Using “Rings” to Test and Update the PolicyPak Client-Side Extension (And How to Stay Supported)
Using “Rings” to Test and Update the PolicyPak Client-Side Extension (And How to Stay Supported) In this article we’re going help you answer the question “How can I best pre-test a PolicyPak client-side extension (CSE) rollout, before deploying it to all my end-computers?” Now, you might be wondering why you ... Read More
Group Policy WMI Filtering and Group Policy Preferences Item Level Targeting: Everything you need to know
Group Policy WMI Filtering and Group Policy Preferences Item Level Targeting: Everything you need to know Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Filtering WMI, or as it’s known by its longer name “Windows Management Instrumentation”, is a technology that has been around since the Windows NT 4.0 days. WMI provides an easy ... Read More
Microsoft, Chrome, and Firefox… each do a Little of What PolicyPak Browser Router Does a Lot
Microsoft, Chrome, and Firefox… each do a Little of What PolicyPak Browser Router Does a Lot Microsoft recently announced a plugin for Firefox and Chrome which will redirect untrusted web sessions to Edge. Is this Microsoft “hijacking” market share from their two main browser competitors? Definitely not. It’s actually a ... Read More
Don’t Disable Device Guard Just Yet
Don’t Disable Device Guard Just Yet Microsoft has placed a lot of emphasis on security with Windows 10. They have introduced so many tools, including Device Guard, Credential Guard, and Windows Security Center, that it can get a bit confusing determining the role for each one. The fact that Microsoft ... Read More
Using all your Bandwidth (in a Good Way) with Windows Update Delivery Optimization (WUDO)
Using all your Bandwidth (in a Good Way) with Windows Update Delivery Optimization (WUDO) What is Windows Update Delivery Optimization (WUDO)? Released as new feature in Windows 10 Windows Update Delivery Optimization enables you to download Updates and Apps from other computers that have already downloaded the update or app ... Read More
Why MSPs and PolicyPak are an Ideal Match
Why MSPs and PolicyPak are an Ideal Match The latter half of the decade has seen tremendous growth for Managed Service Providers. The MSP global market currently stands at nearly $170 billion at the close of 2019. This is a dramatic increase over the $107 billion dollar market it stood ... Read More
Updates and Changes to the Start menu with Windows 10 v1903 and v1909 and how to manage it like a boss
Updates and Changes to the Start menu with Windows 10 v1903 and v1909 and how to manage it like a boss Windows 10 is evolving with every Semi-Annual Release bringing new features and changes with each revision. The latest release being v1903 and with it changes to the start menu ... Read More
Using Credential Guard with Group Policy to stop Credential Theft
Using Credential Guard with Group Policy to stop Credential Theft What is the anatomy of a compromise? In the cases of Target, Home Depot, and many more companies, stolen credentials lead to the compromise of millions of credit card numbers. Credentials are typically stolen in a few ways: Phishing attacks ... Read More
Azure AD, Intune and Group Policy: What’s in (and not in) the box
Azure AD, Intune and Group Policy: What’s in (and not in) the box It was roughly twenty years ago that Microsoft unveiled Group Policy. Since then it has become the “go-to” tool for managing and securing the windows desktop across the domain. Group Policy has been the way admins shore ... Read More
Transition to Modern Management
Transition to Modern Management It’s hard to do it alone. Countries don’t attempt to go at it alone. They make alliances with other nations, teaming up with allies in order to work collectively towards common goals. The same is the case for when you’re implementing modern desktop management. In a ... Read More
