6/11/25 ViaMonstra Academy OFFICE HOURS | Updates and Q&A for anything about ConfigMgr, OSD, Intune
Join us for Q&A and roundtable discussion on anything related to Windows deployment, MDT, ConfigMgr, or Microsoft Intune. With co-hosts Johan Arwidmark and Andrew Johnson. LINKS BELOW ⬇️
💥UPDATES
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0:00 Intro
1:51 Andrew's Updates
🔗Disabling the Windows 11 Taskbar Search Box for All Users
https://awakecoding.com/posts/disabli...
🔗New policy enhancement tools in Entra Conditional Access
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/b...
🔗What’s new in Apple device management and identity - WWDC25 - Videos - Apple Developer
/ whats_new_in_apple_device_management_and_i...
9:20 Johan's Updates
🔗Intune Sync Times - By Mattias Melkersen
https://x.com/mmelkersen/status/19327...
🔗SCCM to Intune Migration – Tracking New Applications and Packages Created after cutoff
https://www.systemcenterdudes.com/scc...
🔗Mini Course - Upgrading to Windows 11 - Notes from the Field
https://academy.viamonstra.com/course...
🔗No Match was Found While Installing the NuGet PackageProvider?
https://patchmypc.com/blog/no-match-w...
🔗Windows 11 24H2 Upgrade Using Intune & PowerShell Script | Proactive Remediation
https://github.com/ChanderManiPandey2...
🌐QUESTIONS
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17:45 #1: Why would they want to take away search?
18:18 #2: Using add-appxpackage but I get the error that you cannot install local system account
19:06 #3: Setting up which platforms are you going to allow Defender for Endpoint to set it's security configuration on?
🔗Manage Defender for Endpoint for Windows, macOS, and Linux via Security settings management
https://jeffreyappel.nl/manage-mde-fo...
21:39 #4: How long will it take me to learn ConfigMgr and what resources will you recommend?
🔗ViaMonstra Online Academy
https://academy.viamonstra.com/
24:47 #5: Using Invoke-DellBIOSUpdate.ps1 but it fails. Recommendations on how to set it or for another tool to update BIOS?
28:17 #6: Removing retired devices from EntraID, is there a way to track down and remove the old EntraID record from the device directly?
30:41 #7: How you manage Defender for servers? Can we do that via intune even when Intune does not manage Servers?
32:35 #8: If I want to allow my helpdesk agent to be able to add a device to a collection, without access to the admin console, what's the easiest tool to setup to do that?
33:50 #9: Sysprep running forever trying to seal the image?
35:48 #10: Looking at options for server patching and decommisioning ConfigMgr. What options other than WSUS are there?
🔗Azure Update Manager
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pro...
39:38 #11: 24H2 feature update fails downloads with DO timeout, GPO Disabled DownloadMode for DO, keeps trying DO somehow?
🔗Setup Delivery Optimization (DO) for ConfigMgr Current Branch
https://www.deploymentresearch.com/se...
47:13 #12: CMG cost for customers that have different amounts of clients, are those prices still valid?
🔗Real-world costs for using a Cloud Management Gateway (CMG) with ConfigMgr
https://www.deploymentresearch.com/re...
54:11 Hydration Kit 'perfect lab', it's helped me so much!
🔗Hydration Kit for Windows Server 2025, SQL Server 2022 and ConfigMgr Current Branch
https://www.deploymentresearch.com/hy...
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