195th HTMD Newsletter 26th to 30th May 2025
Welcome to the 195th HTMD Newsletter, 26th to 30th May 2025! This is the list of posts and videos the HTMD Community published this week, and news from the IT industry. You can get all the information and details from Windows 11, Cloud PC, SCCM, Intune, Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Android, iOS, and Mac.
Previous Weeks Newsletters
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- 194th HTMD Newsletter- HTMD Newsletter 194th 19th to 23rd May 2025
Table of Contents
Monday – 26 May 2025
🎯Malepati Naren Explains – Manage Android OS Updates using Intune | Why to Manage Updates | Best Practices
https://youtu.be/CyY8hLfzlSI
💡Types of Android OS Updates
💡Why to Manage Updates
💡Best Practices Intune Supports Android OS Updates for Corporate Devices that are Enrolled as COBO, COPE, or COSU
💡BYOD Device Updates cannot be Managed as these are Personal Devices
✌🏻Enable or Disable Application Bound Encryption Policy in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center
https://www.anoopcnair.com/application-bound-encryption-in-ms-edge-browser/
👉🏻ABE is a Security Feature
👉🏻Prevents Unauthorised Access, Even If the Data is Extracted
👉🏻ABE is Commonly Used in Banking, Healthcare, and Enterprise Apps
👉🏻Why is ABE Important?
👉🏻Client-Side Verification
🏻Microsoft Teams Leads in Audio Quality with Superior Echo Cancellation and Noise Suppression
https://www.anoopcnair.com/microsoft-teams-leads-in-audio-quality-with/
👉🏻Microsoft Commissioned Some Independent Testers
👉🏻Microsoft Teams Stepped Up in Both the Echo and Noise Tests
👉🏻 Minimise Echo and Background Noise Without Making Voices Sound Weird
👉🏻How Does Microsoft Teams Achieve Better Audio Clarity?
👉🏻Superior Echo Cancellation and Noise Suppression
💫How to Allow or Block Option to Show this PC in File Explorer using Intune Policy
https://www.anoopcnair.com/option-to-show-this-pc-in-file-explorer-intune/
🎀Option to Show this PC Policy in File Explorer
🎀Practical Applications of the Allow Option to Show this PC
🎀OMA-URI Setting of Option to Show This PC
🎀CSP Details of Option to Show this PC Policy
🎀Steps to Configure Option to Show this PC Policy
🎀Monitoring Status
🎀Client Side Verification
🛠How to Troubleshoot Hyper-V VM Freeze or Restart Issues on Windows Server 2022
https://www.anoopcnair.com/hyper-v-vm-freeze-or-windows-server-2022/
⚠Hyper-V VM Freeze or Restart Issues
⚠Windows Server 2022 Freeze or Restart Unexpectedly
⚠How to Install OOB Update for Hyper-V
⚠Impacts Service Availability
⚠How to Troubleshoot Hyper-V VM Freeze or Restart Issues
Tuesday – 27 May 2025
👉How to Configure Web Content Filtering in MS Edge for Business to Block Inappropriate Websites
https://www.anoopcnair.com/web-content-filtering-in-ms-edge-for-business/
✍Site Blocking with Category Based Filtering
✍Always On Protection On or Off Network
✍Enable WCF for a Configuration Policy
✍Manage Exceptions Using Allow and Block Lists
✍Enable Diagnostic Data
✍Assign the WCF Policy to a Group
✍Monitoring Status of WCF Policy Application
✍How to Manage User Access Requests
🏻Allow or Block Users to Open Files using DirectInvoke Protocol Policy in Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center
https://www.anoopcnair.com/users-to-open-files-using-directinvoke-edge/
👉🏻Open Files Using DirectInvoke Protocol Policy
👉🏻Streamlines Workflows by Reducing Intermediate Steps
👉🏻Is Direct Invoke Secured?
👉🏻Enhances Automation and Integration Between Services
👉🏻Improving Productivity in Both Personal and Enterprise Environments
🎉How to Deploy KB5061768 OOB Update for Windows 10 BitLocker Recovery Screen Issue using Intune
https://www.anoopcnair.com/kb5061768-oob-update-for-windows-10-intune/
🎯Create an Expedite Windows Quality Update Policy
🎯Why to Deploy KB5061768 OOB Update for Windows 10 using WUfB
🎯Deploy KB5061768 OOB Update for Windows 10 BitLocker Recovery Screen
🎯Faster Remediation with Expedited Updates
🎯Fix Critical BitLocker Issue
🎯Monitor the KB5061768 OOB Expedite Windows
👉Enable or Disable Text Prediction Policy in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center
https://www.anoopcnair.com/text-prediction-policy-in-ms-edge-browser-using/
✍Text Prediction Policy in MS Edge Browser
✍Suggests Words or Phrases as you Type
✍Benefits of Text Prediction?
✍Steps to Configure Text Prediction Policy
✍Provides Personalized Suggestions
✍Monitoring Status
✍Client Side Verification through Event Viewer
✍End Result of Text Prediction Policy
✍End User Experience
Wednesday – 28 May 2025
👉Enable or Disable Task Manager End Process Policy in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center
https://howtomanagedevices.com/microsoft-365/21859/task-manager-end/
✍Task Manager End Process Policy in MS Edge Browser
✍Monitor and Manage the Browser’s Processes
✍How Admins Can Control Task Manager End Process Policy?
✍Steps to Configure Task Manager End Process Policy
✍Monitoring Status
✍Client Side Verification through Event Viewer
✍End User Experience
👉Enable or Disable Restrict App To System Volume Policy using Microsoft Intune
https://www.anoopcnair.com/restrict-app-to-system-volume-policy-intune/
✍Advantages of Restricting App to System Volume Policy
✍Restricting Windows Apps to the System Drive
✍Windows CSP Policy of Application Management
✍Steps to Enable Restrict App to System Volume Policy using Intune
✍Device and User Check-in Status
✍Client Side Verification through Event Viewer
👉Enable or Disable Idle Timeout Policy in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center
https://www.anoopcnair.com/idle-timeout-policy-in-ms-edge-browser/
✍Idle Timeout Policy
✍Boosts Security by Acting When the Browser is Idle
✍Supports Session Security in the Browser
✍Time is Defined in Minutes
✍Know Triggers an Action When the Computer is Idle
✍Monitoring Status
✍Client Side Verification through Event Viewer
📌How to Allow or Block Fast Reconnect Policy using Intune
https://www.anoopcnair.com/allow-block-fast-reconnect-policy-using-intune/
💡Which are the Scenarios Fast Reconnect Useful?
💡Enable or Disable Fast Reconnect Policy using Intune
💡CSP Details of Fast Reconnect Policy
💡Configuration Settings
💡Monitoring Status
💡Client Side Verification – Event Viewer
Thursday – 29 May 2025
🎪Enable Disable Show PDF Default Recommendations Policy in MS Edge using M365 Admin Center
https://www.anoopcnair.com/show-pdf-default-recommendations-policy-edge/
🎲PDF Default Recommendations Policy
🎲Purpose of Policy
🎲Users Receive Prompts to Set Edge as the Default PDF Viewer
🎲Know When to Disable the Policy
🎲What Happens if this Policy Setting is Enabled or Not Configured?
🎲Monitoring Status
🎲Client-Side Verification
👉Enable or Disable New Tab Page Quick Links Policy in MS Edge Browser using Microsoft 365 Admin Center
https://www.anoopcnair.com/new-tab-page-quick-links-policy-in-ms-edge/
✍New Tab Page Quick Links Policy
✍Offer Quick Access to Frequently Visited Websites
✍Automatically Show your Saved Shortcuts
✍Enable or Disable New Tab Page Quick Links Policy
✍Benefits of the New Tab Page Quick Links Enabled Policy
✍Monitoring Status
✍Client Side Verification through Event Viewer
👉How to Configure Let Apps Access Microphone Policy in Privacy using Intune
https://www.anoopcnair.com/let-apps-access-microphone-policy-in-intune/
✍What are Description Framework Properties in Intune’s Settings Catalog?
✍Windows CSP of Privacy Settings
✍Steps to Control Apps Accessing Motion Privacy Policy
✍Device and User Check-in Status
✍Client Side Verification through Event Viewer
✍How to Remove Assigned Group from LetAppsAccessMotion Policy
✍Delete Let Apps Access Motion Policy
📌How to Allow or Block Option to Show Network using Intune Policy
https://www.anoopcnair.com/block-option-to-show-network-using-intune/
💡What Does the Allow Option To Show Network Policy Do?
💡Allow or Block Option to Show Network – CSP Details
💡Allow or Block Option to Show Network Policy Configuration
💡File Explorer
💡Monitoring Status
💡Client-Side Verification
Friday – 30 May 2025
📌Intune Automation Collection Community Solution Helps to Build Workflows with PowerShell Scripts and More
https://www.anoopcnair.com/intune-automation-collection-powershell-scripts/
💡Purpose of Intune Automation
💡PowerShell Script Collection
💡Effective Task Management
💡Uses of Intune Automation PowerShell Script
💡How to Access Intune Automation PowerShell Scripts
👉How to Configure Do Not Track Policy in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center
https://www.anoopcnair.com/do-not-track-policy-ms-edge-m365-admin-center/
✍What Is the “Do Not Track” Policy in Microsoft Edge?
✍Edge Policy Configuration Options
✍Steps to Configure ‘Do Not Track’ via M365 Admin Center
✍What are the Benefits of Do Not Track Policy?
✍Allows Less Data Collection
✍It Reduced Targeted Ads
✍Monitoring Status
✍Client Side Verification
🎪How to Enable or Disable Profile Type in Profile Button Policy in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center
https://www.anoopcnair.com/profile-type-in-profile-button-in-ms-edge-m365/
🎲Profile Type in Profile Button Policy
🎲Shows Profile Labels like Work or School
🎲Makes Profiles Easier to Identify
🎲Helps When Switching Between Profiles
🎲Useful for Multi-Profile Users
🎲Monitoring Status
🎲Client Side Verification
📌How to Enable or Disable Microsoft Edge Browser Themes using DALL-E in Intune
https://www.anoopcnair.com/edge-browser-themes-using-dall-e-in-intune/
💡Learn More About DALL-E Themes
💡Enable or Disable Microsoft Edge browser Themes using DALL-E in Intune
💡Monitor Configuration Profile Deployment in Microsoft Intune
💡Event Log to Verify Intune Policy Deployment Status
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Anoop C Nair is Workplace Technology solution architect with 25+ years (as of 2026) of experience in global enterprise organizations such as JP Morgan, Capgemini, etc. Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). Microsoft MVP from 2015 onwards for consecutive 11+ years! He also conducts Intune and modern workplace tech training for enterprise organizations. He is Blogger, Speaker, and Founder of HTMD Community and HTMD Conference. His main focus is on Device Management technologies like Intune, Windows, Cloud PC. He writes about technologies like Intune, SCCM, Windows, Cloud PC, Windows, Entra, Microsoft Security.
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