Update! v.1.1 released fixing a bug where the most recent events were not being returned (2022-09-13) A quick post - I just published a new script for retrieving activity log events for an Azure subscription as the current options for searching and retrieving events didn't satisfy me. Azure Monitor has an activity log at the … Continue reading Audit Events in Your Azure Subscription with PowerShell
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DIY Windows Provisioning – a Solution Example
Some time ago I created a custom solution to provision Windows workstations and in this blog I wanted to share how that solution works. This is not a community solution but simply an example of what can be possible with a little creativity and technical know-how! I work for an American company with a global … Continue reading DIY Windows Provisioning – a Solution Example
Get Group Membership for Intune Managed Devices with PowerShell
Just a quick one - Microsoft just added the Device group membership report to Endpoint Manager (service release 2206) which is pretty handy: We can also get group membership with PowerShell. The function below lets you pass either a device name or Azure AD Id and it will return the group and transitive group membership. … Continue reading Get Group Membership for Intune Managed Devices with PowerShell
Enhance Update Compliance Reporting with Azure Automation
In my last blog I provided an Intune Proactive remediations script that can be used to gather additional Windows Update information from your managed Windows devices and send the data to an Azure Log Analytics workspace to enhance your Windows Update reporting together with Microsoft's Update Compliance solution. In this blog, I will provide an … Continue reading Enhance Update Compliance Reporting with Azure Automation
Enhance Update Compliance Reporting with Microsoft Endpoint Manager
If you're using Windows Update for Business in Microsoft Endpoint Manager you're probably also using Microsoft's Update Compliance solution for reporting. Update Compliance contains some useful data and I know the team are working on additional improvements. A while back I created my own "Update Compliance" solution in part because I wasn't happy with the … Continue reading Enhance Update Compliance Reporting with Microsoft Endpoint Manager
Beware of Changing Regional Format after Intune Enrolment
Today I discovered an interesting bug with the Microsoft Intune Management Extension that hopefully you never have to come across. It surfaced on devices that were deployed with Windows Autopilot using a US-English base image, but because they were intended for use in the UK not the US, our deployment process installs the UK language … Continue reading Beware of Changing Regional Format after Intune Enrolment
Script Viewer for Microsoft Intune
It's been a while since a published a community UI tool - I used to have fun doing that back when I had time...😆 This one is something I created a while ago actually but as I needed to use it a few times I decided to finish it off and publish it. It's a … Continue reading Script Viewer for Microsoft Intune
Disable BIOS Updates when Updating HP Drivers with Windows Update for Business
I've been using Windows Update for Business for some time with the option to enable driver updates for all my managed workstations. Until recently, I've not had any show-stopping issues with doing driver updates that way, but a recent BIOS update on some HP devices did cause some issues - devices were asking for a … Continue reading Disable BIOS Updates when Updating HP Drivers with Windows Update for Business
User-Context Detection Rules for Intune Win32 Apps
Today I had to create a Win32 app in Intune that sets a registry key in the current user context to toggle a setting in the OS. Somehow I thought I'd have it done in a jiffy, but I stumbled on a couple of unexpected issues along the way.... First, as the app simply runs … Continue reading User-Context Detection Rules for Intune Win32 Apps
Strategies for Dealing with Load and Concurrency in PowerShell Azure Functions
In this blog I'm documenting some of my experiences and recommendations for dealing with high load and concurrent invocations in Azure Functions - specifically for PowerShell functions. It's not exhaustive and if you have some recommendations of your own, please do comment. I use Azure functions quite a bit for things like serverless APIs, reporting … Continue reading Strategies for Dealing with Load and Concurrency in PowerShell Azure Functions