remote Desktop app, I got the following error. An error occurred while accessing this resource. Retry the connection or contact your system administrator. as shown here clicking … Continue reading

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USA Windows 365 User Group session – video available

Introduction I recently presented a session with Paul Winstanley in a USA Windows 365 User Group meetup focused on all things Windows 365. The meetup included some great ‘what’s new’ content from Microsoft Program Manager Christiaan Brinkhoff and some great … Continue reading

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Getting started with Windows 365 – Part 4. Connecting to your Cloud PC

Introduction This is Part 4 in a new series of guides about getting started with Windows 365. This series of guides will help you to learn all about Windows 365 in a clear and insightful way. This series is co-written … Continue reading

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