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Privileged Access groups (Preview)

30th June, 2022

From Microsoft: What’s the difference between Privileged Access groups and role-assignable groups – Azure AD – Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Docs We saw this new feature, liked the look of it, read about it and then set about implementing it.  In my opinion I don’t think Microsoft had a well documented process for implementing it […]

Microsoft Teams Meetings that Require Registration

1st July, 2021

Sounds like an awesome new feature right? Well it is, kind of. Just isn’t well documented or obvious in the GUI how to use it and set one up! Firstly, you can’t do this from Outlook, you have to use Microsoft Teams. Step 1 – Create Event Go to your Calendar, go to top right […]

Fixing Azure AD Join for Windows 10 Provisioning Package Error 0xCAA2000C

7th June, 2021

We are working with Declaration Software on their Windows 10 Workstation Migration Agent. The Workstation Migration Agent is capable of migrating Computer Accounts from On-Premises AD to Azure AD, AD to AD, and Azure AD to Azure AD. This includes migrating a Workstation where it has been Azure AD Hybrid Joined and instead making it […]

Managing Personal Contacts on iOS

1st March, 2021

This matter has arisen due in part to some work that we are doing with a client where it is prohibited to synchronize the Microsoft Outlook App Contacts from their Organization mailbox to the Personal Contacts on their iPhone (and Androids) due to Intune App Protection Policies

Teams Coexistence Pitfalls

29th September, 2020

Chances are if you have been using Teams for long enough you have seen this in a chat. “The user is unavailable or offline. We’ve sent an email instead”

Windows Information Protection and Folder Redirection – 0x807c0008

22nd June, 2020

We are rolling out Windows Information Protection (WIP) for one of our clients. WIP will be deployed for MAM and MDM devices WIP was not deploying at all for certain devices and there was very little information why except for one Event Log error: MDM ConfigurationManager: Command failure status. Configuration Source ID: (9DB97CDF-71B8-4071-8C59-5CD2C9F96DF4), Enrollment Name: […]

Accessing Shared Mailboxes

19th May, 2020

Previously I wrote a blog about the ins and outs of connecting a shared mailbox and the benefits of connecting to it in Outlook a specific way. I’ve updated this here with the later versions of Outlook screenshots and a shorter version of just why and how. The original blog is here https://www.neroblanco.co.uk/2015/04/the-shared-mailbox-dilemma/ and to […]

Intune -Troubleshooting and Learnings

19th May, 2020

We are rolling out Intune Compliance and Configuration Policies. MDM (Enrolled) for corporate devices and MAM (unenrolled) for Personal devices. We are using MDM and MAM to rollout (Windows Information Protection) WIP. We are not using Config Manager, and all devices are Azure AD Hybrid Joined. This blog focusses on Windows 10 devices and does […]

Guest Account conflicts with Exchange Online

15th May, 2020

Guest Accounts not receiving email notifications In truth, this blog could have been called anything.  Probably the Guest Account dilemma, but I have used that kind of title a few times now, none the less – it is a dilemma.  This is a blog I have been wanting to write for ages, because it has […]

Whiteboard in Office 365 and Teams

13th May, 2020

We were asked to investigate an issue for a client today where the Whiteboard app wasn’t available to Teams users in a Teams meeting. Here are the key requirements for enabling Whiteboard: Enable Whiteboard for tenant License the users Enable the Teams Policy Apply the Teams Policy to users Enabled Whitebard for the tenant. Head […]