If you have access to multiple Windows Intune accounts, then you will have seen the multi-account dashboard.  To have access to multiple accounts, the Live ID you use to log into Windows Intune must have been added as an administrator to more than...

  Today, we are excited to announce that the new features and capabilities that you have seen in the Windows Intune beta will be commercially available on October 17th, 2011 .  If you have a paid subscription in the Windows Intune service, your...

In this video post, one of our Information Experience team members, Gaby, talks through the steps required to download the Windows Intune client software. The Information Experience team is responsible for developing and delivering the Help content you...

Here we are, in the final days of August, and what a great summer it’s been!  Here at Windows Intune, we saw an amazing uptake of our first beta, all the available spaces taken up within the first days of its release.  Our next beta, released...

For those of you who are attending Teched in New Orleans this week, we hope you're enjoying the hot humid weather! It's been a busy week...Bob Muglia talked about Windows Intune in his keynote on Monday morning (around 1:08 in the timeline). Marc Shepard...

Z8X22T6W8GDN When some computers are managed by both Windows Intune and Group Policy, policy conflicts can occur. Group Policy is given precedence and policy defined in Group Policy is the policy that is effective on the managed computer. In the current...

Those of you out there with firewalls may have run into issues with the Windows Intune clients having difficulty communicating with the service.  The excerpt below provides detailed information on how to set up your firewall for a successful Windows...

One of the great benefits of a service is that when new enhancements or features are introduced, you get them right away without any effort. The Windows Intune beta has been pretty quiet these last two months, and this is because the engineering team...

Greetings Windows Intune beta testers! Thanks to all of you that are using the Windows Intune service and sending your feedback. Please be advised that on February 23rd we will be performing maintenance on the service and will be removing any inactive...

Today I want to post a quick note pointing you to the Windows Blog Site .  As this blog post states, Windows Intune is no longer accepting participants.  For those of you who already have Windows Intune beta accounts, please play on!  The...

One of the important things in managing a service like Windows Intune is making sure you, the customers, have ready access to information to help you achieve maximum benefit.  This not only includes information like help files and FAQ’s, but also...

Some of you may be familiar with the MDOP suite (Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance).  This is a suite of tools that helps you manage your IT environment more efficiently.  One of the tools in the suite is the Asset Inventory...

Collecting software inventory is one thing...using that information effectively is quite another. Software catalogs are used to 'prepare' inventory data and present it in an intelligent manner that supports the activties you are doing while managing your...

Windows Intune provides the ability for IT administrators to configure specialized set of settings through the Policy workspace. These settings support configuring the Windows Intune agents and some Windows components, specifically the: · Windows...

  One of the new features that is available in this beta (and will also be available in the released version of the service) is the multi-account console .  If you have access to multiple accounts in Windows Intune, this feature gives you an...

A brief note to alert you to a new edition of TechNet Radio , this one with a specific focus on Windows Intune. In this edition, I explain to Technical Evangelist Keith Mayer how Windows Intune can be used to manage mobile devices, both through the "standalone...

This is the third and final post in this series on topics surrounding Windows Intune client updates. The first post covered the overall client update process, and the second post detailed the policy settings and end-user notifications. This post is about...

On September 5, 2012, Microsoft updated its publicly trusted SSL infrastructure with a new 2,048-bit root (the Baltimore CyberTrust Root) in order to comply with the latest industry standards for minimal key strength certificates. To benefit from this...

On April 8, Microsoft launched the Windows Intune Partner Gallery . The Gallery will showcase partner created videos that demo the product, talk about the partner business opportunity and showcases customer wins. Videos don’t need to be polished...

The next release of Windows Intune brings integration with System Center Configuration Manager (SP1). A new TechNet Radio episode featuring Wally Mead covers mobile device management from SCCM SP1, including the important role played by Windows Intune...

A number of people have asked questions about how the remote task feature in Windows Intune works.  In this video we walk through an example of how you might use a remote task to remediate a malware protection alert, and describe how some of the...

One of the most important benefits of using an online PC management solution like Windows Intune, is that you are not tethered to any geographic location. If you and the PCs you are managing are connected to the internet, you can access the Windows Intune...

As we outlined on the Microsoft Security Response Center blog , the update released with Security Advisory 2718704 invalidated unauthorized digital certificates that were used in targeted attacks. In addition to the security advisory, we have also developed...

  Here’s a short video we prepared that talks about efficient management of update, by filtering out updates that are not relevant to your environment and how to set up an auto-approval rule.  This allows you to select which updates you want...

The Windows Intune Team would like to thank you for your participation in the April release of the Windows Intune beta!  As many of you may know, we announced the second public Windows Intune Beta on July 12 th and we hope you have had a chance to...