Andrew Taylor

I am a Cloud Architect specialising in Microsoft Modern Workplace Technologies particularly around Endpoint Management. I am also quite partial to some PowerShell scripting.

Autopilot Device Identifier with Graph – Now in Get-windowsautopilotinfocommunity

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I have just published an update to the get-windowsautopilotinfocommunity PowerShell script available here: https://github.com/andrew-s-taylor/WindowsAutopilotInfo/blob/main/Community%20Version/get-windowsautopilotinfocommunity.ps1 Or from the PS Gallery Install-Script -Name get-windowsautopilotinfocommunity This new version has options to work with the new Autopilot Device Identifier functionality: New parameter “-identifier” tells it to use the new functionality and not the hash Thie can be used with … Read more

Comparing Package Managers

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Introduction Ease of app deployment Updating apps Cost Application Catalogue macOS Support User Experience Requirements Multi-tenant support Customization API Support Data Sovereignty Conclusion Introduction Packaging, deploying and updating applications can be hugely time consuming, especially when trying to keep on top of the latest zero-day exploit in your apps (I’m looking at you Chrome!) Fortunately … Read more

Intune Newsletter – 31st May 2024

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It may be the school half-term holidays over here, but I’ve still managed to fit in a newsletter around visits to castles and zoos! Thanks to the community all of their articles and videos! Community Content Video Content Microsoft Content Community Content We start this week with a look at the new Android Corporate staging … Read more

Intune Newsletter – 24th May 2024

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Community Content Video Content Microsoft Content Community Content We start this week with a remediation to remove Quick Assist from your corporate devices from Martin Bengtsson https://www.imab.dk/remove-quick-assist-across-your-enterprise-automatically-using-powershell-and-microsoft-intune Next, Peter van der Woude looks at all of the available security options available when dealing with personally owned Windows devices Combining the different layers of data security … Read more

Planning your Intune/Autopilot Migration

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Moving to a fully managed Intune/Autopilot/Entra ID setup is not an overnight task, it needs careful planning and migration, no-one is expecting you to wipe every device and instantly move to Autopilot, that simply isn’t realistic for larger organisations. That’s not to say give up now and don’t bother, especially with Windows 10 EOL looming … Read more

Intune Newsletter – 17th May 2024

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Welcome to another Intune newsletter filled with astounding content from this incredible community! Community Content Video Content Microsoft Content Community Content We start this week with a look at the often underused filters with Joost Gelijsteen, the only way to exclude devices from user based assignments! Filtering you’re way around Intune https://joostgelijsteen.com/filtering-youre-way-around Next, Peter van … Read more

Intune Newsletter – 10th May 2024

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Welcome back to all of you who have been at MMS, I look forward to hearing the stories! I’ve even seen some posts this week written whilst there, that’s dedication! We have had some big Microsoft announcements in macOS management this week too, check them out below Community Content Video Content Microsoft Content Community Content … Read more

Intune Newsletter – 3rd May 2024

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Welcome to this weeks community Intune newsletter and a special congratulations to the new MVPs this week, all of them so well deserved! Community Content Video Content Microsoft Content Community Content We start this week by looking at the new native Dell BIOS configuration introduced in the 2403 release from James Robinson https://skiptotheendpoint.co.uk/under-the-hood-pt-5-intune-bios-configurations If you … Read more

Intune Newsletter – 26th April 2024

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Welcome again to this weeks exciting installment of the Intune Newsletter Community Content Video Content Microsoft Content Community Content If you are using Cisco VPN and need to replace the old Roaming client, follow this guide from Gannon Novak which will run you through a full deployment of the new apps and certificates Deploy the … Read more