Jason Sandys

I'm kicking off Microsoft #TechTakeoff week tomorrow (March 3) with a panel of engineering leaders across Windows, Intune, Windows in the cloud, and Windows 365 Link. Get insights, top of mind, investments, and what you'll learn. Don't miss it!

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I kick this off today with “Let’s talk Windows and Intune”. Don’t miss it and the rest of #TechTakeoff.

Editorial comment: This Update does not mean that hybrid join during Autopilot is (now) recommended. It's still not. This update is for security reasons and not driven by improving functionality or the scenario as a whole. Entra joined (not hybrid) is the recommended solution for new provisioning.

Microsoft Intune Connector for Active Directory security update | Microsoft Community Hub As part of Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative, we’re making an important security change which will impact customers deploying Microsoft Entra hybrid...

New post: Microsoft #ntune Connector for Active Directory security update

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#MSIntune #MicrosoftIntune

From the frontlines: Revolutionizing healthcare workers experience | Microsoft Community Hub I'm Catarina Rodrigues and recently, I've had the opportunity to have several conversations with healthcare customers on how Intune can effectively manage...

New Post: From the frontlines: Revolutionizing healthcare workers' experience

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#MSIntune #MicrosoftIntune #Intune #FLW

From the frontlines: Frontline worker management with Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Community Hub So, here we are. You’ve been asked to start managing frontline devices for your organization with Intune. You may be a pro with Intune management - with...

New post: From the frontlines: Frontline worker management with Microsoft #Intune

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#MicrosoftIntune #MSIntune #FLW

Question: You have the "power" (like He-Man) to change, add, improve one thing about Windows endpoint management in Intune. What would this be and why? How would this impact your business or ability to manage the Windows endpoints on behalf of your business and why is this important?

Removal of DES in Kerberos for Windows Server and Client | Microsoft Community Hub To enhance security and protect against cyber threats, the Data Encryption Standard (DES) encryption algorithm will be intentionally removed from...

New Post: Removal of DES in Kerberos for Windows Server and Client

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Skilling snack: Windows driver update management - Windows IT Pro Blog Learn about managing driver updates through ring-based rollout, individual policies, or programmatic controls.

New Post: Skilling snack: Windows driver update management

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Windows news you can use: February 2025 - Windows IT Pro Blog Catch up on the latest capabilities for Windows 11 management and security. 

New post: #Windows news you can use: February 2025

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#MicrosoftWindows

Hi @joeloveless.com, sorry no. I have very little experience with RBAC.

Microsoft Intune Remote Help: Secure remote assistance built for Zero Trust  | Microsoft Security Blog As organizations work toward a Zero Trust model, secure remote assistance must align with core security principles. Learn more.

New post: Rethinking remote assistance security in a Zero Trust world

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#Intune #MSIntune #MicrosoftIntune #RemoteHelp #ZeroTrust

Next Week: Tech Takeoff 2025

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Manage emergency access admin accounts - Microsoft Entra ID This article describes how to use emergency access accounts to help prevent being inadvertently locked out of your Microsoft Entra organization.

What are emergency access accounts and why do you need them?

Various events can block you and your users from getting back into your tenant. eg.

❌ Misconfigured CA policy
❌ Entra MFA outage (Global 2019)
❌ Entra PIM outage (Regional 2024)
❌ ...

See learn.microsoft.com/...

Using filters and APP conditional launch to control the OS version with Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Community Hub By: Wayne Bennett – Sr. Program Manager | Microsoft Intune   Microsoft Intune app protection policies (APP) enables organizations to protect corporate...

New post: Using filters and APP conditional launch to control the OS version with Microsoft Intune

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#Intune #MSIntune

Blocking and removing apps on Intune managed devices (Windows, iOS/iPadOS, Android and macOS) | Microsoft Community Hub By: Michael Dineen - Sr. Product Manager | Microsoft Intune   This blog was written to provide guidance to Microsoft Intune admins that need to block or...

New post: Blocking and removing apps on Intune managed devices (Windows, iOS/iPadOS, Android and macOS)

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#Intune #MSIntune

Windows at Microsoft Technical Takeoff 2025 - Windows IT Pro Blog Quickly find technical deep dives and demos to add to your calendar. Get the guidance and skills you need to deploy, manage, and support the latest features!

Windows at Microsoft Technical Takeoff 2025

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#Windows #MicrosoftWindows #MSWindows #TechTakeoff #TechTakeoff2025

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Understand pre-install and post-install scripts for macOS in Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Community Hub By: Iris Yuning Ye | Product Manager - Microsoft Intune   Pre-install and post-install scripts for macOS PKG apps aims to reduce the overhead and...

New Post: Understand pre-install and post-install scripts for macOS in Microsoft Intune

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#Intune #MicrosoftIntune #MSIntune

I have a VM which was asleep since December. Edge was logged into #msintune before it slept. I woke it back up, rebooted the VM and re-launched Edge. And... hey.. I'm still logged into #msintune. Is this expected??

Yes this is expected 👇

Here's what you should do depending on your licensing.

✅ Entra ID Free
Set directory level portal time out
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✅ E3 / Entra ID P1
Configure a sign in frequency for all admin roles

✅ E5 / Entra ID P2
Enable PIM for admin roles

🏆 General Availability Microsoft Entra Connect Version 2.4.129.0 Improving visibility into downstream tenant sign-ins Protected actions for hard deletions Real-time Password Spray Detection in Microsoft Entra ID Protection 🔥 Public Preview Auditing administrator events in Microsoft Entra Connect Sync Manage employee lifecycle using Microsoft Security Copilot Flexible federated identity credentials 📖 Read February 2025: A look at the latest Microsoft Entra key feature releases, announcements, and updates • James Casey Accelerating the Anomalous Sign-Ins detection with Microsoft Entra ID and Security Copilot • Hesham Saad

Have you checked out this week's Entra newsletter?

Get it at 👇

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Bite-size learning with Windows skilling snacks | Microsoft Community Hub Skill up quickly with curated collections of technical skilling on Windows security, deployment, and management.  

Check out this great resource - Bite-size learning with #Windows skilling snacks

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#ITpros #Windows11 #Security #Copilot #Windows365 #Accessibility

Microsoft Intune admin center focused on the Select app type drop down, showing the macOS app types available to deploy via Intune

New blog post by @intunesuppteam.bsky.social Understanding app types in #MicrosoftIntune for #macOS techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/intunec...

Coming soon: Quality updates during the out-of-box experience - Windows IT Pro Blog Deliver the latest Windows quality updates during the out-of-box experience (OOBE) of new Windows 11 devices.

New blog: Coming soon: Quality updates during the out-of-box experience 

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#Windows #OOBE #WindowsAutopilot #QualityUpdates

Passwords!?! Passwords!?! We don't need no stinkin' Passwords ...

This month, I'm happy to announce that we've updated the Entra passwordless guide to include instructions on how to use the new Phishing-Resistant Passwordless Workbook we just released! https://aka.ms/PasswordlessWorkbook

Evolving the Windows User Model – Introducing Administrator Protection | Microsoft Community Hub Previously, in part one, we outlined the history of the multi-user model in Windows, how Microsoft introduced features to secure it, and in what ways we got...

Evolving the Windows User Model – Introducing Administrator Protection

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#Windows #Security #AdministratorProtection

Deprecation: What it means in the Windows lifecycle - Windows IT Pro Blog Gain insight into deprecation, its role in the lifecycle, and making the most of the opportunity to prepare for change.

Deprecation: What it means in the Windows lifecycle

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#Windows #Microsoft

Announcing the Microsoft 365 SMB Customer Advisory Board | Microsoft Community Hub We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Microsoft 365 SMB Customer Advisory Board (CAB), an exclusive opportunity for small and medium business (SMB)...

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Deprecation: What it means in the Windows lifecycle - Windows IT Pro Blog Gain insight into deprecation, its role in the lifecycle, and making the most of the opportunity to prepare for change.

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#Windows

Microsoft Entra PowerShell module now generally available | Microsoft Community Hub Today, we’re thrilled to announce the general availability (GA) of the Microsoft Entra PowerShell module, a new scenario-focused PowerShell module designed...

⚡ Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇

Microsoft Entra PowerShell module now generally available