Parameter is incorrect error at ESP phase of Autopilot device preparation policy (Autopilot V2)
Hi Team, I am testing the Windows autopilot device preparation profile (Autopilot V2). Here, I need to rename the device while it is enrolling to the Intune (during ESP). So, I created a script that has below command to rename the device and rebooting it. Rename-Computer -NewName $newname -ErrorAction 'Stop' -ErrorVariable err -Restart -Force The issue I am facing now is that, when the device is at ESP, it runs the script to rename the device and also it restart the device. But after restart it does not complete the device preparation set up and s an shows an error screen called with message "Parameter is incorrect" and after clicking on OK, I get to see the login screen. After logging in, I am able to use my machine fine and the device is also renamed as per my organization standards. Does anyone also have faced this kind of issue while testing the Autopilot V2 with reboot script at ESP. Regards, Ashish AryaGolden Path for Education - Part 1a
What is Golden Path Golden Path was developed to simplify and enhance the security of deploying a Microsoft 365 tenant solution in education. It consists of three stages: Stage 1: Deployment Guides are available online at Golden Path. This stage includes: Baseline - Stage 1a Standard - Stage 1b Advanced - Stage 1c Stage 2: A Discovery/Assessment AI tool is used to expose the tenant's configuration and analyze it against the tenant's license configurations, tenant and service settings, Microsoft's general education recommendations, and customer requirements. Stage 3: Drift Configuration management helps understand changes made against the established configuration in the tenant. These changes can be reversed or modified before any breaches or irregularities create problems. Goals and Objectives for Golden Path Goals Develop prescriptive deployment guides that provide a centralized resource with education-specific scenarios to assist organizations in defining, managing, and organizing their tenant and appropriate applications. Reduce the overall complexity of tenant and service deployment. Establish baseline recommended pathways to facilitate a common and agreed-upon configuration based on subject-matter experts. Utilize AI technology to uncover and compare recommended settings against user requirements based on documented configurations. Implement phased configurations to aid customers and partners in understanding what they may not know or should consider during discovery to meet customer expectations. Highlight unused features and products to ensure customers fully leverage the potential and benefits of their purchased product licenses. Identify opportunities for partner participation in achieving customer goals and expectations based on customer requirements and Golden Path findings. Create an easy pathway for customer change management to enhance control, security, compliance, and privacy of tenants. Develop custom assessments to evaluate product entry for items such as Copilot, Defender, Purview, Intune, Zero-Trust, and Microsoft Entra ID. Objectives Deliver information for features available (used/unused) to users based on license model. Prescriptive recommendations based on education scenarios. - Present upgrade license opportunities from A1 to A3 to A5. Security analysis exposing gaps and issues proactively to allow modifications before it's too late. Promote partner access to customers that have defined gaps based on assessments and are requesting partner assistance. Better discovery and assessment analysis with new tools. Designed to be more self-serving customer and partner access management. Speed up user adoption for educators and IT Admins alike. Baseline Stage 1a Baseline is stage 1a in the overall development of the Golden Path for Education. It is based on a majority of licenses within the tenant at the Microsoft 365 A1 for Education level. It also is a set of recommendations for ALL Microsoft Education tenants. Navigation Golden Path has three folders in the navigations. Golden Path Baseline References Golden Path folder consist of the Golden Path overall review. It goes over the entire program and the how and why it is built. Currently there are two pages, Golden Path overview and Baseline Overview. Golden Path overview menu Golden Path overview Stages (Deployment Guides, Discovery/Assessments, Drift Management) Modules (Setup, Identity, Applications, Security, and Devices) Phases (Baseline(A1), Standard(A3), Advanced(A5)) Baseline Overview Steps for each phase (Setup, Identity, Applications, Security, Devices) Licenses that are included General information links List of links for all applications and products included with A1 license List of links for all features included with A1 license Baseline menu Setup Tenant setup is key to establishing a secure and valid tenant. Setup goes through domain assignment, administration, and service management. Overview - Review all the steps that are part of the setup phase section Step 1 - Create your Office 365 tenant account Step 2 - Configure Security Center admin settings Step 3 - Secure and configure your network Step 4 - Sync your on-premises active directory Step 5 - Provision users Step 6 - Sync SIS with School Data Sync (SDS) Step 7 - License Users Identity Establishing an identity via Microsoft Entra ID and establishing authentication methods, Single Sign-On, and user procurement methodologies. Overview - Review all steps that are a part of the identity phase Step 1 - Understand identity definitions Step 2 - Configure Microsoft Entra ID basics Step 3 - Consider education identity steps Step 4 - Consider identity applications Step 5 - Set up access to operation services Step 6 - Set up identity lifecycle Step 7 - Configure security in identity Step 8 - Manage access controls Applications Applications like Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange Online are the core to a Microsoft tenant. Getting these applications setup are essential to allowing users in education to access services and apps like Learning Accelerators. Overview - Review all steps that are a part of the application phase Exchange Online o Step 1 - Design an Exchange Online environment o Step 2 - Set up Exchange Online o Step 3 - Configure compliance and security in Exchange Online o Step 4 - Configure address books, shared mailboxes, and clients Microsoft Teams o Overview - What is Microsoft Teams for Education o Step 1 - Configure Microsoft Teams for Education o Step 2 - Configure Microsoft Teams policies and settings for education organization OneDrive/SharePoint - Overview o Step 1 - Plan your OneDrive and SharePoint Deployment o Step 2 - Share within OneDrive and SharePoint o Step 3 - Configure security and access controls in OneDrive and SharePoint o Step 4 - Compliance considerations with OneDrive and SharePoint Security and Compliance Security via each phase is essential to maintaining order and blocking access for bad actors. Along with security compliance/privacy considerations that are established to adhere to a multitude of local and government requirements worldwide. Overview Step 1 - Security Considerations Devices Managed and unmanaged devices are another key to helping secure the network and potential cyber-security considerations that enter the network via these devices. Overview Step 1 - Review device management structure Step 2 - Plan device management Step 3 - Configure settings and applications Step 4 - Deploy and manage devices Windows 11 features and tips References menu Mulit-tenant solutions - Architectural recommendations base on multi or large tenant solutions. Accessibility Deploy Office 365 applications Pooled storage management How do you use Golden Path? Golden Path uses deployment guidelines content that contain education scenario specifics. Golden Path has a linked path for each modules based on the phase (Baseline,Standard,Advanced). Users can follow the deployment content to establish or redefine the tenant configuration in order to enable additional services and products. What’s Next Go to https://aka.ms/gp4edu to access the first part of Golden Path. Part 1b (Standard -A3 content) NEXT Part 1c (Advanced – A5 content) Part 2 - We will create a mechanism to discover the tenant configuration settings and allow customers and partners the ability to qualify what is set to standard recommendation. Using AI to deliver user requirements against the configuration will allow additional paths to enable services and features that allow the user/customer to achieve their objectives. Part 3 – Deliver drift management solution for management of unrealized or understood changes that need to be approved or modified.Query regarding MDM Unenrollment initiated by the User.
Hi, We are facing one Issue regarding MDM Unrenrollment process initiated by User, In which when MDM server is receiving Unenrollment the request, it does not contain Meta value for Alert(1226) in the SyncBody. Please find following logs for the same behavior : [Windows MDM Sync request for device guid <> <SyncML xmlns="SYNCML:SYNCML1.2"> <SyncBody> <Alert> <CmdID>2</CmdID> <Data>1201</Data> </Alert> <Alert> <CmdID>3</CmdID> <Data>1224</Data> <Item> <Meta/> <Data>user</Data> </Item> </Alert> <Alert> <CmdID>4</CmdID> <Data>1226</Data> <Item> <Meta/> <Data>1</Data> </Item> </Alert> <!-- other device information --> <SyncBody> Earlier, Under this Alert tag we had a Meta tag which contained string : "com.microsoft:mdm.unenrollment.userrequest" as part of User Initiated disconnection, on basis of which MDM Server proceeds with further action. <Alert> <CmdID>4</CmdID> <Data>1226</Data> <Item> <Meta> <ns2:Type>com.microsoft:mdm.unenrollment.userrequest</ns2:Type> </Meta> <Data>1</Data> </Item> </Alert> But now the above <Meta> that MDM Server receives is Empty tag without any String (<Meta/>). This behavior can be seen on various windows versions like : 1803, 1809, 1903, 1909 and 2004 that has been tested and getting the same result. In the document : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/disconnecting-from-mdm-unenrollment#user-initiated-disconnection , nothing is updated or mentioned regarding change in unenrollment process initiated by the User. Can we use the alert value 1226 without the "com.microsoft:mdm.unenrollment.userrequest" value be used to trigger unenrollment for the device. Any reason why the type has been removed from these versions. Please clarify on same so that we can proceed on this. Thanks.Uploading app icons for manage apps in intune using microsoft graph SDK Powershell
hi all, I am creating a script to add apps to intune and assign them. currently, all is working well apart from uploading the icon. Here is the portion of the body parameters $appBody = @{ '@odata.type' = "#microsoft.graph.winGetApp" description = $appInfo.ShortDescription developer = $appInfo.Publisher displayName = "$($appInfo.packageName) ($($runAsScope))" informationUrl = $appInfo.PublisherSupportUrl largeIcon = @{ "@odata.type"= "#microsoft.graph.mimeContent" "type" = "image/jpeg" "value" = $base64string } installExperience = @{ runAsAccount = $runAsScope } isFeatured = $True packageIdentifier = $appId privacyInformationUrl = $appInfo.PrivacyUrl publisher = $appInfo.publisher repositoryType = "microsoftStore" roleScopeTagIds = @() } There are no errors i have tried type "image/png" as well, but again no errors. I am using the New-MgBetaDeviceAppManagementMobileApp command. I will try to manually use graph explorer to see if I can do it post app creation. Any pointers and examples welcomed
PowerShell script to change font of office apps
Hi, We are using Microsoft 365 for Enterprise for delivery office apps to users via Microsoft Intune. Currently the default font for all office apps is Calibri and now users want that it should change to Arial, 11 font. Is there a way in Powershell to make that change. I have been suggested ways to do it with .net objects or Interop. Can someone please share a sample PowerShell script or a full script to make that change. Thanks, Ashish Arya
Creating ADMX backed Configuration policies
I am trying to figure out how to create an ADMX backed Config Profile in Intune to disable the weather and stock information that is now sent to the Windows 11 lock screen but I cannot get it to work. According to this post, I should use the WindowsLogon/DisableLockScreenAppNotifications CSP. This article describes the CSP configuration and as it is an ADMX backed policy, it requires SyncML format to configure. Between this article and this article, I created a custom Config Profile like below, Name: Disable App Notifications Description: Blank OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/WindowsLogon/DisableLockScreenAppNotifications Data Type: String Value: <SyncML xmlns="SYNCML:SYNCML1.2"> <SyncBody> <Replace> <CmdID>2</CmdID> <Item> <Meta> <Format>chr</Format> <Type>text/plain</Type> </Meta> <Target> <LocURI>./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/WindowsLogon/DisableLockScreenAppNotifications</LocURI> </Target> <Data><Enabled/></Data> </Item> </Replace> <Final/> </SyncBody> </SyncML> I've deployed it to my user account first and after it failed, I deployed it to my device where it also failed. The event log shows this error in both cases Can anyone please help tell me where I am going wrong? Thanks in advance
Question: Script to see if device is Azure AD joined
We often receive notebooks that are still joined to a Azure AD tenant. Is there a (simple) Powershell script that shows if a device is still joined to a tenant? Knowing which exact tenant the device is registered to is a nice-to-have but not required. FYI, we already tried the cmd command 'dsregcmd' but unfortunately the output was not reliable. We found multiple occasions where dsregcmd claimed the device was not Azure AD joined while it definitely was.Microsoft 365 A1 for devices for students
I am looking to moving the students to Microsoft Surface SE laptops and to get Microsoft 365 A1 for devices for students for them. I bought one device and one of these licenses for testing purposes and assigned the license to the device group for the device, but it doesn't seem to work. The MS Office apps all say viewer since the student account is an M365 A1 but this license is supposed to provide not only the Intune support but the licensing for office. What needs to be done or configured for it to work with the device???
