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Microsoft Defender PowerShell

Microsoft Defender PowerShell

Today’s quick blog provides some useful PowerShell commands for managing Microsoft Defender for Endpoint preferences. I have found these commands really helpful so I can get applications working on my lab machines and then obtain all the settings ready for deployment. I manage Defender for Endpoint with Intune, but this blog applies to anyone using Defender for Endpoint. You can learn more about Defender in Intune here Manage Microsoft Defender for Endpoint using Intune | Microsoft Learn Background When I…

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Create Teams in bulk from CSV – Microsoft Teams

Create Teams in bulk from CSV – Microsoft Teams

In this quick blog post we are going to look at how to create Teams in bulk from CSV. This can be really handy if you work in an environment where there is a need to create a large number of Teams in one go, such as class teams for Education, or where there is no data sync. Background Here we are looking at how to create Teams in bulk from CSV in their most basic form. We want to…

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Event ID 1121 – Exploit Guard – Microsoft Intune

Event ID 1121 – Exploit Guard – Microsoft Intune

Today I was getting Event ID 1121 in Windows Event Viewer while managing Windows Defender through Microsoft Intune. It took me a little bit of time to track down the exact cause as Microsoft have removed the GUIDs from the descriptions in the policy properties. I thought it would be a good idea to give an overview and include some useful references. Background Firstly, this blog applies to those running Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) through Microsoft Intune. These settings can…

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Device VPP licensing is only applicable for iOS 9.0+ devices. (0x87D13B69)

Device VPP licensing is only applicable for iOS 9.0+ devices. (0x87D13B69)

While taking an initial step into the world of iPadOS management with Intune, I came across an error which I thought would be worth writing about. Simply because, for me, only a tiny part of the error gave any indication as to what the problem was. Device VPP licensing is only applicable for iOS 9.0+ devices. (0x87D13B69). I got this error when trying to push the Office apps to a shared iPad, on iOS 14.5.1. As this was a fresh…

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Intune Group Policy Conflict Resolution

Intune Group Policy Conflict Resolution

This is a short blogpost to tell you how to handle Intune Group Policy conflict. Occasionally, when switching from Group Policy to Intune you will experience issues where the policy setting in Intune are different from the policy setting in Group Policy. This can happen for a number of reasons. Usually its because the group policies are your old design and when creating Intune policies, you refresh your device behaviour. The Problem When the device is presented with two sets…

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Exchange Online – Setup Anti-Spoofing for Free

Exchange Online – Setup Anti-Spoofing for Free

I hear you, “Free, that doesn’t sound right!?!” Ok, I admit, sort of free. You need to have an Exchange online subscription for a start which is going to cost you. But the key point I am making here is more around not needing to pay for Enterprise Mobility and Security (EM+S) or E5 licensing to get the basic functionality of Anti-spoofing defences. Its going to take a lot of manual maintenance and setup, but, its costing you nothing more…

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Increase OneDrive Retention for Deleted Users

Increase OneDrive Retention for Deleted Users

When a user is deleted from Office 365, their OneDrive data is not immediately deleted. It is, by default, retained for 30 days before its permanently deleted. For most companies that is more than enough time to sort through the old files and move anything that the business sees as important enough to keep. But, occasionally, this is not long enough (an not just because the managers are too busy!) for example in an education setting were the majority of…

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OneDrive Leavers – Automated Manager Access

OneDrive Leavers – Automated Manager Access

This has to be one of my favourite features from OneDrive, manager access to a leavers OneDrive storage. It makes managing leavers a lot easier and stops all those awkward conversations around why someone’s data was deleted who left 5 years ago and no one was told about it (all organisations should have an excellent backup solution but is it always possible to retain leavers data forever?!) The solution Step in My Site Cleanup, Delegated Access. This wonderful little tick…

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In progress…

In progress…

Welcome! My first ever blog. This is brand new (Jan 2022) and does have any content yet. The plan is to use this as a technical knowledge dump for me, and if you find the information helpful as well, then we are all winners. I am busy setting a few things up right now but come back soon for my first blog or two.