Month: April 2021

Using Setup Assistant with modern authentication

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This week is all about the support for a new authentication method when using Automated Device Enrollment (ADE). That new authentication method is Setup Assistant with modern authentication and is available for iOS/iPadOS devices running version 13.0 and later and for macOS devices running version 10.15 and later. Setup Assistant with modern authentication enables organizations to require authentication with Azure AD, including the ability to require MFA, and enables users to immediately use their device. This post provides an introduction to this new authentication method, followed with the steps to configure an enrollment profile with this new authentication method. This post ends with a quick look at the enrollment experience when using Setup Assistant with modern authentication. Note: At the moment of writing Setup Assistant …

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Working with supersedence relationships for Win32 apps

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This week is all about Win32 apps in Microsoft Intune. Last year I’ve written a lot about the different features of Win32 apps and now, starting with the 2102 service release of Microsoft Intune, there is a new feature for Win32 apps. That feature is the ability to create supersendence relationships between different Win32 apps. That relationship can be used to update a Win32 app to a newer version of the Win32 app, or to replace a Win32 app with a different version of the Win32 app. Actually, it can even be used to replace a Win32 app with a completely different Win32 app. This post will start with the theory of supersedence relationships for Win32 apps, followed with the steps to configure a supersedence …

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Working with Exploit Protection to protect devices from being exploited

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This week is all about Exploit Protection. An often overlooked security feature that is available in the Windows Security app, screaming for more awareness. Exploit Protection was originally introduced as one of the four main components of Windows Defender Exploit Guard (Exploit Guard). Exploit Guard itself was introduced as a major update to Microsoft Defender Antivirus, in Windows 10 version 1709, and was the successor of Enhance Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET). Actually, the Exploit Protection component contains the actual replacement functionality of EMET, and more. Nowadays Exploit Protection is part of the App & browser control section in the Windows Security app, but many configuration paths still refer to Exploit Guard. In this post I’ll start with an introduction about Exploit protection, followed with the …

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Standardizing and simplifying management with Windows 10 in cloud configuration

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This week is al about Windows 10 in cloud configuration (also known as cloud config). Cloud config is focused on standardizing and simplifying management for users with focused workflow needs and initially started as a documented set of recommended configuration settings. At that point in time, it was already known that eventually it would evolve to be more than just documentation. And it really did evolved. With the latest service updates to Microsoft Intune (2103), a new guided scenario is introduced that will walk the IT administrator through a few important variables and that will create all the earlier mentioned recommended configuration settings. This post will start with a quick introduction about cloud config, followed with the steps to walk through the guided scenario. This post …

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