Micorosft Intune

Collecting Windows registry data

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This week is all about the recently introduced capability to collect Windows registry data (or in other words, the ability to perform registry inventory). A lot has been written about that capability, but it is such an important enhancement that it deserves a place on this blog as well. Until this moment, IT administrators often used scripting solutions to collect specific Windows registry data. With the introduction of the collection of Windows registry data, the need for such solutions should decline. There will, however, always be scenarios in which it is better to still hold on to those scripting solutions. The capability to collect Windows registry data is part of the earlier introduced device inventory, using the Properties Catalog. That means that the collected information …

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Excluding specific files from being uploaded to OneDrive

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This week is another relatively short blog post, again somewhat related to Microsoft Edge. This week, however, is about configuring some specific OneDrive configurations. More specifically, the focus will be on excluding specific files from being uploaded to OneDrive. Not something really new, but the importance became clear again this week. There can be many reasons why organizations might want to exclude specific files from being uploaded to OneDrive, but there are also some generic reasons that are applicable to most organizations. An often heard reason is related to desktop shortcuts. Synchronizing desktop shortcuts (or even shortcuts in general) often results in either duplicate shortcuts or shortcuts to missing applications. Another reason is related to organizational branding in Microsoft Edge. Customizing organizational branding relies on …

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