Tag: Admin impact

Windows Autopatch: Auto-remediation with PowerShell scripts

If you use Windows Autopatch to manage Windows updates in your organization, you can sometimes experience deployment issues due to conflicts with Microsoft Intune policies. These issues are common in environments that rely on Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) and Group Policy Objects (GPO). When this happens, you can use PowerShell detection and remediation scripts to easily rectify the problem. Read more about our recommended solution in Windows Autopatch: Auto-remediation with PowerShell scripts. This solution is for you if you currently use Microsoft Intune and don’t use third-party application patching solutions with Configuration Manager.
 

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 27, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Changes to Windows Boot Manager revocations for Secure Boot, effective July 9, 2024

Follow the new guidelines to deploy changes across enterprises and understand how the new Windows Boot Manager self-revocation works. These new guidelines are part of a plan with five phases to deploy protections against the publicly disclosed Secure Boot security feature bypass (CVE-2023-24932).

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 27, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

User settings usability improved with a new “Account” settings category in Outlook on the web

Outlook on the web has a new “Account” settings category for improved usability. Settings like Automatic replies, Email signatures, Categories, Mobile devices, and Storage have been moved to this category. Rollout begins late August 2024 for Targeted Release and late September 2024 for General Availability. Organizations may need to update training and documentation.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 21, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Retired Feature: Policy Health (Preview)

The Policy Health (Preview) feature in Microsoft Intune will be retired on September 16th, 2024, affecting IT admins’ visibility into conflicting policies for Windows Autopatch. No action is required, but assistance is available through the Microsoft Intune admin center.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 20, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Protect against security risks and NPS connection failures that affect RADIUS server environments

A security risk exists in the Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) protocol. MD5 collision problems affect User Datagram Protocol or UDP-based RADIUS traffic over the internet. Data packets are at risk of forgery or changes to them during transit. To learn more, see KB5040268.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 19, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Word: Certain Dynamic Data Exchange features will be removed in April 2025

Microsoft Word will fully remove certain Dynamic Data Exchange features in April 2025, affecting organizations using the specific registry key. No admin action is required, but users should be notified and documentation updated.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 19, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Plan for Change: Intune moving to support iOS/iPadOS 16 and higher later this year

Microsoft Intune will soon require iOS/iPadOS 16 or higher after the release of iOS/iPadOS 18. Organizations managing iOS/iPadOS devices should check Intune reporting to identify affected devices and users, and use Intune controls to manage OS versions. Apple User Enrollment with Company Portal support is ending.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 16, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Take action: Enable multifactor authentication for your tenant before October 15, 2024

Enable multifactor authentication (MFA) for your tenant by October 15, 2024, to access Microsoft Azure portal, Microsoft Entra admin center, and Microsoft Intune admin center. Set up MFA early or apply to postpone the enforcement date if necessary. Without MFA, admin access will be restricted.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 16, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Windows Office Hours: August 15th, 2024

If you are an IT admin with questions about managing and updating Windows, we want to help. Every third Thursday of the month, we host a live chat-based event on the Tech Community called Windows Office Hours. Members of the Windows, Intune, Windows Autopilot, Windows Autopatch, and Windows 365 engineering teams will be standing by to answer your questions. We also have experts from FastTrack, the Customer Acceleration Team, and Microsoft public sector teams. 

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 14, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

DNS hardening changes in the August 2024 security update may cause timeout errors for outdated domain configurations

After installing the Windows August 2024 security update, DNS Server Security hardening changes to address CVE-2024-37968 may result in SERVFAIL or timeout errors for DNS query requests. These errors may occur if the domain configurations are out of date.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Aug 14, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

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