Month: April 2016

Use Group Policy to enable Office 365 clients to receive updates via ConfigMgr

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This week something completely different, compared to the last couple of weeks. This week I want to take a quick look at enabling Office 365 clients to receive updates via ConfigMgr. More specifically, use Group Policy for configuring Office 365 clients to receive updates via ConfigMgr. There is a lot of information available about configuring the Office 365 clients via the initial installation and configuration (configuration.xml), but what about the existing Office 365 clients? In this post I will provide the required information about using Group Policy to enable the existing Office 365 clients to receive update via ConfigMgr. I will show the Group Policy settings, related to updating the Office 365 clients, and I’ll show how those settings relate to the initial installation and …

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Microsoft Intune and the AppConfig Community

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This week I would like to write about Microsoft Intune and the AppConfig Community. I want to create some awareness about what the AppConfig Community is and I want to show how even Microsoft Intune can, and will, benefit of that great alliance. What is the AppConfig Community? Let’s start with what the AppConfig Community actually is. I could do that by providing my own explanation about the AppConfig Community, but to prevent any possible misinterpretation from my side, I will provide the good and clear explanation as provided on the AppConfig Community website. The AppConfig Community is a collection of industry leading Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution providers and app developers that have come together to make it easier for developers and customers to …

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App Configuration Policies for iOS apps

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This week another blog post that is triggered by a feature that is introduced in ConfigMgr 1602. And again, it’s about a feature that already did exist in Microsoft Intune standalone. This post will be about the App Configuration Policies for iOS apps. These policies can make the life of an end-user a lot easier and are a very welcome addition to Microsoft Intune standalone and Microsoft Intune hybrid. For now the biggest challenge might be finding the apps that support App Configuration Policies and, maybe even more important, apps that have the settings documented. During the deployment of an app via ConfigMgr, or Microsoft Intune, it’s already visible if  an app could support App Configuration Policies. However, a lot of apps have the potential, …

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