176th HTMD Newsletter 13th to 17th January 2025
Welcome to the 176th HTMD Newsletter Summary (13th -17th January 2025). This newsletter highlights posts, videos, and IT industry news that the HTMD community shared this week. You can get all the information and details from Windows 11, Cloud PC, SCCM, Intune, Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Android, iOS, and Mac.
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Monday – 13th January 2025
⭐Update option in Intune Enterprise App Catalog apps
https://youtu.be/vn2a8-ssU5E
⭐Can Enterprise App Management be purchased standalone?
⭐Can Enterprise App Management be leveraged with Microsoft Configuration Manager?
⭐Does Enterprise App Management use Winget?
⭐How do I update my Enterprise App Catalog app?

➡Easily Add Intune Enterprise App Catalog Apps to ESP Blocking List with Windows Autopilot – https://howtomanagedevices.com/intune/19364/add-intune-enterprise-app-cata/
💡Enterprise App Catalog App
💡ESP Blocking List with Windows Autopilot
💡Upcoming Capabilities
💡How to Add Enterprise App Catalog Apps to ESP Blocking Apps List
💡Windows Autopilot

📌SCCM Task Sequences with UI++Now Open Source on GitHub
– https://www.anoopcnair.com/sccm-task-sequences-with-ui-now-open-source-on/
🎉SCCM Task Sequences
🎉SCCM Task Sequences with UI++
🎉Necessary Task or Requirements of UI++ for SCCM
🎉SCCM Setup Languages and Brain Dump Overview

🎉Download the PPT of HTMD Community Conference 2024
– https://www.anoopcnair.com/download-ppt-of-htmd-community-conference-2024/
🔓HTMD Community Conference 2024!
🔓Download the PPT of HTMD Community Conference 2024
🔓Windows Autopilot Device Preparation
🔓Android Zero Touch Enrollment to MS Intune
🔓Certificate Deployment Options via Intune
🔓Deep Discussion on Azure Virtual Desktop
🔓SCCM High Availability Session
🔓Microsoft Graph API and PowerShell
🔓ConfigMgr and UUP OnPrem Internals Session

📷Enable Windows Hello for Business and Remove Password Login on Windows 11
– https://www.anoopcnair.com/remove-password-login-on-windows-11-v22h2/
🎈Enable Windows Hello for Business
🎈Remove Password Login on Windows 11 v22H2
🎈Does Windows Passwordless Affect the Sign-in
🎈System Requirements
🎈Licensing Requirements for Windows Editions
🎈Enable Windows Passwordless Experience using Intune
🎈User Experiences
🎈In-Session Authentication Experiences

Tuesday– 14th January 2025
📌Easy Guide to Configure EPM Reusable Settings with Intune
– https://www.anoopcnair.com/configure-epm-reusable-settings-with-intune/
🎓Different Ways to Add a EPM Reusable Settings
🎓Create an EPM Reusable Settings
🎓Export VLC Media Player Certificate Using PowerShell Command
🎓Adding Application in Intune
🎓How to Add EPM Reusable Settings with an Exisiting Elevation Request
🎓Easy Guide to Configure EPM Reusable Settings with Intune

📌Add the ChatGPT App to Intune using Microsoft Graph API
– https://www.anoopcnair.com/chatgpt-app-to-intune-using-microsoft-graph-api/
🧨ChatGPT App in Intune
🧨Microsoft Graph API
🧨Enterprise App Catalog App
🧨How to Get Package Identifier Number
🧨Add ChatGPT App using Microsoft Graph API
🧨Verify the ChatGPT App in Intune Portal

📷Easy Deployment of Install DAX Studio in Intune Using the Enterprise App Catalog App
–https://www.anoopcnair.com/how-to-install-dax-studio-in-intune-using-the/
🎈Install DAX Studio
🎈DAX Studio Tool For Data Analysis Expressions
🎈Assists Users in Writing and Running Queries
🎈Essential for Users Working with Power BI
🎈How to Install DAX Studio
🎈Monitor Status
🎈End User Experiance

📌Best Way to Allow Language in Intune Via Settings Catalog
– https://www.anoopcnair.com/allow-language-in-intune-via-settings-catalog/
🎓Settings and Allow Language
🎓Secure Organisational Data and Resources
🎓Configuration Settings
🎓Adding Application in Intune
🎓Overview of the Application
🎓Client Side Verification

Wednesday– 15th January 2025
📌2025 January KB5050009 KB5050021 Windows 11 Patches
– https://www.anoopcnair.com/2025-january-kb5050009-kb5050021-windows-11/
💡8 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities and 159 Flaws
💡New Improvements and Features with January Patches
💡Issues Fixed with Windows 11 January Patches
💡January Patches Direct Download Link

🎆2025 January KB5049981 Windows 10 Patches and 8 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities and 159 Flaws – https://www.anoopcnair.com/2025-january-kb5049981-windows-10-patches-and/
🔔8 Zero Day Vulnerabilities
🔔New Improvements and Features with January Patches
🔔Issues Fixed with Windows 10 January Patches
🔔January Patches Direct Download Link

📌Waterfox Deployment using Enterprise App Catalog App via Intune
– https://www.anoopcnair.com/waterfox-deployment-enterprise-app-intune/
🎓Waterfox Browser Installation
🎓Allows Tracking Protection
🎓Beneifit of Enterprise App Catalog App
🎓How to Deploy Waterfox
🎓Overview of the Application
🎓Monitor Status
🎓End User Experiance

📌Microsoft Security Update Guide for Information on Security Vulnerabilities
– https://www.anoopcnair.com/microsoft-security-update-guide-for-information/
▶Monthly Security Update Release
▶Microsoft Security Update Guide for Information
▶Channels Include Monthly Security Updates
▶Optional Non-Security Preview Release
▶Out-of-Band Releases
▶Security Update Validation Program (SUVP)

📌Microsoft Intune Introduces Screen Capture Blocking for iOS or iPadOS MAM Protected Apps
– https://www.anoopcnair.com/intune-screen-capture-blocking-for-ios-ipados/
🪸Screen Capture Blocking for iOS or iPadOS
🪸When is Screen Capture Blocked in MAM-Protected Apps?
🪸When is Screen Capture NOT Blocked?
🪸What are the Requirements for Blocking Screen Capture?
🪸Selecting Target Apps for App Protection Policy
🪸General Configuration Settings

📌Add or Remove Windows Batch File in Context Menu in Windows 11
– https://www.anoopcnair.com/add-or-remove-windows-batch-file-in-windows-11/
🎆Windows Batch File in Context Menu
🎆What is Batch File?
🎆Add Windows Batch File
🎆Registry File
🎆Remove Windows Batch File

➡Device Offboarding Manager PowerShell Tool for Simplified Device Lifecycle Management
– https://www.anoopcnair.com/device-offboarding-manager-powershell-tool-for/
🎊What are the Key Highlights of Device Offboarding Manager?
🎊Device Offboarding Manager PowerShell Tool
🎊Connect to Microsoft Graph
🎊App Registration with Certificate
🎊Logs
🎊Dashboard
🎊Confirm Device Offboarding
🎊Device Offboarding
🎊PlayBooks

Thursday– 16th January 2025
📌Outlook and Microsoft 365 Crashing on Windows Server 2016 or 2019 After Update to Version 2412
– https://www.anoopcnair.com/outlook-and-microsoft-365-crashing-on-windows/
💡Issue Overview Outlook and Microsoft 365 Crashing
💡Outlook Fails to Launch or Crashes Upon Opening
💡Error Details and Symptoms
💡Key Error Details in Event Viewer
💡Faulting Module Name and Exception Code
💡M365 Admin Center ID MO978220
💡Workaround Status

📷 Best Method to Enable Virtualization Based Security Using Microsoft Intune
– https://www.anoopcnair.com/enable-virtualization-based-security-intune/
🎈Enable Virtualization Based Security
🎈Create a Configuration Policy
🎈Settings Catalog
🎈CSP Details of Enable Virtualization Based Security
🎈Monitor Status
🎈Client Side Verification

📷Easy Way to Set Bandwidth Throttling End Time using Setting Catalog Via Intune
– https://www.anoopcnair.com/bandwidth-throttling-end-time-setting-intune/
🎈Bandwidth Throttling End Time
🎈Association with Background Intelligent Transfer Service
🎈Based on 24-Hour Clock Format
🎈Network Link vs. NIC Considerations
🎈Windows CSP Details
🎈How it Works on Intune
🎈Monitor Status
🎈Client Side-Verification

📌Best Way to Install Audacity App Via Intune Enterprise App Catalog App
– https://www.anoopcnair.com/install-audacity-app-via-intune-enterprise-app/
🔥Latest Version of the Audacity Application
🔥Go-to Tool for Recording
🔥Enterprise App Catalog App in Intune
🔥Install Audacity App Via Intune
🔥Monitoring Status of Audacity App
🔥End User Experience

🎆 Secure Remote Actions Retire Wipe and Delete with MAA Multiple Administrative Approval in Intune
– https://www.anoopcnair.com/actions-retire-wipe-and-delete-with-maa-intune/
🔔Retire Wipe and Delete with MAA Multiple Administrative Approval
🔔Which Remote Actions Support MAA in Intune
🔔Benefits of MAA in Intune
🔔Remote Actions in Microsoft Intune

Friday– 17th January 2025
📌M365 Copilot Now Available for All
https://www.anoopcnair.com/m365-copilot-now-free-copilot-chat-license/
🎊Free Copilot Chat License and Consumption Offering
🎊Copilot Chat AI-Powered Chat Experience for Smarter, Faster Work
🎊Web-Grounded Chat with GPT-4o
🎊Real-Time Collaboration and AI Content Generation Features
🎊Simplify Task Automation with Natural Language Agents
🎊Copilot Control System
🎊Enhanced Security and Management with Enterprise Data Protection (EDP)

➡Configure Taskbar Calendar Deployment via Setting Catalog in Intune
https://www.anoopcnair.com/configure-taskbar-calendar-setting-intune/
🎊Taskbar Calendar Configuration
🎊User Can Display the Additional Calendar
🎊Windows CSP Details
🎊How it Works in Intune
🎊Monitor Status
🎊Client Side Verification

📌Enable Sync My Settings Policy on Intune Settings Catalog
https://www.anoopcnair.com/enable-sync-my-settings-policy-on-intune/
🎉CSP Details of Sync My Settings Policy
🎉Steps for Enable Sync My Settings
🎉Seamless Personalized Experience
🎉Sync My Settings Policy on Intune
🎉Enterprise App Catalog App
🎉Client Side Verification

📌Microsoft Introduces Platform Level Device Cleanup Rules in Intune with Scoped RBAC Permissions
https://www.anoopcnair.com/platform-level-device-cleanup-rules-in-intune/
🪸Scoped RBAC Permissions
🪸OS Platform Level Targeting of Device Cleanup Rule
🪸How Device Cleanup Rules Work
🪸Platform Level Device Cleanup Rules in Intune
🪸Important Details about Device Cleanup Rules

🎉Azure AD Graph APIs Retirement by February 1st 2025
https://www.anoopcnair.com/azure-ad-graph-apis-retirement-by-february/
▶Azure AD Graph API Retirement Phases
▶Microsoft Entra Recommendations
▶Azure AD Graph Access for Your Application
▶Migrate Applications and Service Principals to Microsoft Graph
▶What is Microsoft Graph?
▶Why Should I Migrate to Microsoft Graph?
▶Does Microsoft Graph include Everything from Azure AD Graph?
▶What Happens If I Don’t Migrate to Microsoft Graph?

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| Social Media Platform | Link |
|---|---|
| LinkedIn: HTMD Community | https://www.linkedin.com/company/how-to-manage-devices/ |
| Telegram: SCCM Intune Technical Discussions | https://t.me/joinchat/Q9lE6G1_BO_bGq97 |
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| HTMD Community | Facebook | |
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| HTMD Community (@htmdcommunity) / Twitter | |
| Facebook Group: SCCM | https://www.facebook.com/groups/ConfigMgr2012/ |
| Facebook Group: Intune | https://www.facebook.com/groups/1738789256382744 |
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