Intune Newsletter – 26rd January 2024

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Welcome one and all to this weeks exciting newsletter, read-on and enjoy!

Community Content

We start this week with a very useful script from Ugur Koc which lists any scope tags assigned to everything within Intune also with export functionality

https://ugurkoc.de/export-all-scope-tags-of-all-devices-apps-policies-and-scripts-in-intune/

This post from Sam Cunliffe offers a useful comparison between AVD and Windows 365 when planning your cloud PC deployments

https://cunliffe.dev/windows-365-vs-azure-virtual-desktop/

If you need to change device categories, this script from Remy Kuster will do so using Graph and Powershell (although note it’s using the microsoft.graph.intune module)

https://www.iamsysadmin.eu/mobile-device-managment/intune/change-intune-device-category-with-powershell-and-ms-graph-intune-module/

For a quick look at the exciting new things coming to M365 in 2024, Niklas Tinner has you covered here

https://oceanleaf.ch/microsoft-2024/

If you are running co-management, Gowdhaman Karthikeyan has released a remediation script to allow Intune to manage your driver updates whilst keeping Windows updates in SCCM

https://blogs.gowdhaman.in/configmgr-co-management-manage-driver-updates-through-intune-without-moving-wu-workload/

Next, Rahul Jindal shows how to fix a 65000 error when configuring tamper protection policies in Intune

https://rahuljindalmyit.blogspot.com/2024/01/fixing-tamper-protection-blob-error.html

Eswar Koneti has released a script here to replicate RSOP functionality but for Intune, well worth checking out!

https://eskonr.com/2024/01/configuration-profiles-visibility-in-intune-unveiling-equivalent-tools-to-rsop-and-gpresult/

Eswar also has a new remediation here to check users are using the new Teams client

https://eskonr.com/2024/01/using-intune-remediation-monitoring-new-microsoft-teams-installation-and-is-default-app-or-not/

M365 backup may have slipped by for many of you, especially with Copilot now released. Fortunately Joey Verlinden takes a look at it here for you

https://www.joeyverlinden.com/setup-microsoft-365-backup/

We have a second post from Joey, this one showing how to use the Defender API to offboard a device

https://www.joeyverlinden.com/offboard-device-via-defender-for-endpoint-api-explorer/

Chris Hudson also has a look at M365 backup including full instructions to enrol your tenant

https://www.threesixtythrive365.com/post/microsoft-365-native-backup-a-first-look

If you haven’t come across Windows 365 Switch, this thorough post from Sune Thomsen is an excellent introduction

https://blog.mindcore.dk/2024/01/the-concept-of-windows-365-switch/

Next, Daniel Bradley has released a script to deploy LAPS using only PowerShell

https://ourcloudnetwork.com/configure-laps-in-intune-using-microsoft-graph-powershell/

We have a second post from Daniel looking at using batching to speed up graph requests

https://ourcloudnetwork.com/improve-microsoft-graph-powershell-performance-with-batching/

If you want to learn more about AVD, this post from Thomas Marcussen is an excellent starting point

https://blog.thomasmarcussen.com/avd-the-flexible-solution-for-remote-work-and-business-continuity/

This post from Peter van der Woude digs into the IME health checks and what exactly they do

https://www.petervanderwoude.nl/post/understanding-the-intune-management-extension-client-health-check/

Rudy Ooms has been trying to break things again, this time looking at a (now fixed) but in the new LAPS insider config

https://call4cloud.nl/2024/01/windows-laps-the-desolation-of-paa-reboots/

For those of you dealing with global organizations, this script from Harm Veenstra will detect and set the timezone automatically on your devices

https://powershellisfun.com/2024/01/25/intune-automatic-timezone-configuration-using-powershell/

Next, Joost Gelijsteen looks at the different security baselines available within Intune

https://joostgelijsteen.com/update-intune-security-baselines/

This post from Jan Mulder shows how to enable device diagnostics and what it grabs

https://wolkenman.wordpress.com/2024/01/25/automatically-capture-diagnostics/

Salona Sahni has started a new series looking at Defender for Endpoint, this first post looks at the services and licensing required (link translated to English)

https://www-cubicsolutions-de.translate.goog/microsoft-defender-fuer-endpoint-serie-teil1/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Michael Niehaus has looked at updating Windows during Autopilot and has some performance suggestions if using a VM

https://oofhours.com/2024/01/26/installing-updates-during-autopilot-windows-11-edition-revisited-again/

If you haven’t signed up for the workplace Ninja UK usergroup in-person event on 7th February in London, find out more about it here with Dean Ellerby

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7156604186690748417/

Video Content

Now onto the video content, starting with a look at bulk enrolling macOS devices with Company Portal and conditional access policies from Chander Mani Pandey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzxBAlt1qcg

Next, Craig Camacho demonstrates how to configure, deploy and use remote help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgns2SXCb-k

We now have three videos from Steven Weiner, starting with an introduction to Microsoft graph and using it with Intune

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRHN8Yw3uaA

Next, Steve expands from the first episode to look at using the Graph SDK for PowerShell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgTytPRVjqM

This is then taken further by looking at building functions using PowerShell and Graph

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy4SVsHXEPg

We also have the next podcast from Steve, this time joined by Jesse Weimer and Joe Gwynne discussing upgrading to Windows 11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlQNb15_TO4

This video from Anoop Nair looks at the security copilot integration with Intune and the KQL device query functionality

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5EGwQqaBok

The latest Tackling Tech is here where Harjit Dhaliwal interviews Divya Yadav to discuss Copilot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwD95TST8nA

Niklas Tinner has released the next part of the Windows 365 series, this one covers connecting to your new cloud PC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsRXGiOZMFE

We also have the latest Windows in the cloud AMA covering all things W365 featuring Christian Montoya, Colby Hanley, Hilary Braun, Elina Luthra and Marvin Quinzon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFy4y0acmkE

This video from Dean Ellerby shows how to link your Entra tenant to Apple Business Manager and then federate your users

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-PnhMurAVk

Andy Jones looks at the new Windows 365 boot functionality in his latest video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUiP8LzpNyE

Microsoft Content

Now onto the Microsoft content with the latest skilling snack looking at all of the security built into your Windows hardware from Katharine Holdsworth

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/skilling-snack-windows-hardware-security-introduction/ba-p/4032507

Ramya Chitrakar runs through what’s new in the January 2024 release including the much anticipated Device Query functionality

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-intune-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-intune-january-2024/ba-p/4036593

That’s it for this week, have a great weekend!