Niels’s technology ramblings
This blog is a part 2 version of my previous blog Automate AVD Hybrid. It is not necessary to read the previous blog first. This one can be read and used by itself. Initially, I wanted to add this part to the first blog but that one was already like 1300 words so I created … Read more
This post is dedicated on how to automate an AVD hybrid deployment. I use Hyper V as my hypervisor OS where the AVD hybrid machines reside. I use PowerShell to create the machines and install the Arc agent and join them to the AVD hostpool. To further clarify, I use PowerShell to configure the AVD … Read more
AppVentiX is updated. It can now deploy signed App Control policies with ease. This is a big thing because signed App Control policies make your environment significantly more secure! For people new to AppVentiX and App Control please check out my previous post. This post takes you through the setup and how everything works. If … Read more
Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) has a new feature in public preview called context based redirections. Read about it here on Microsoft Learn. The instruction on Microsoft Learn are a rough guidance. I try to elaborate on the feature in this blog and try to give extensive instructions with screenshots. There are 4 options for context … Read more
Why use signed policies for App Control? Signed App Control policies give organizations the highest level of protection available in Windows. This is designed to detect if someone or something tampers with your policies. If so, that result in a blue screen or boot failure. This makes it much more difficult to remove App Control … Read more
This is my first post about AI. I had to start sometime right? This post is about building your own AI Intune Assistant with Microsoft Foundry. It is based on the idea that you won’t need Security Copilot if you learn to use some tools… Let’s dive in! This is what we are configuring: We … Read more
My homelab also contains a SuperMicro server that has an IPMI interface. I was tired of using the web interface to interact with that so I searched for an existing PowerShell module that can interact with the IPMI interface. I only found a module which is available on Windows, it is called: “PcsvDevice“. My friend … Read more
New Post. This time a script I wrote for a customer to figure out how to get the last logon for a Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) user. Prerequisites You must have the diagnostics settings for an Azure Virtual Desktop configured. Check out Microsoft Learn on how to do so. Of course, you must already have … Read more
Maybe you heard of this already but I found this hidden gem (at least for me) where you can easily get the latest Windows release in PowerShell. The module is written by Jose Schenardie. You can find it here in the PowerShell gallery. So, what does it actually do? Well, let’s first install the module … Read more
I’ve done a couple of posts and speaking opportunities about App Control & Applocker. The general feedback was that everyone wanted to deploy these features but found it hard to deploy and maintain. What if I tell you that this could be made easy? The challenge with App Control The challenge with App Control is … Read more