Jekyll2023-12-04T09:57:48+00:00https://westgaard.github.io/feed.xmlThis is not a blogJon Arne Westgard2023-12-04T00:00:00+00:002023-12-04T00:00:00+00:00https://westgaard.github.io/2023/12/04/Intune-Enterprise-Application-management<p>Finally, an app store that (almost) works? Microsoft just demonstrated its new “Enterprise Application Management” in Intune. Does it look good? Yes! Do we get autupdate of apps? Yes! (Partially) Does it cost way too much money? Yes! 🤑</p> <p>Enterprise Application Management is simply a new directory in Intune where we can pick Win32 applications that Microsoft has packed for us. By choosing an application, we automatically fill in all the information needed (With detection rules, etc.) to install the application, and do not even need to upload the installation file. It will of course be available as an addon, which costs about $2 per user, per month…</p> <p>Application packaging and updating applications is a challenge all IT departments have, and if you ask me, application packaging is one of the stupidest things I know of (!). Unix has had Package Managers who have taken care of application installation with dependencies since 1995, while on Windows we package the same applications, in the same way, in different tenants. We have an attempt to put in place something similar with the Microsoft Store, but not all applications are made available here and there are some limited customization options.</p> <p>Demonstration of Enterprise Application Management can be found here: <a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/endpoint-management-events/navigate-the-future-of-enterprise-application-management-with/ec-p/3971683">https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/endpoint-management-events/navigate-the-future-of-enterprise-application-management-with/ec-p/3971683</a></p> <p>This is certainly a promising product, and can in the long run provide good gains - but so far there are some gaps in the product that do not allow me to recommend it at that price.</p> <p>And what I want this year for Christmas are some tips on how to handle application packaging or application updates in a better way 🎅🎁🎄</p>Jon Arne Westgard

Finally, an app store that (almost) works? Microsoft just demonstrated its new “Enterprise Application Management” in Intune. Does it look good? Yes! Do we get autupdate of apps? Yes! (Partially) Does it cost way too much money? Yes! 🤑

2023-05-12T00:00:00+00:002023-05-12T00:00:00+00:00https://westgaard.github.io/2023/05/12/logical-processors-company-portal<p>I have several VMs enrolled in Intune, but some of them didn’t have the Company Portal installed. Upon reviewing the Device Install Status in Intune, it appears that I was a bit conservative when creating the Win10 VMs and only allocated one logical processor: <img src="/docs/assets/LogicalProcessorsCompanyPortal.png" alt="LogicalProcessorsCompanyPortal" /></p> <p>I used the Company Portal from the Microsoft Business Store (New), which doesn’t allow much configuration in terms of requirements:</p> <p><img src="/docs/assets/CompanyPortalNewConfig.png" alt="LogicalProcessorsCompanyPortal" /></p> <p>However, after shutting down the VM and adding an additional virtual processor in Hyper-V, the issue was resolved. Note to self when creating new Win10-VMs…</p>Jon Arne Westgard

I have several VMs enrolled in Intune, but some of them didn’t have the Company Portal installed. Upon reviewing the Device Install Status in Intune, it appears that I was a bit conservative when creating the Win10 VMs and only allocated one logical processor:

2023-02-20T00:00:00+00:002023-02-20T00:00:00+00:00https://westgaard.github.io/2023/02/20/outdated-ms-store-apps<p>In november 2022 <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/fundamentals/whats-new#week-of-november-28-2022">MS Store (new)</a> was available in Intune, and to cite Microsoft:</p> <blockquote> <p>You can now search, browse, configure, and deploy Microsoft Store apps within Intune. The new Microsoft Store app type is implemented using the Windows Package Manager. This app type features an expanded catalog of apps, which includes both UWP apps and Win32 apps.</p> </blockquote> <p><img src="/docs/assets/vlc-msstore.png" alt="VLC MS Store (new)" /></p> <p>The process of adding apps from MS Store (new) to Intune is much easier than before, and it’s overall a big improvement. However, be cautions and pay attention to the versions that get installed. Take VLC for example, the version installed from MS Store (new) is 3.0.16, which is from june 2021…</p> <p><img src="/docs/assets/vlc-installed.png" alt="VLC installed" /> <img src="/docs/assets/vlc-versions.png" alt="VLC versions" /></p> <p>And it is subsequentcly blocked by Windows Defender.</p> <p><img src="/docs/assets/vlc-blocked.png" alt="VLC blocked" /></p>Jon Arne Westgard

In november 2022 MS Store (new) was available in Intune, and to cite Microsoft: You can now search, browse, configure, and deploy Microsoft Store apps within Intune. The new Microsoft Store app type is implemented using the Windows Package Manager. This app type features an expanded catalog of apps, which includes both UWP apps and Win32 apps.

2022-11-15T00:00:00+00:002022-11-15T00:00:00+00:00https://westgaard.github.io/2022/11/15/thirdpost<p>This is my third post. Still not a blog.</p>Jon Arne Westgard

This is my third post. Still not a blog.

2022-11-10T00:00:00+00:002022-11-10T00:00:00+00:00https://westgaard.github.io/2022/11/10/firstpost<p>Hello. This is my first post. This is not a blog.</p>Jon Arne Westgard

Hello. This is my first post. This is not a blog.

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