I have written more than more blog post on how to customize the Start Menu on Windows 10 and 11 using scripts and/or policies. I had to write a post on the new option we have of doing it. Now we have the possibility to use Intune to push out an initial Start Menu where…
Application Control for Business and the story of the unsigned WIX dll’s
When using Application Control for Business which is the ultimate dream from a security perspective to only allow signed and trusted executables to be executed on our Windows devices. That requires that all binaries are signed, both executables and dll files (which are executables). WIX Toolset is widely used to create Windows Installer packages even…
MMUGSE – Meetup October 24 2026
On Friday the 24 of October we are hosting our next meetup! we have some really great sessions this time! Hope to see you there! Note: that the last session will be in Swedish. MMUGSE Agenda 24/108:30 -9:25 Your Mac is Lying to you: Exposing Hidden Security Risks – Oktay Sari & – Somesh PathakmacOS has a reputation…
Windows 365 Link – a week and some
I have had the great pleasure of working with a Microsoft 365 Link for more than a week. I must say it is the most and least exiting thing in a long time.Why it is both exiting and not? Because it just delivers! It just works straight off, boots fast to a sign in prompt…
Prevent software installations disguised as drivers
Some supporting software from hardware vendors prompts the end users to install when as supported hardware is connected to the device. An example is Dell Display and Peripheral Manager. Which prompts the end user to launch an installer that in turn requires the end user to be local admin or the installation fails. It could…
Tip when troubleshooting unexpected reboots during Autopilot – event ID 2800
Troubleshooting unexpected reboots when using Windows Autopilot can be challenging for sure. This post is a quick tip around how the Event ID 2800 in the DeviceManagement-Enterprise-Diagnostics-Provider should be used. During our session on troubleshooting the modern managed device at MMS in Minneapolis we got this question a couple of times, this post will explain…
New settings in Intune Security Baseline Windows 11 24H2 -2504
In service release 2504 of Intune new settings is added to the Windows 11 24H2 Security Baseline. However, they are not released as a new version of the baseline but added when you either create a new policy or edit an existing policy. In this post we will look at the experience upgrading and adding…
Managing extensions in Visual Studio Code
Managing extensions in Visual Studio code is supported since version 1.96 (November 2024) and is a very welcome addition. We can block extensions, allow extensions or control exactly which version of an extension that is allowed and more. ADMX/ADML files are now included in the setup files for Visual Studio code.I will not use them…