Intune – Common q&a about device policies

One of the most common things when transitioning to a modern endpoint management, it’s about the way IT admins are used to make changes or deploy a software, and the time it takes that change to take effect in devices.

Intune is not an exception and sometimes it may feel a little frustrating when it seems that nothing is really happening.

We this in mind, Microsoft compiled a series of q&a about how are the device policies apllied when using Intune.

Take a look here:
Microsoft Docs - Common questions and answers with device policies and profiles in Microsoft Intune

Microsoft Teams for Home

I believe this could me the final move to end Skype.

Microsoft Teams is now available for personal use, and it brings some of the perks of it’s enterprise versions like Together Mode, Tasks Assignments, Dashboards etc.

To get more info and download the free app:
Use Teams with Friends and Family | Microsoft Teams

[SOLVED] Bluetooth headphones volume control not working in Windows 10

Sometime ago I had an issue with my bluetooth heaphones. For some reason, I couldn’t control their volume in Windows.

After some research I’ve found out that this issue was related with something called “absolute volume” which enables you to control your headphones volume independently from Windows volume.

At least for me this was causing issues, making it impossible to control headphones volumes from Windows,at all.

So, here’s how I solved it:

1. Open registry (regedit.exe)
2. Navigate to: “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Bluetooth\Audio\AVRCP\CT”
3. Create a new DWORD (if not exists) called “DisableAbsoluteVolume”
4. Set the new entry to “1”

And you’re done!

VMware Horizon – Get user login date

Here’s a nice SQL query to get users login to your VDIs:

SELECT a.ModuleAndEventText,a.Time
FROM event_historical a
INNER JOIN
(SELECT ModuleAndEventText,
MAX(Time) as Time
FROM event_historical
GROUP BY ModuleAndEventText
) AS b
ON a.ModuleAndEventText = b.ModuleAndEventText
AND a.Time = b.Time
WHERE EventType = 'Agent_CONNECTED';

Microsoft Edge–Uninstall from command-line

Need to uninstall Microsoft Edge using a command-line or remotely?

Here’s how:

1. Open an elevated command-prompt
2. Navigate to “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\[version number]\Installer”
3. Run the following command-line: setup.exe --uninstall --system-level --verbose-logging --force-uninstall

And it’s all done!

Outlook Signatures in the Cloud!

Here’s a very nice and useful feature that should be available on the following months!

Your Outlook signatures and stationeries we’ll finally follow your account. This is particularly helpful in scenarios where your users won’t use always the same computer, or in a migration scenario.

Read the full post here:
Office Insider Blog - Store your signatures in the cloud

Lenovo Power Charging Issue–Solved

I’ve been struggling last week with my Lenovo L480.

For some strange reason it was not charging with ac adapter but it did when using the docking station.
In both cases, Windows battery icon in the taskbar was not showing that the laptop was charging but Lenovo Vantage app was showing that battery was charging.

After doing lot of things like, uninstalling ac adapter drivers from device manager, and a lot of other procedures, the one that worked for me was this one:

1. Shutdown Windows (press shift key and shutdown the laptop)
2. Unplug ac adapter
3. Now, press and hold the power button for 30 seconds
4. The computer would turn off and turn on 2 times
5. Then, let the computer boot up normally
6. Login to Windows
7. Plugin ac adapter and…voilá!