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In this article, you’ll learn how to disable Acrobat Reader updates using GPO. Using group policy, you can hide the Adobe Reader “Check for Updates” option, which will prevent users from updating it to the latest version. The automatic updates option in Acrobat Reader is controlled via a registry entry called ‘bUpdater‘. By setting the value of bUpdater to 0, the automatic updates will be disabled. In short, you are actually using a registry tweak and applying it using a GPO on your domain computers to disable Adobe reader updates. In our earlier article, we demonstrated the steps to deploy Adobe Reader updates using SCCM. We also demonstrated different methods to update Adobe Reader to the latest version. Every technique mentioned in the article allowed for controlled update deployment. Adobe’s Acrobat Reader and other products are frequently patched. Some of these products receive a critical update to address zero-day vulnerabilities found in the product. And the majority of the upda...

In this article, we will show you how to create quiet time policies in Intune for iOS/iPadOS and Android Apps. You can now mute work-related notifications for end users by creating and assigning a quiet time policy in Intune. The quiet time policy settings in Intune automatically mute Microsoft Outlook email and Teams notifications on iOS/iPadOS and Android platforms. You can use these policies to limit end-user notifications received after work hours. Although users can disable notifications on their apps manually, Intune can assist you in doing so. If your organization’s users do not want to receive notifications from Outlook and Team apps after work hours, administrators can enable global quiet time settings, which allow you to create policies to schedule quiet time for your end users. Currently, the quiet policies in Intune are applicable only to Microsoft 365 apps such as Outlook and Teams on iOS/iPadOS and Android. You cannot create a quiet time policy for Windows and macOS devic...

In this article, you’ll learn how to configure installation time for Win32 apps in Intune. In the Intune admin portal, you can edit an existing Win32 app and set the installation time in the app properties. Starting with the Intune August 2308 Update, you can set a configurable installation time (in minutes) for Win32 apps. Win32 app configurable installation time represents the number of minutes the system will wait for a program to finish. The installation time can be customized for both existing Win32 apps and when creating new Win32 apps in Intune. The configurable installation time of Win32 apps represents the number of minutes the system will wait for a program to finish. The default value is 60 minutes. If the app takes longer to install than the set installation time, the system will fail the app install. The max timeout value is 1440 minutes (1 day). In Intune, you can add a custom or in-house Win32-based app. You must upload the app’s installation file in .intunewin format. Y...

Microsoft has released Configuration Manager 2303 Hotfix KB24719670 rollup to address performance issues. The new hotfix rollup update KB24719670 applies to customers who didn’t install the KB21010486 hotfix for SCCM 2303. In this article, we will go over the fixes and improvements included in the KB24719670 hotfix released for version 2303. We will then look at how to install the hotfix rollup KB24719670 on our SCCM 2303 setup. Microsoft released a new standalone hotfix ‘KB24721208’ for SCCM 2303 customers who installed the KB21010486 update rollup on or before August 2, 2023, to resolve the data processing issues. However, for customers who opted in for slow ring release of SCCM 2303 and did not install KB21010486 hotfix, Configuration Manager 2303 hotfix KB24719670 is the one that must be installed. After the release of SCCM version 2303, Microsoft has released the following hotfixes so far: Configuration Manager 2303 KB21010486 Hotfix Rollup: This is the first hotfix released for S...

In this article, we will demonstrate how to download and install Windows Server 2022 Core using the latest ISO installation media. When it comes to installing Server 2022 on a VM, the server core is the default installation choice. According to Microsoft, the Server Core option is a minimal installation option that is available when you are deploying the Standard or Datacenter edition of Windows Server. Server Core includes most but not all server roles. Because of its smaller code base, Server Core has a smaller disk footprint and, as a result, a smaller attack surface. You should install Windows Server 2022 using the Server Core option whenever possible. Windows Server 2022 includes new features and is the most secure version of Windows Server currently available. A Server Core is a smaller installation that includes the core components of Windows Server and supports all server roles but does not include a local graphical user interface (GUI). It is used for “headless” deployments th...

 In this article, we will demonstrate multiple methods to collect Intune logs from macOS devices. You can collect Intune diagnostic logs from macOS devices and send them to Microsoft for troubleshooting, or you can save a report locally on the device. Whether you are using Configuration Manager or Intune, the first thing you will need if you are having trouble with app or script deployment is logs. Like Configuration Manager, you can also collect Intune logs from macOS devices and refer to them during troubleshooting. See how to collect logs on Windows clients using SCCM. In our earlier article, we showed you how to collect Intune Logs from Windows devices. Even on Windows devices, you can use different methods to gather diagnostic logs. These are extremely helpful for troubleshooting issues related to Intune, particularly on remote devices. There are three main Intune log files required for investigating sync and deployment problems with macOS devices. CompanyPortal.log IntuneMDMD...

In this article, we will show you how to enable high DPI for Windows 365 Cloud PC. After connecting to the Cloud PC via the windows365.microsoft.com web client, you can enable a higher screen resolution in the session settings. In addition to the high DPI feature, you can also turn on hardware acceleration for your Cloud PC. It improves motion performance for tasks like scrolling, moving windows, or playing back videos and is on by default. Let’s first define high DPI. On high-resolution displays, text, images, and UI components appear much sharper and easier to read; however, the operating system must scale up to support the visual experience; otherwise, everything just appears smaller. Third-party Windows applications can leverage High DPI settings and adjust the user interface accordingly, by declaring themselves High DPI aware. When you connect to your Cloud PC using a high-resolution display and notice that the icons, images, and overall display are not sharper, you can turn on th...