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Book Synopsis

The first major book on MDM written by Group Policy and Enterprise Mobility MVP and renowned expert, Jeremy Moskowitz!

With Windows 10, organizations can create a consistent set of configurations across the modern enterprise desktopfor PCs, tablets, and phonesthrough the common Mobile Device Management (MDM) layer. MDM gives organizations a way to configure settings that achieve their administrative intent without exposing every possible setting. One benefit of MDM is that it enables organizations to apply broader privacy, security, and application management settings through lighter and more efficient tools. MDM also allows organizations to target Internet-connected devices to manage policies without using Group Policy (GP) that requires on-premises domain-joined devices. This makes MDM the best choice for devices that are constantly on the go.

With Microsoft making this shift to using Mobile Device Management (MDM), a cloud-based policy-management system, IT p

Table of Contents

Foreword xix

Introduction xxi

Chapter 1 Enterprise Mobility and MDM Essentials 1

Getting Ready to Use This Book 2

Why the Need for MDM 3

Group Policy and MDM Compared 6

MDM: Guts, Protocols, and Moving Parts 9

OMA-DM: The Protocol 9

CSPs: Configuration Service Providers 9

MDM Service 11

Extending Your MDM Services with Third-Party Tools 12

Final Thoughts 13

Chapter 2 Set Up Azure AD and MDM 15

Comparative Analysis of Different MDM Services 15

Azure AD Premium, Enterprise Mobility + Security, and Microsoft 365 16

Office 365’s Built-In MDM Management 18

Microsoft Intune 20

VMware Workspace ONE 24

MobileIron 25

Setting Up Auto-Enrollment and Enrolling Your First Machines 25

Turning On MDM Enrollment 26

Add Your First User to Azure AD 33

Enroll Your First Windows 10 Machine into MDM 34

Optional Steps: Custom Domain Names and AD to AAD Synchronization 50

Custom Domain Names: Goodbye to “onmicrosoft.com” Names 50

Syncing Your On-Prem AD to Azure AD Automatically 58

Final Thoughts 73

Chapter 3 MDM Profiles, Policies, and Groups 75

MDM Policies and the Policy CSP 75

MDM: Getting Started with Policies 76

Profiles and Policies 77

What Makes an MDM Policy? 82

ADMX-Backed Policies 87

Ingesting Third-Party ADMX Files 96

Creating and Using Groups 108

Creating Assigned Groups 109

Creating Dynamic Groups 109

Advanced Dynamic Rules 111

Utilizing Groups in Intune 114

Final Thoughts 114

Chapter 4 Co-Management and Co-Policy Management 117

Co-Management of SCCM and Intune 117

Co-Policy Management: Group Policy and Your MDM Service 122

Auto-Enroll in Your MDM Service Using Group Policy 122

Co-Policy Management…Who Wins: MDM or Group Policy? 127

Final Thoughts 133

Chapter 5 MDM Migration and MDM Troubleshooting 135

MMAT: Microsoft MDM Migration and Analysis Tool 135

Troubleshooting MDM 139

MDM Service Reports, Diagnostic Logs, and Event Logs 139

Delivery Reports from Your MDM Service 140

Advanced Diagnostic Reports and Resolving Conflicts 141

Final Thoughts about the Advanced MDM Settings Report 143

Resolving Conflicts 144

Investigating Event Logs 148

Remotely Collecting Logs from Windows 10 149

Remember MdmWinsOverGP Setting and Gotchas 149

Other Miscellaneous Notes, Traps, and Gotchas 149

Final Thoughts 152

Chapter 6 Deploying Software and Scripts 153

Preparing for the Remainder of the Chapter 155

What to Download to Get Settled in for This Chapter 155

How to (Generally) Deploy Applications with Intune 157

Deploying MSI Applications with MDM 161

Deploying Your First MSI Application 161

Deploying AppX Apps via the Microsoft Store for Business 170

Getting Started with and Activating the Microsoft Store for Business 170

Acquiring AppX Packages to Distribute Using Microsoft Store for Business 172

Deploying MSIX with MDM 178

Repackaging an App with the MSIX Packaging Tool 181

Deploying Office 365 ProPlus with MDM 196

Deploying Win32 Apps with MDM 206

Microsoft Intune Win32 Content Prep Tool 207

Gathering All the Needed Items in One Place 208

Preparing the Win32 Application Contents 210

Add the .intunewin File to Intune 211

Assign the App and See Results 216

Other Win32 Deployment Examples, Troubleshooting, and Final Thoughts 217

Deploying Scripts with Your MDM Service 219

Deploying Scripts (That Deploy Software) with Intune 220

Delivering Other Software and Files with MDM (Using PolicyPak File Delivery Manager) 226

Downloading Unusual File Types 227

Downloading .EXEs, .MSIs, or Unusual Software, Then Running a Script (and Cleaning Up When You’re Done) 228

Downloading a ZIP and Automatically Unpacking Its Contents 229

Final Thoughts 231

Chapter 7 Enterprise State Roaming and OneDrive for Business 233

Pregame Setup for This Chapter 235

Get Your Azure Tennant ID 235

Enterprise State Roaming 239

Setting Up Enterprise State Roaming 241

OneDrive for Business 244

Managing the OneDrive Tenant 246

SharePoint and SharePoint Migration Tool 248

OneDrive Sync Client 257

OneDrive’s Magic Trick: Known Folder Move 268

Files Restore (from Malware or User Error) 276

Final Thoughts 279

Chapter 8 Rollouts and Refreshes with Configuration Designer and Autopilot 281

Windows Configuration Designer 282

Get WCD from the Windows Store 283

What Can You Do with WCD? (And What Shouldn’t You Do with WCD?) 284

WCD Example 284

Implementing the .PPKG File 290

Results from Using a .PPKG File 292

Final Thoughts about WCD 292

Autopilot 293

Getting Devices Registered into Autopilot 296

Creating Groups for Your Autopilot Machines 303

Setting Up Your Autopilot Deployment Profile 306

Automatically Harvesting Hardware IDs into Autopilot 317

Autopilot: Resets, Retire, Wipes, and Fresh Starts 324

Linking a Specific User to a Specific Hardware ID 329

Autopilot Self-Deploying Mode 330

Autopilot Hybrid Azure AD Join 339

Autopilot White Glove 356

Final Autopilot Resources 358

Chapter 9 Windows 10 Health and Happiness: Servicing, Readiness, Analytics, and Compliance 359

Windows, Office, and OneDrive as a Service 359

Servicing Windows 360

Servicing Office 365

Servicing OneDrive (Revisited) 367

Making Your Own Rings for Windows, Office, and OneDrive 367

Office and Application Readiness 375

Office 365 Readiness Toolkit 376

App Health Analyzer 380

Desktop Analytics 381

Introduction to Desktop Analytics 382

Prepare, Pilot, and Deploy Phases 383

Final Thoughts on Desktop Analytics 383

Device Compliance and Health Attestation 384

Getting Started with Compliance Policy 385

Final Thoughts on Windows Health and Happiness 393

Chapter 10 Security with Baselines, BitLocker, AppLocker, and Conditional Access 395

Security Baselines 396

Creating Your Security Baselines in Intune 397

Assigning Your Security Baseline to a Group 399

Syncing Your Client to Get the Baseline 400

Testing Your Baseline 401

Reporting and Monitoring Baselines 402

BitLocker: Full Disk Encryption 404

Enabling BitLocker Using Intune 404

BitLocker Key Recovery and Management 412

BitLocker Final Thoughts and Additional Resources 416

Application Whitelisting with AppLocker or PolicyPak Least Privilege Manager 417

Using AppLocker for Whitelisting 417

Using Your AppLocker Rule with Intune 420

PolicyPak Least Privilege Manager for Whitelisting 423

Conditional Access 426

Setting Up Azure Conditional Access 427

Final Thoughts on Security 434

Chapter 11 MDM Add-On Tools: Free and Pay 439

Company Portal App 439

Setting Up Company Portal Branding 440

Users Interacting with the Company Portal App 441

Microsoft Graph and the Graph Explorer 448

PolicyPak On-Prem & MDM Edition 455

Getting Started with PolicyPak 456

Using PolicyPak to Export Existing Group Policy to MDM 458

Using PolicyPak to Overcome UAC Prompts 461

Using PolicyPak to Block and Allow UWP Applications 463

Using PolicyPak to Manage Application, Browser, and Java Settings 463

Using PolicyPak to Manage Windows Features (and Optional Features) 466

PolicyPak Deployment with Intune (or Any MDM) 466

Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 467

Untested, but Seemingly Useful Scripts 467

Yodamiitti Intune Management GUI 468

Final Thoughts (on This Chapter, and about the Book!) 470

Index 473

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    Publication Date: 03/09/2019
    ISBN13: 9781119564324, 978-1119564324
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    The first major book on MDM written by Group Policy and Enterprise Mobility MVP and renowned expert, Jeremy Moskowitz!

    With Windows 10, organizations can create a consistent set of configurations across the modern enterprise desktopfor PCs, tablets, and phonesthrough the common Mobile Device Management (MDM) layer. MDM gives organizations a way to configure settings that achieve their administrative intent without exposing every possible setting. One benefit of MDM is that it enables organizations to apply broader privacy, security, and application management settings through lighter and more efficient tools. MDM also allows organizations to target Internet-connected devices to manage policies without using Group Policy (GP) that requires on-premises domain-joined devices. This makes MDM the best choice for devices that are constantly on the go.

    With Microsoft making this shift to using Mobile Device Management (MDM), a cloud-based policy-management system, IT p

    Table of Contents

    Foreword xix

    Introduction xxi

    Chapter 1 Enterprise Mobility and MDM Essentials 1

    Getting Ready to Use This Book 2

    Why the Need for MDM 3

    Group Policy and MDM Compared 6

    MDM: Guts, Protocols, and Moving Parts 9

    OMA-DM: The Protocol 9

    CSPs: Configuration Service Providers 9

    MDM Service 11

    Extending Your MDM Services with Third-Party Tools 12

    Final Thoughts 13

    Chapter 2 Set Up Azure AD and MDM 15

    Comparative Analysis of Different MDM Services 15

    Azure AD Premium, Enterprise Mobility + Security, and Microsoft 365 16

    Office 365’s Built-In MDM Management 18

    Microsoft Intune 20

    VMware Workspace ONE 24

    MobileIron 25

    Setting Up Auto-Enrollment and Enrolling Your First Machines 25

    Turning On MDM Enrollment 26

    Add Your First User to Azure AD 33

    Enroll Your First Windows 10 Machine into MDM 34

    Optional Steps: Custom Domain Names and AD to AAD Synchronization 50

    Custom Domain Names: Goodbye to “onmicrosoft.com” Names 50

    Syncing Your On-Prem AD to Azure AD Automatically 58

    Final Thoughts 73

    Chapter 3 MDM Profiles, Policies, and Groups 75

    MDM Policies and the Policy CSP 75

    MDM: Getting Started with Policies 76

    Profiles and Policies 77

    What Makes an MDM Policy? 82

    ADMX-Backed Policies 87

    Ingesting Third-Party ADMX Files 96

    Creating and Using Groups 108

    Creating Assigned Groups 109

    Creating Dynamic Groups 109

    Advanced Dynamic Rules 111

    Utilizing Groups in Intune 114

    Final Thoughts 114

    Chapter 4 Co-Management and Co-Policy Management 117

    Co-Management of SCCM and Intune 117

    Co-Policy Management: Group Policy and Your MDM Service 122

    Auto-Enroll in Your MDM Service Using Group Policy 122

    Co-Policy Management…Who Wins: MDM or Group Policy? 127

    Final Thoughts 133

    Chapter 5 MDM Migration and MDM Troubleshooting 135

    MMAT: Microsoft MDM Migration and Analysis Tool 135

    Troubleshooting MDM 139

    MDM Service Reports, Diagnostic Logs, and Event Logs 139

    Delivery Reports from Your MDM Service 140

    Advanced Diagnostic Reports and Resolving Conflicts 141

    Final Thoughts about the Advanced MDM Settings Report 143

    Resolving Conflicts 144

    Investigating Event Logs 148

    Remotely Collecting Logs from Windows 10 149

    Remember MdmWinsOverGP Setting and Gotchas 149

    Other Miscellaneous Notes, Traps, and Gotchas 149

    Final Thoughts 152

    Chapter 6 Deploying Software and Scripts 153

    Preparing for the Remainder of the Chapter 155

    What to Download to Get Settled in for This Chapter 155

    How to (Generally) Deploy Applications with Intune 157

    Deploying MSI Applications with MDM 161

    Deploying Your First MSI Application 161

    Deploying AppX Apps via the Microsoft Store for Business 170

    Getting Started with and Activating the Microsoft Store for Business 170

    Acquiring AppX Packages to Distribute Using Microsoft Store for Business 172

    Deploying MSIX with MDM 178

    Repackaging an App with the MSIX Packaging Tool 181

    Deploying Office 365 ProPlus with MDM 196

    Deploying Win32 Apps with MDM 206

    Microsoft Intune Win32 Content Prep Tool 207

    Gathering All the Needed Items in One Place 208

    Preparing the Win32 Application Contents 210

    Add the .intunewin File to Intune 211

    Assign the App and See Results 216

    Other Win32 Deployment Examples, Troubleshooting, and Final Thoughts 217

    Deploying Scripts with Your MDM Service 219

    Deploying Scripts (That Deploy Software) with Intune 220

    Delivering Other Software and Files with MDM (Using PolicyPak File Delivery Manager) 226

    Downloading Unusual File Types 227

    Downloading .EXEs, .MSIs, or Unusual Software, Then Running a Script (and Cleaning Up When You’re Done) 228

    Downloading a ZIP and Automatically Unpacking Its Contents 229

    Final Thoughts 231

    Chapter 7 Enterprise State Roaming and OneDrive for Business 233

    Pregame Setup for This Chapter 235

    Get Your Azure Tennant ID 235

    Enterprise State Roaming 239

    Setting Up Enterprise State Roaming 241

    OneDrive for Business 244

    Managing the OneDrive Tenant 246

    SharePoint and SharePoint Migration Tool 248

    OneDrive Sync Client 257

    OneDrive’s Magic Trick: Known Folder Move 268

    Files Restore (from Malware or User Error) 276

    Final Thoughts 279

    Chapter 8 Rollouts and Refreshes with Configuration Designer and Autopilot 281

    Windows Configuration Designer 282

    Get WCD from the Windows Store 283

    What Can You Do with WCD? (And What Shouldn’t You Do with WCD?) 284

    WCD Example 284

    Implementing the .PPKG File 290

    Results from Using a .PPKG File 292

    Final Thoughts about WCD 292

    Autopilot 293

    Getting Devices Registered into Autopilot 296

    Creating Groups for Your Autopilot Machines 303

    Setting Up Your Autopilot Deployment Profile 306

    Automatically Harvesting Hardware IDs into Autopilot 317

    Autopilot: Resets, Retire, Wipes, and Fresh Starts 324

    Linking a Specific User to a Specific Hardware ID 329

    Autopilot Self-Deploying Mode 330

    Autopilot Hybrid Azure AD Join 339

    Autopilot White Glove 356

    Final Autopilot Resources 358

    Chapter 9 Windows 10 Health and Happiness: Servicing, Readiness, Analytics, and Compliance 359

    Windows, Office, and OneDrive as a Service 359

    Servicing Windows 360

    Servicing Office 365

    Servicing OneDrive (Revisited) 367

    Making Your Own Rings for Windows, Office, and OneDrive 367

    Office and Application Readiness 375

    Office 365 Readiness Toolkit 376

    App Health Analyzer 380

    Desktop Analytics 381

    Introduction to Desktop Analytics 382

    Prepare, Pilot, and Deploy Phases 383

    Final Thoughts on Desktop Analytics 383

    Device Compliance and Health Attestation 384

    Getting Started with Compliance Policy 385

    Final Thoughts on Windows Health and Happiness 393

    Chapter 10 Security with Baselines, BitLocker, AppLocker, and Conditional Access 395

    Security Baselines 396

    Creating Your Security Baselines in Intune 397

    Assigning Your Security Baseline to a Group 399

    Syncing Your Client to Get the Baseline 400

    Testing Your Baseline 401

    Reporting and Monitoring Baselines 402

    BitLocker: Full Disk Encryption 404

    Enabling BitLocker Using Intune 404

    BitLocker Key Recovery and Management 412

    BitLocker Final Thoughts and Additional Resources 416

    Application Whitelisting with AppLocker or PolicyPak Least Privilege Manager 417

    Using AppLocker for Whitelisting 417

    Using Your AppLocker Rule with Intune 420

    PolicyPak Least Privilege Manager for Whitelisting 423

    Conditional Access 426

    Setting Up Azure Conditional Access 427

    Final Thoughts on Security 434

    Chapter 11 MDM Add-On Tools: Free and Pay 439

    Company Portal App 439

    Setting Up Company Portal Branding 440

    Users Interacting with the Company Portal App 441

    Microsoft Graph and the Graph Explorer 448

    PolicyPak On-Prem & MDM Edition 455

    Getting Started with PolicyPak 456

    Using PolicyPak to Export Existing Group Policy to MDM 458

    Using PolicyPak to Overcome UAC Prompts 461

    Using PolicyPak to Block and Allow UWP Applications 463

    Using PolicyPak to Manage Application, Browser, and Java Settings 463

    Using PolicyPak to Manage Windows Features (and Optional Features) 466

    PolicyPak Deployment with Intune (or Any MDM) 466

    Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 467

    Untested, but Seemingly Useful Scripts 467

    Yodamiitti Intune Management GUI 468

    Final Thoughts (on This Chapter, and about the Book!) 470

    Index 473

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