Intune Newsletter – 3rd November 2023

November is here and I have seen my first Christmas TV advert so the countdown has definitely begun and after the clock change here, it is feeling a lot more like winter! We have some excellent content this week from this incredible community.

Community Content

Video Content

Microsoft Content

Community Content

We start this week with an excellent look at the new iOS web based enrollment (no more Company Portal requirement) with Peter van der Woude

Getting started with web-based device enrollment for iOS devices

https://www.petervanderwoude.nl/post/getting-started-with-web-based-device-enrollment-for-ios-devices/

Next, Thomas Marcussen has an in-depth look at the Autopatch Groups functionality

Windows Autopatch Groups

https://blog.thomasmarcussen.com/windows-autopatch-groups/

Niklas Tinner has started a new series on Windows 365 starting with this post with a great overview

https://oceanleaf.ch/windows365-intro/

Now for two posts from Eswar Koneti, starting with a script to grab the inventory data from Intune using Graph

https://eskonr.com/2023/10/powershell-script-extract-the-device-inventory-data-in-intune-using-microsoft-graph/

The second post has some tips on configuring your Windows update policies for the best user experience

https://eskonr.com/2023/10/enhancing-end-user-experience-in-windows-update-for-business-using-intune/

Learn how to go passwordless with Windows and Intune here with Peter Klapwijk

The next step in a passwordless Windows experience

https://www.inthecloud247.com/the-next-step-in-a-passwordless-windows-experience/

A second post from Peter, this time with some scripts to map network drives using Intune

Map network drives on cloud-managed Windows devices

https://www.inthecloud247.com/map-network-drives-on-cloud-managed-windows-devices/

This first part of a new series from Martin Himken looks at how to discover what is assigned to a group

https://manima.de/2023/10/group-centric-documentation-for-intune-part-1/

With the release of Windows 11 23H2, you may need to update your Intune filters. For a more automated approach, check out this script from Sander Rozemuller

https://rozemuller.com/update-intune-filters-with-windows11-23h2-build-automated/

Check out some conditional launch suggestions for app protection here with Shady Khorshed

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/conditional-launch-app-protection-policy-best-shady-khorshed-juc2e/

If you are using the latest insider builds and having issues with EPM, check out this troubleshooting guide from Rudy Ooms

In the Shadow of the DiscoveryEndpoint

https://call4cloud.nl/2023/11/in-the-shadow-of-the-discoveryendpoint/

I do love a bit of Graph automation. This new series from Niall Brady and Paul Winstanley looks at automating Windows 365, starting with the first Graph connection

Automating Windows 365 part 1 – Introducing Graph and setting up Visual Studio code

https://www.niallbrady.com/2023/10/31/automating-windows-365-part-1-introducing-graph-and-setting-up-visual-studio-code/

Learn the differences between Hybrid and Entra Joined devices from Vidya M A and why not to use Hybrid join with Autopilot

https://www.anoopcnair.com/compare-hybrid-vs-entra-joined-for-autopilot/

Now we have Windows 11 23H2, follow this guide from Joey Verlinden to start deploying to your devices

https://www.joeyverlinden.com/upgrade-to-windows-11-23h2/

Next, Manish Bangia looks at the different types of Windows Update for Business policies

https://www.manishbangia.com/types-of-windows-update-for-business-policy/

Intune 2310 release includes the ability to import and export Settings Catalog policies as JSON. Find out how here with Prajwal Desai

Import and Export Settings Catalog Policies in Intune

https://www.prajwaldesai.com/import-and-export-settings-catalog-policies-in-intune/

Defender for Endpoint includes web content filtering which I often find is under-utilised. You can find out more about it in this post from Niklas Rast

Unlocking Robust Cybersecurity: A Deep Dive into Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s Web Content Filter Feature

https://niklasrast.com/2023/10/31/unlocking-robust-cybersecurity-a-deep-dive-into-microsoft-defender-for-endpoints-web-content-filter-feature/

If you are getting an error when importing ADMX policies about a missing namespace, find the fix here from Florian Salzmann

https://scloud.work/namespacemissing-microsoft-policies-windows-intune/

Now most people are running the new Teams client, you may want to deploy custom background centrally to it. Fortunately Gannon Novak demonstrates how in this post using Remediations

https://smbtothecloud.com/deploy-custom-backgrounds-to-new-teams-with-remediations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=deploy-custom-backgrounds-to-new-teams-with-remediations

https://smbtothecloud.com/deploy-custom-backgrounds-to-new-teams-with-remediations/

Video Content

Now onto the video content, starting with a method to update the primary user in Intune with Chander Mani Pandey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VDRb9e7U5Q

The latest spooky edition of unpacking endpoint management is here featuring Danny Guillory Jr, Harjit Dhaliwal, Joe Lurie, Rachelle Blanchard and Steve Thomas. It covers your potential work fears and how to overcome them.