Hide Global Protect VPN client as default sign-in option
With a client I am working on their modern workplace. Well.. it's not that modern, because they still want all the traffic to go to the Internet through their network. And that goes through the Palo Alto Global Protect VPN client. The customer is 👑, we say, right? There is no clear agreement yet whether or not a VPN client should be installed, but until then, we need a VPN client. So the… Continue Reading Jeroen...
Reset your device with a simple app
Problem definition Recently at a customer I was asked if it was possible, in preparation for their new modern workplace, that the end user could reset his device himself. Basically, the same as the famous "wipe" button in Intune. I had indicated that this can be done by means of the following ways: End user goes to the Settings app ➡️ Update & Security ➡️ Recovery ➡️ Get…...
Restrict accounts to sign in to Microsoft Edge
Just a quick, short blog post this time. And it's about how you can restrict in Microsoft Edge that only one of your company's accounts can sign in to sync and no other accounts during the Sync opt-in window. The advantage, at least that's what I think, is that you can create multiple profiles in Microsoft Edge and then you can turn on the sync, so that you keep the same settings everywhere… Continue Reading...
Remove HP bloatware on Windows 10
Welcome to another part of the "Remove bloatware" series. 😁 As you have read in the previous blog post, we still had to deal with the HP bloatware that was still present on the devices. Since my test laptop was already connected to Intune, I could use the Endpoint Manager portal at the devices Discovered apps blade to see the exact description of the installed HP software. Just search for… Continue Reading...
Remove bloatware on Windows 10
In the past year, I worked at a customer, who ordered around 4000 HP laptops to distribute it to their end-users. But something was wrong in the order because they asked for the Windows 10 Signature Edition, but they got the normal Windows 10 Pro edition. But first, what is a Windows 10 Signature Edition? A typical boxed computer purchased from a retailer includes crapware, spyware, toolbars,… Continue Reading Jeroen...
WorkplaceDudes is live!
So… one day you have to do something that is totally out of your comfort zone. And yes… I did something else. First I wrote an exam guide for MD-100, then I became a Microsoft Certified Trainer and now…. this. Since January 28, 2022, me and two other colleagues, Engin Soysal and Richard Sousa Ferreira, started a brand new YouTube channel, called WorkplaceDudes. Jeroen, Engin and Richard...
Updating HP BIOS with HP Connect
Updating HP BIOS with HP Connect Some time ago, I saw a tweet from Nathan Kofahl announcing HP's new tool, called HP Connect for Microsoft Endpoint Manager. At that point, you could sign up for an Private Preview. Since I was interested in that, I had passed on my tenant ID. Early this year, I had a call with Dan Felman (HP). In this call he explained what the possibilities of HP Connect are… Continue Reading Jeroen...
Hyper-V Server 2019 Shielded VMs issues
Recently I brought back life in to one of my old NUCs to install Hyper-V Server 2019. That was the easy part. 😊 But today I wanted to “migrate” VMs from my desktop-NUC to the newly Hyper-V server. So, I made an export of the VM, copied it over to the Hyper-V NUC, did an import of the VM. So far, so good. Then I clicked on the icon to start the VM and within one second, an error… Continue Reading Jeroen...
How to delete a credential from a YubiKey
I have a YubiKey security key, which I'm using daily to logon to different Microsoft Portals (check https://msadmin.center) as an user or as an administrator. So I have several accounts on my YubiKey, for personal accounts and business accounts. Figure 1: Several credentials on my YubiKey Today is my last day at a customer, so I want to delete the customer’s credentials (in the orange… Continue Reading Jeroen...
The new side-project is live!
New year, new launch of a new side-project. First the best wishes for everyone. Back in April ’20, I created a blog post with a list of some Microsoft admin portals, as you can see here. This blog post received a lot of visitors. On the 30th of July ’20, I received an email from Priscilla Geldenhuys from Microsoft, with the following text: Hi Jeroen, great work on consolidating a list… Continue Reading Jeroen...
Are you looking for security keys? Read this comparison
Last month I received two ATKeys from Authentrend Technology, to do some tests with Windows 10 passwordless. The two ATKeys that I received are the ATKey.Pro and the ATKey.Card. I already have the YubiKey 5 NFC and the YubiKey 5C, so it would be nice to start with a comparison between those security keys. Introduction Passwordless Sooner or later, most people will login devices, accounts, and… Continue Reading Jeroen...
How I moved my website to Azure App Service
Recently I moved my Ghost blog from my on-prem Docker instance on a Synology to Azure App Services. I can tell you, sometimes it kept me awake at night. I found some blog posts, but all from some years ago and running with Ghost 1.x and they used the old classic Azure portal. Finally, I found 1 good blog, but with reduced information about how to setup up Ghost as an Azure App Service. Since… Continue Reading Jeroen...