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In this guide, I will show you how to manage macOS software updates using Intune. You can use Microsoft Intune to manage software updates for macOS devices that are enrolled as supervised devices. Do you have supervised macOS 12 and later devices in your setup? If this is the case, you can use Intune to manage software updates. The macOS users who enroll using one of the Automated Device Enrollment (ADE) methods (Apple Business Manager or Apple School Manager) are considered as supervised. You can now use Intune policies to manage macOS software updates for devices that were enrolled using Automated Device Enrollment as of Intune Service release 2210. Microsoft keeps adding additional features with every release, making it easier to deploy the updates for macOS devices. In most organizations, allowing users to install updates on their macOS devices is strictly forbidden. Especially if you want all of your macOS devices to run the same version. Like Windows devices, Intune allows you to...

The Windows 365 app allows users to pin their Cloud PC to the taskbar on Windows computers. Let’s see how to pin a Windows 365 Cloud PC to the taskbar so that you can quickly access your Cloud PC without having to launch the Windows 365 app. Starting with Windows 365 Service release 2304, end users can now pin their Cloud PC to the taskbar in the Windows 365 app. This lets them launch the Cloud PC from the taskbar icon without going into the connection center. Windows 365 is a PC solution that runs in the cloud. It lets users access a virtual Windows desktop from any device with a web browser. The service is meant to meet the needs of contractors, interns, and other short-term workers. Windows 365 Cloud PC works on all devices, including Macs, iPads, and Android phones. There are multiple ways to access Cloud PCs, and one of the easiest methods to connect to a Cloud PC is by using the Windows 365 app. The app is compatible with both Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems. Whenever...

Configuration Manager 2305 Technical Preview update has been released by Microsoft. The new features in technical preview 2305 include the option to set the preferred management point for PXE boot during OSD, a new site maintenance task “Delete Aged Task Execution Status Messages” and much more. After the release of technical preview 2303, Microsoft skipped the release of technical preview 2304. That’s because, as per the new SCCM release cadence, there will be only four ConfigMgr Technical Preview (TP) releases per year.  Two will be released before each production's current branch release, and one of the Technical Preview releases would be a baseline release. If you are running technical preview 2303 in your ConfigMgr lab, you can directly upgrade to SCCM TP version 2305 via updates and servicing. In case your technical preview lab is expired, you must rebuild it to install the TP 2305. In this article, we’ll go over the steps to install the ConfigMgr technical preview 2305 updat...

In this basic post, I will show you how to enable dark mode on Windows365.microsoft.com. You can now switch the windows365.microsoft.com site to dark mode for a better viewing experience. Starting in Service Release 2304, Cloud PC users now have the option to use dark mode on windows365.microsoft.com. Turning on the dark mode for Windows 365 portal will make the items and entries appear dark. It darkens the overall appearance of the console. One of the ways to connect and access your cloud PC is by browsing the Windows 365 homepage using a browser. Since this is a URL, you must manually turn on the dark mode every time you visit the site. The Windows 365 app doesn’t have a dark mode feature available yet. If you connect and use a Cloud PC for long hours, enabling the dark mode on Windows365.microsoft.com makes sense. It makes it easier on administrators’ eyes to use the Windows 365.microsoft.com site for long periods of time. How to Enable Dark Mode on Windows365.microsoft.com? Let’s l...

In this step-by-step guide, we will explore how to deploy macOS DMG apps with Intune. You can use this enterprise deployment guide to package and deploy DMG apps for macOS devices using Microsoft Intune. There are two app types available for macOS: .dmg and .pkg (they are basically extensions). Intune supports .dmg files containing the .app files. A DMG app is a disk image file that includes one or more applications. Many common macOS applications are available in DMG format. The macOS apps are deployed using the Microsoft Intune management agent for macOS. You can package DMG apps and deploy them to macOS devices using Intune. You can also update apps deployed with Intune that are of the type macOS apps (DMG). Before you deploy the DMG apps to your Mac devices, you must first enroll them. Refer to this step-by-step guide that shows how to enroll macOS devices in Intune. If your organization has devices that run on iOS/iPadOS, you can use the following guide to enroll iOS/iPadOS device...

While enrolling the macOS in Intune, you may encounter a warning, “Profile Installation Failed“. Could not obtain the final profile using the Encrypted Profile Service. In this article, I will show you how to resolve this error and provide you with some troubleshooting steps. When you register macOS devices into Intune, you might end up with several enrollment errors. Thankfully, the Intune portal now shows the device enrollment failures right on the dashboard. This makes it easy to troubleshoot the device enrollment errors. I recently published a guide on enrolling macOS into Intune, where I covered the steps to enroll macOS devices into Intune using the company portal app. Microsoft Intune supports enrollment on personal and company-owned devices. Only when you enroll your macOS devices in Intune, you can manage them. Intune Profile Installation Failed during macOS Enrollment During the macOS enrollment in Intune, while installing the management profile, I encountered the following e...