184th HTMD Newsletter 10th to 14th March 2025
Welcome to the 184th HTMD Newsletter Summary from 10th to 14th March 2025! This is the list of posts and videos the HTMD Community published this week, as well as 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
Did you miss updates from last week? Check out the link below.
- 181st HTMD Newsletter- HTMD Newsletter 181 17th To 21st February 2025
- 182nd HTMD Newsletter- HTMD Newsletter 182 24th To 28th February 2025
- 183rd HTMD Newsletter- HTMD Newsletter 183 3rd To 7th March 2025
Table of Contents
Monday – 10 March 2025
👉Microsoft 365 E5 Security Add-on Now Available to Enhanced Cybersecurity for SMBs
https://www.anoopcnair.com/microsoft-365-e5-security-add-on-now-available/
✍Key Benefits of Implementing XDR for Enhanced Cybersecurity
✍Differences Between Defender for Business and Defender for Endpoint P2
✍How to Build MDR Services with MDB?
✍Microsoft 365 E5 Security Add-on for Business Premium
✍Key Components of Identity Threat Detection and Response
✍Enhanced Device Security Measures
✍Strengthened Email and Collaboration Protection
✍Enhanced SaaS Security
✍A Cost-Effective Solution for SMBs
👉Block or Allow Phone PC Linking using Intune Security Policy
https://www.anoopcnair.com/block-or-allow-phone-pc-linking-using-intune/
⛱AllowPhonePCLinking
⛱What are the Requirements for the Phone Link to Work?
⛱Ability to Manage our Phone’s Notifications
⛱Turn on the Ability to Link a Phone with a PC
⛱Device and User Check-in Status
⛱ Client-side Verification
🎆Configure Time Zone for Windows 11 Machines using Intune through Microsoft Graph API
https://www.anoopcnair.com/time-zone-for-windows-11-machines-using-intune/
➡Discuss More About Microsoft Graph API
➡Configure Time Zone through Graph API
➡Verify the Configuration Policy
➡Configure Time Zone for Windows 11 Machines
➡List All the Time Zones for Windows 11 Machines
🚫Allow or Block Hardware Keyboard Text Suggestions in Text Input using Intune Policy
https://www.anoopcnair.com/hardware-keyboard-text-suggestions-in-intune/
✅Hardware Keyboard Text Suggestions
✅Controls Text Suggestions on Hardware Keyboards
✅Available on Windows macOS and Linux
✅Improve Typing Efficiency by Predicting Words
✅Device and User Check-in Status
✅ Client-Side Verification
Tuesday – 11 March 2025
🎊😍HTMD Community Conference 2025 Announcement🎉
https://www.anoopcnair.com/announcement-of-htmd-community-conference-2025/
🎉Learn and Grow
🎉What to Expect
🎉Focus on Microsoft Intune Security
🎉Recap of Last Year’s Success
🎉Why You Should Attend
🎉Target Audience
📌Difference between Single Tenant vs Multi-Tenant Apps in Microsoft Entra
https://www.anoopcnair.com/single-tenant-vs-multi-tenant-apps-in-entra/
🎉Perfect Choice for Line of Businesses Apps
🎉Single Tenant Apps in Microsoft Entra
🎉Advantages of Multi-Tenant Apps in Microsoft Entra
🎉Ideal for SaaS Solution
🎉Seamless Collaboration
🎉Simplified App management with Single Tenant Apps
🎆Enable or Disable Suggested Sites in Microsoft Edge using Intune Policy
https://www.anoopcnair.com/suggested-sites-in-internet-explorer-intune/
➡Suggested Sites in Microsoft Edge
➡Based on a User’s Browsing Behaviour and History
➡Used in Windows macOS and Linux
➡Automatically Turns on the Suggested Sites
➡Monitor Status
➡ Client-side verification
📌Easy Method to Install Speech Pack using Microsoft Intune
https://www.anoopcnair.com/install-speech-pack-using-microsoft-intune/
🔥Advantages of Installing Speech Pack using Microsoft Intune
🔥Create Speech Packs using Microsoft Store App
🔥Supports Speech Packs for Multiple Languages
🔥Simplifies Device Management
🔥Downloaded and Updated Automatically
🔥Better User Experience and Productivity
🔥Monitoring Status of Speech Pack
🔥End User Experience of Speech Pack
👉Best way to Install CutePDF Writer using Intune Application Model
https://www.anoopcnair.com/install-cutepdf-writer-using-intune-application/
✍Key Benefits of CutePDF Writer
✍Self-Updating App
✍Toolkit for PDF Management
✍Installation Steps of CutePDF Writer App
✍Monitoring Status
✍End User Experience
Wednesday – 12 March 2025
📌2025 March KB5053598 KB5053602 Windows 11 Patch 7 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities and 57 Flaws
https://www.anoopcnair.com/2025-march-kb5053598-kb5053602-windows-11-patch/
💡7 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities and 57 Flaws
💡New Improvements and Features with March Patches
💡Issues Fixed with Windows 11 March Patches
💡March Patches Direct Download Link
📌2025 March KB5053606 Windows 10 Patch and 7 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities and 57 Flaws
https://www.anoopcnair.com/2025-march-kb5053606-windows-10-patch-and-zero/
💡7 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
💡New Improvements and Features with March Patches
💡Issues Fixed with Windows 10 March Patches
💡March Patches Direct Download Link
📷New Windows AI Settings in Intune Allow Recall Enablement Disable AI Data Analysis and More
https://www.anoopcnair.com/talk-a-voice-conversation-with-copilot-windows/
✈Press to Talk Feature
✈Available for Windows Insiders
✈How it Works
✈Important Things to Know about Press to Talk
✈Start a Voice Conversation
✈Settings for the Press to Talk
📌Stop using Remote Desktop App for Windows 365 Cloud PCs
https://www.anoopcnair.com/remote-desktop-app-for-windows-365-cloud-pcs/
🎉Features of Enhanced Remote Experience
🎉End Support of Remote Desktop App for Windows from Microsoft Store
🎉Transition Begins from May 27, 2025
🎉Remotely Access Virtual Desktops
🎉Encouraged to Use Windows App
🎉Preparations Needed for Transition
👉Block Gemojis and Screen Capture in Apple using Intune Security Policy
https://www.anoopcnair.com/gemojis-and-screen-capture-apple-using-intune/
✍Upcoming Intune April 2504 Service Release
✍New Standalone Settings for Genmojis, and Screen Capture
✍Manage and Control Security and Privacy
✍Blocking Apple AI Features in Intune
Thursday – 13 March 2025
📷How to Assign Custom Intune Role Based Access to Azure AD Groups using Microsoft Entra PIM
https://www.anoopcnair.com/assign-custom-intune-role-based-access-azure-ad/
✈Custom Intune Role Based Access to Azure AD
✈Configure the Microsoft Entra ID Group for using PIM
✈Provides Flexibility to Assign Roles Explicitly
✈Privileged Identity Management in Entra
✈Assign Intune Custom Role to Entra ID PIM
✈Activate User Assignment via Entra ID PIM
👉How to Set Always Transfer in Costed Network Behavior Background Priority using Intune Policy
https://www.anoopcnair.com/costed-network-behavior-background-priority/
⛱CostedNetworkBehaviorBackgroundPriority
⛱What is a Costed Network?
⛱BITS Uses for Background Transfers
⛱Always Transfer in Costed Network Behavior Background Priority
⛱Device and User Check-in Status
⛱Client-Side Verification
📌How to Configure Home Button and Load Start Page using Intune Policy
https://www.anoopcnair.com/home-button-and-load-start-page-using-intune/
💡How Do Admins Set and Unlock the Edge Home Button?
💡Configure Home Button and Load Start Page
💡CSP Details of Home Button and Load Start Page Policy
💡Deploy the Policy Using Microsoft Intune
💡Device and User Check-in Status
💡Client Side Verification
📌Fix Issue on USB Connected Dual-Mode Printers on Windows Client
https://www.anoopcnair.com/issue-usb-connected-dual-mode-printers-windows/
🔥Unexpectedly Printing Random Text and Data
🔥Issue Occured After Installing January 2025 Windows Preview Update
🔥Supports Speech Packs for Multiple Languages
🔥USB Connected Dual-Mode Printers
🔥Reasons for the Issue in USB Connected Dual-Mode Printers
🔥Temporary Resolutions
🔥Group Policy Available to Resolve the Issue
🔥Final Resolution
Friday – 14 March 2025
🎆How to Monitor Microsoft Entra Tenant Health and Detect Potential Degradations
https://www.anoopcnair.com/how-to-monitor-microsoft-entra-tenant-health/
🔔Microsoft Entra Tenant Health
🔔Detect Potential Degradations
🔔Alerts Available for Premium-Licensed Tenant
🔔Access Microsoft Entra Tenant Health Monitoring
🔔Multifactor Authentication (MFA) Sign-in Failures
🔔Alerts Can be Accessed Via Microsoft Graph
🔔Tenant-Level Health Metric Data Streams
📷Enable Disable Browser Guest Mode in Microsoft Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center
https://www.anoopcnair.com/browser-guest-mode-in-microsoft-edge-browser/
✈Browse on a Device Without the Need to Sign in
✈What Microsoft 365 Plans are Available?
✈Collects Diagnostic Data about our Browsing
✈End Result of BrowserGuestModeEnabled
🛠SCCM 2409 KB30385346 Hotfix Rollup Fixes CMG Issues and More
– https://howtomanagedevices.com/sccm/20843/sccm-2409-kb30385346-hotfix/
⚠SCCM 2409 KB30385346 Hotfix
⚠Cloud Management Gateway in SCCM
⚠Auto-Upgrade of Cloud Management Gateways
⚠Machine Orchestration Group
⚠Run the Connection Analyzer
⚠Installing the Hotfix Rollup
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HTMD Community Social Media Platform Links
The table below shows our social media platforms and their links. It also provides more details.
| 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 |
| Telegram: JOB SCCM Intune Group | https://t.me/joinchat/SIKr3OugR2FQ-Ej9 |
| WhatsApp: HTMD Community | https://chat.whatsapp.com/CeMXHSD61HtDBJwe78IZwV |
| Telegram: AVD/Windows 365 User Group | AVD Community – https://t.me/Inwvdcommunity |
| HTMD Community | Facebook | |
| HTMD Community (@htmd_community) • Instagram photos and videos | |
| HTMD Community (@htmdcommunity) / Twitter | |
| Facebook Group: SCCM | https://www.facebook.com/groups/ConfigMgr2012/ |
| Facebook Group: Intune | https://www.facebook.com/groups/1738789256382744 |
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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