This will be a short post on how to update WinPE boot images with a Cumulative Update as we need to do that now with the release of May 2023 Cumulative Update to address CVE-2023-24932. Spent all day with colleagues to try to test what happens to OS deployment (and AutoPilot) when deploying the mitigation…
Category: Windows 11
Windows MDM Security Baseline – Settings Catalog
Important Update! I published a new export to solve import issues but that export missed the following so if you download that export update it with the following changes to match the Security Baseline: I wrote a post a couple of weeks ago with the Microsoft Edge Security Baseline policy re-created in Settings catalog. I…
Configuring Desktop App Installer using CSP and script?!
Desktop App installer a.k.a. Windows Package Manager and Winget is a powerful addition to the Windows platform. It is also something that we all need to learn and configure according to our organization’s requirements, compliance requirements and security. The “New” Store support in Intune makes this a bit trickier as well as we must allow…
Customizing Taskbar and Start in Windows 11 22h2 with PowerShell
In Windows 11 22H2 we have some great new options for the Start Menu layout which I really like, More Pins or More recommendations. There is no builtin way to configure the default for the end-user with which Start Menu layout to use. We get a lot of questions from end-users that they would like…
Remove built-in apps in Windows 11 22H2 during OSD
I have updated the script I use to uninstall built in apps in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows 11 22H2 has some changes when it comes to removing built-in apps. Is uninstalling built-in apps still a thing, yes it is. Teams Personal is one example of a similar app to Teams that causes unnecessary…
Using Install-language during AutoPilot Windows 11 insider
At the session I presented with Michael Niehaus on customizing Windows 11 at MMS 2022 in Minneapolis we talked about the new PowerShell support for installing Language packs and set system language which are included in the Windows 11 Insider build 22257. During the session we got the question if it works together with AutoPilot…
Windows 11 22H2 Start Menu layout registry customizations
With Windows 11 Insider release 22059 the new Start Menu options were introduced which I love! I almost never anything in the recommended section on the Start Menu and now we get three alternatives to how much estate that part can take up on the Start Menu.The same as today, more or less space. I…
IPUInstaller update with Windows 11 and MUI Support
IPUInstaller is a community tool from my Co-Worker Johan Schrewelius that gives us another option to do Windows Upgrades with control and less user-down time. A new version has been released that includes Windows 11 support which is great!I have blogged about IPUInstaller before https://ccmexec.com/2021/02/windows-servicing-in-the-work-from-anywhere-era-using-ipuinstaller/ and here is a short video how it could look…