We implemented the Windows Autopilot for existing devices scenario with Windows 10 1809 to enable an interesting scenario: Using ConfigMgr (or other deployment tools, e.g. MDT) to take an existing Windows 7 […]
Way before working with Windows, I started off in IT as a database administrator and systems programmer, working on IBM (and later Amdahl) mainframe systems running the MVS operating system, CICS transaction […]
I listed a few issues in a previous blog, which are also reflected in the Autopilot documentation, but there are more issues addressed in later cumulative updates as well. Here’s a full […]
While I will never be a fan of proxy servers, there is one case where it is useful to use one: When you want to see all the network traffic and the […]
Some people may think some of my past posts get into the weeds, exploring the technical depths of Windows Autopilot, Intune, Windows 10, ConfigMgr, etc. But I would say those generally only […]
Back in July, Alex Simons announced the public preview of Azure Active Directory’s support for FIDO2 security keys. Even though I have been carrying one of those around with me for several […]
Time for a little up-leveling (especially after the super-long proxy server post). Based on a recent Twitter conversation, I think it’s worth talking about a couple of higher-level topics. First, what are […]
Did I mention that I dislike proxy servers? I certainly talked a lot about them in this post, but let me go on the record to say I really, really dislike them […]
Let’s say you want to enable BitLocker during a Windows Autopilot user-driven deployment, and you want “maximum security” by changing the default BitLocker encryption settings to instead use XTS-AES 256-bit encryption (instead […]
Have you ever wondered what actually happens during each phase of the Enrollment Status Page (ESP) and each step within a phase? Or maybe more simply, what exactly is it tracking? If […]
