Enrollment Status Page

Installing Windows security updates during the Windows out-of-box-experience

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Important: While writing this post the news came that this capability got delayed again to help ensure delivery of the best possible experience. As the configuration is still available in Microsoft Intune, this post can still provide value. This week is all about the new functionality to install Windows security updates during the Windows out-of-box-experience (OOBE). That functionality is focused on making sure that Windows devices are secure and up-to-date at the moment that the user will actually start using the device. At this moment, one of the main challenges is that organizations have to rely on the preinstalled Windows version on the device. That might not – and often does not – include the latest Windows security updates. This new functionality can help with …

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Block access to a device until specific apps are installed

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This week a short blog post about a recently introduced feature in the Enrollment Status Page (ESP). The ability block access to a device until specific apps are installed. I also tweeted about that feature recently and I thought it would be good to document the use case, the configurations and the end-user experience. Introduction Let’s start with a short introduction. The ESP is strongly recommended with Windows Autopilot. The idea of the ESP, is to block the device until the device is ready for usage by the user. This new feature enables an administrator to only block the device until the most important apps are installed for the user. That enables the user to be earlier productive. The administrator simply chooses which apps are …

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Windows enrollment status page

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This week is all about the enrollment status page for Windows 10, version 1803 and later, devices. Yes, I know that I’m not the first to write about this subject and I won’t be the last either, but I really thought that this feature deserves and demands a place on my blog. With the recent updates to Microsoft Intune, it’s now possible to enable the enrollment status page, as a preview feature, for Windows 10, version 1803 and later devices. This feature is often mentioned in combination with Windows AutoPilot, and it’s a great addition, but it’s good to remember that it’s actually applicable to any Azure AD joined (and Intune managed) Windows device. Not just Windows AutoPilot. In this post I’ll walk through the …

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