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Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson

@jgkps.bsky.social

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Microsoft Intune MVP, Owner of http://winadmins.io discord and I blog on https://johannesblog.com

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Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson @jgkps.bsky.social · Jan 14

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

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Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson @jgkps.bsky.social · Aug 15

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

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Hailey Phillips | MVP @allwayshype.com · Apr 7

@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

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Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson @jgkps.bsky.social · Mar 27

a close up of a man in a military uniform looking at the camera with a serious look on his face .

ALT: a close up of a man in a military uniform looking at the camera with a serious look on his face .

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WinAdmins Community @winadmins.io · Mar 20

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!

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Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson @jgkps.bsky.social · Mar 20

Oh snap would you look at that, im speaking at the wpninja uk event in june wpninjas.uk

Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson @jgkps.bsky.social · Mar 3

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

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Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson @jgkps.bsky.social · Mar 2

Its not exactly obvious to them, and no one wants to potentially become out of compliance with their licensing.

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Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson @jgkps.bsky.social · Feb 14

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...

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Jason Sandys @jasonsandys.bsky.social · Feb 7

New blog: Coming soon: Quality updates during the out-of-box experience

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

#Windows #OOBE #WindowsAutopilot #QualityUpdates

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.

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Jeroen Burgerhout ☁️ | MVP | MCT @jeroen.burgerhout.org · Feb 7

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

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Michael Epping @michaelepping.com · Feb 4

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

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · Feb 2

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...

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Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson @jgkps.bsky.social · Jan 30

☠️ teams meeting

Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson @jgkps.bsky.social · Jan 29

I don't think we have any apps that require manual intervention post-install.
we have a bunch of apps that require complex scripted setup, all of which is solved by using psappdeploytoolkit.com

I have used intune dependency chains to handle apps that require a reboot between steps.

PSAppDeployToolkit

Enterprise app deployment, simplified.

psappdeploytoolkit.com

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Donna Ryan 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @thenotoriousdrr.bsky.social · Jan 29

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 😁

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Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson @jgkps.bsky.social · Jan 29

looks like admin.microsoft.com is having a bad time

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Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson @jgkps.bsky.social · Jan 29

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.

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Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson @jgkps.bsky.social · Jan 28

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

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · Jan 28

👋 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 ++

⚡️ Microsoft
🏆 General Availability
New Identity Secure Score recommendations in General Availability • Shobit Sahay

🔥 Public Preview
Customize authentication experiences and URL domains for external apps • Ankur Patel

📺 Watch
AI for Identity and Access (15 sec) • Microsoft Security

🗣️ Message Center
24 Jan - MC920300 - Microsoft Entra: Enablement of Passkeys in Authenticator for passkey (FIDO2) organizations with no key restrictions

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WinAdmins Community @winadmins.io · Jan 27

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

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Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson @jgkps.bsky.social · Jan 26

Oh snap I just spotted myself in the weekly entra news letter. by @merill.net

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Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson @jgkps.bsky.social · Jan 25

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…

johannesblog.com

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Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson @jgkps.bsky.social · Jan 25

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

Jóhannes Geir Kristjánsson @jgkps.bsky.social · Jan 25

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James Robinson | MVP @skiptotheendpoint.co.uk · Jan 24

🚨 #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

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