Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson
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Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson
@jgkps.bsky.social
Microsoft Intune MVP, Owner of http://winadmins.io discord and I blog on https://johannesblog.com
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I just finished writing a 500 line script, 99% of the bugs were due to spelling errors

Im grateful for being good looking, because im clearly an idiot
How do you protect your users and data from flattering attackers?

no MFA or FIDO gizmo can keep your CEO safe from some intelligence bimbo can just rizz up them up
August 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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@mmsmoa.bsky.social is right around the corner & I am so excited to join: @mattzaske.com @nathanmcnulty.com @getrubix.bsky.social @skiptotheendpoint.co.uk talking about #DevOps in your SysAdmin Work, Defender XDR, #AzureArc and of course, #Intune.

Can’t wait to see you there! #MMSMOA #MVPBuzz
April 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Going to Workplace Ninjas UK 2025 wpninjas.uk in June? Don't miss these sessions with fellow WinAdmins and MVPs @jgkps.bsky.social, @krysonthe.net, and @intune.best!
March 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Oh snap would you look at that, im speaking at the wpninja uk event in june wpninjas.uk
March 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Do you use Intune? Ever wondered how policy is delivered to your devices and how the sync works in general?

then this video is for you: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Rn...

lets put the "8 hour sync" meme to rest
Intune 'fast lane' - Let's talk about all things latency – Microsoft Technical Takeoff
YouTube video by Windows IT Pro
www.youtube.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Hey would you look at that, Microsoft is doing another tech takeoff event
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...

Intune, Tech Takeoff: aka.ms/IntuneAtTech...
Windows & Windows 365, Tech Takeoff: aka.ms/WindowsAtTec...
February 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Coming soon: Quality updates during the out-of-box experience.

You can soon enable quality updates during OOBE for Windows 11 devices via Autopilot, ensuring the latest security updates are applied out of the box.

📄 techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...

#MSIntune #MVP #MVPBuzz #Windows11
Coming soon: Quality updates during the out-of-box experience - Windows IT Pro Blog
Deliver the latest Windows quality updates during the out-of-box experience (OOBE) of new Windows 11 devices.
techcommunity.microsoft.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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This month, I'm happy to announce that we've updated the Entra passwordless guide to include instructions on how to use the new Phishing-Resistant Passwordless Workbook we just released! https://aka.ms/PasswordlessWorkbook
February 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Did you know about the upcoming change to the Microsoft 365 login in page that prompts users to register for MFA?

Learn about this and other things that happened in the world of Microsoft Entra this week in the Entra newsletter 👇

entra.news/p/entra-n...
February 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Hey #configmgr #sccm #intune #w365 peeps. Couple of questions:

Do you have applications that require manual configuration on the end user device before giving it to users?

How many apps require a complex sequence (install order, reboot, etc) to work correctly?

Please repost for visibility 😁
January 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
looks like admin.microsoft.com is having a bad time
January 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I upgraded all eligible devices to windows 11 back in January 2023. it was no big deal then. Y'all have nothing to worry about.
January 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I keep running into IT professionals that claim to work for a serious enterprise, yet they have a growing pile of technical debt and seem to have no ability to execute on any vision what so ever
January 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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👋 Have you caught up on the weekly dose of Entra news?

✅ Read the latest at entra.news/p/entra-news...

We feature posts from @andresbohren.bsky.social, @danielbradley.bsky.social, @julianrasmussen.bsky.social, @per-torben.bsky.social, @tonyredmond.bsky.social ++
January 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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A few new videos about Edge for Business, by @conditionalaccess.uk and @jgkps.bsky.social #Intune #WinAdmins

Edge For Business, The Concept: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryDs...
Edge For Business, The Concept
YouTube video by WinAdmins
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Oh snap I just spotted myself in the weekly entra news letter. by @merill.net
January 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Wrote another blog post about how I dealt with a misbehaving MSI file that I was trying to deploy with intune.

johannesblog.com/2025/01/25/d...

Thanks to @masterpackager.com for the assist
Dealing With Misbehaving MSI Files In Intune
Intro I have deployed a whole lot of apps in my IT career, and occasionally i need to deal with weird nonsense from the vendor. Lets take a look at one recent example The Problem This is just anoth…
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January 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I don't know if today is going to be a productive blogging day but "Terran One" from the original starcraft soundtrack seems oddly fitting
January 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
January 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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🚨 #OpenIntuneBaseline Windows v3.4 Released!
New additions and some things to be aware of, such as the fact all policy names have been updated.
Thanks for all the community input. You guys rock.
Check out the release changelog below:

github.com/SkipToTheEnd...
Release windows-v3.4 · SkipToTheEndpoint/OpenIntuneBaseline
Windows v3.4 - 2025-01-24 ImportantA UI change in November '24 has made all policy types visible in the Configuration blade. This has caused a lot of confusion when trying to identify policies conf...
github.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I wrote a short blog about how to trigger an on-demand user provisioning to entra using powershell and graph
johannesblog.com/2025/01/21/p...
big thanks to @ajf8729.com and @intune.best for their assistance
Provisioning Entra Users On-Demand with Powershell Graph
The Scenario The customer relies on active directory as their source of authority for their user identity they are using entra cloud sync to connect active directory to entra When they create a new…
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January 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I just finished writing a 500 line script, 99% of the bugs were due to spelling errors

Im grateful for being good looking, because im clearly an idiot
January 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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FYI for those doing certificate authentication with NPS, there's an enforcement coming in 2025-02 for strong mapping support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/... #Intune
January 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Flight to mmsmoa.com/mms2025moa has been booked. the excitement is starting to build up.
mmsmoa.com
January 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM