Month: December 2022

Configuring Windows Package Manager

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This week is all about configuring Windows Package Manager. With the ability of standard users installing apps by using winget and with release of the new Microsoft Store apps within Microsoft Intune, the configuration of Windows Package Manager gets more and more important. Of course, it was already important to have a solid configuration, but with Windows Package Manager getting a more prominent role, a good configuration is required. The good thing is that with the introduction of Windows 11, version 22H2, Microsoft also introduced new configuration options for Windows Package Manager. Before, the configuration was limited to Group Policy settings and the settings.json file. Now there are also Configuration Service Provider (CSP) settings. The Policy CSP now contains nodes for the configuration of the …

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Test Base for Microsoft 365 integration with Microsoft Intune

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This week is all about the Test Base for Microsoft 365 (Test Base) integration with Microsoft Intune. About a year ago Test Base was also a subject on this blog. Back then it was focused on getting started with Test Base. In the meantime, a lot has changed. And changed in a good way. Some really nice features were added, and one of those features is the integration with Microsoft Intune. As one of the focus areas of Test Base is on IT professionals who want to validate their applications, that integration will make their lives a lot easier. That integration will simplify the creation of a package within the Test Base account. It will preconfigure values during the creation of a package. Of those …

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Organizing Managed Google Play apps with collections

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This week is all about a smaller newly introduced feature regarding Android Enterprise. A feature that helps with organizing the Managed Google Play apps within the Managed Google Play store. When structure and details are important, this is that sweet little detail that makes it perfect. Starting with the latest service release of Microsoft Intune (service release 2211), there is now support for organizing apps within the Managed Google Play store by using collections. Collections are shown on the front page of the Managed Google Play store and provide users with easy access to the required apps. Collections can be used to organize apps in different categories. Custom categories. It’s completely up to the IT administrator to create collections, to name collections, to add apps …

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