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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It’s a question that I’ve been asked a number of times, and one that I actually asked myself when doing initial tests with Windows 10 1903. And the answer is interesting – […]
If you’ve gone poking around in the available device configuration policies in Intune, you might have seen this one in the “Device Restrictions” category for “Windows 10 and later” devices, in the […]
Sometimes I can’t explain them, but I can at least pass them on so that you don’t tear your hair out trying to figure out what’s going on. The enrollment status page […]
