Happy New Year.

Its January when we all set new goals and challenges. Back in October 2021 I mentioned I would be creating a quick reference guide to community posts, videos and guides, all of which refer to ways of using PowerShell with Intune. One of the first goals for me was to take time to finish off V1 of my IQL reference guide. The goal was simply to gather useful information I can use regularly for my own customer deployments but also provide other community members with something that's helpful and quick.

In my job role I have used a number of the included links myself and created videos to help me learn. This is V1 of my guide and rather than just have a copy on my own desktop I thought it would be worth sharing.  As you build your knowledge and experience in deploying and managing devices with Intune and MEM you don't necessarily need to know how to write PowerShell although it is advised to know at least the basics.  I will be looking to build on this over time and welcome any one else's PowerShell gems if you would like me to add to the list. There are so many PowerShell tips, modules and scripts available to help you achieve your particular challenges but it can sometimes take time remembering or finding where you saw them.
I hope you find this useful in your role.
Thanks to all contributors to the guide and please follow me on Twitter to receive updates as they are released.
You can download a copy of the quick links by clicking on the 'Download file' below. Once downloaded open the document and simply click the topic of interest and it will take you the relevant website / YouTube video.

Im back to creating handy reference guides for the technical community. Specifically for anyone looking for a handy library of Intune and MEM guides and helpful PowerShell scripts. There are so many out there some of which have been reused and adapted and others built from scratch. PowerShell scripts has definately been my friend when it comes to Intune configuration and can provide some powerful ways of collecting information, and deploying settings.  So it made me think why not create an ultimate PowerShell reference with quick links to evrything useful with Intune. 

I will be building the first release of Intune Quick Links (IQL) over the next month and while it will be useful for my own reference  it would be great to involve the community and anyone wanting to submit their own useful PowerShell scripts. If you find any of these useful and want to submit your own scripts with information on what it does and links to to your website or Blog please get in contact. I plan to release version 1 of this IQL by the end of November by which time I hope to have at least 40 entries.  ​

2 - Which YouTube channels provide a broad range of  Intune related content 
When it comes to YouTube channels my go to learning resources are:
 -  The CloudManagement.Community (CloudManagement.Community - YouTube)
and
- Intune Training (Intune Training - YouTube)
I have to admit I am a bit biased here as the CloudManagement.Community is something I co-run but this was as a result of picking up knowledge over a good 18 months and using videos to develop my skills. There are naturally many other channels available but you wont go wrong by having these two in your Kitbag
Other key channels which have helped along the way are those from Harry Lowton's Intune playlist (Microsoft Intune - YouTube ) and WE Learn (Intune Training with Microsoft Endpoint Manager - YouTube)

3 - Where do I go to get the latest MS Intune documentation
Naturally if you want the latest information you really need to go to the source of information which is Microsoft. As Intune is a key component of Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM) I have and still use the Microsoft site as a starting point - Microsoft Intune documentation | Microsoft Docs
The documentation is regularly updated and is a great reference point for learning how to set-up, enrol and configure for your  Intune managed devices. It is well structured to identify the concepts and device types. I have to say though as you quickly learn and build your knowledge you soon discover  you will want to achieve more with Intune. It could be that Intune doesn't quite have the ability to deploy your required configuration. In this situation check through the latest Intune updates together with features in development here:  ​What's new in Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Docs
4 - Who should I follow in the Twitter community
This next one is a tough one but be reassured that the people mentioned here are all active in the community and produce quality blogs, videos and some run community sites all of which add towards helping you along your journey. Twitter was a great starting point to connect to like minded professionals who are more than happy to help you with your questions. The following list of Twitter handles is by no means the definitive list and its simply not possible to list everyone but here are a a few people I follow to help keep up to date.  Some are  MVP's and others technology enthusiasts. Take a look at their posts and see who they follow.
My Twitter handle is @Andy_69Jones. Some of the people I follow include:

@ooms_rudy
@almenscorner
@Brinkhoff_C
@stealthpuppy
@anoopmannur
@PrajwalDesai
@byteben
@nblasac
@rucam365
@shackelfjaco
@LeonAshtonL1983
@BradCug
@smoon_lee
@dean_ellerby
@MMelkersen
@SCCMentor
@SeguraOSD
@jamie_maguire1
@the_cmcommunity
@nicolonsky
@ITSupportBlog
@pdaalmans
@jonnychipz
5 - Are there any good Intune getting started Videos
The thing about getting started with Intune is that each of us are starting with different levels of knowledge and have different styles of learning. Personally I find videos easier to absorb the information and obviously you get to view dynamic demonstrations too. So this question covers the videos I have used when first starting out, and learning the fundamentals you need to know for the platform before to progress to specific configurations and device management.  When starting out myself there were very few videos around which covered the full scope of Intune components so I decided to record my own series of videos and created something called 'The Microsoft Intune Handbook'. The thing you need to be aware of with these videos is the date of recording. Intune is being developed and expanded weekly by Microsoft so what was relevant or available 6 months ago may have changed. These are my go to videos though.
Microsoft Intune Handbook Videos - YouTube
S01E01 - Setting up your Microsoft Intune Tenant (I.T) - YouTube

6 - What about Licensing, what do I need to know
Microsoft Licensing as we all know can be a skill in itself in knowing and keeping up to date with all the changes. There is however a great website developed by Aaron Dinnage called 'M365Maps'. Aaron has managed to create a superb mapping of the Licenses you need and includes the detail to the features each of these support. Home | M365 Maps . Take a look at this and select the option to best match your licensing needs. This is extremely useful even if you aren't looking for Intune based licenses.
The Microsoft Intune licensing generally comes in various shapes and sizes to meet the different customer needs and size of organization. At a high level the Licenses you will need include:

7-  When it comes to Intune Conditional access where do i start
Microsoft describe Conditional access as the heart of the new identity driven control plane. At some point along your journey you will want to either learn or deploy Conditional access. Daniel Chronlund has made this an easy task for us all. He has been working on CA policies and baselines for some time and when it comes to understanding what makes up a recommended configuration you wont find a better resource. If you want to manually configure your policies but are not quite sure how to do this, download the latest Excel document and work through this for yourself. 
https://danielchronlundcloudtechblog.files.wordpress.com/2021/05/azure-ad-conditional-access-policy-design-baseline-version-9.xlsx
Luckily again for us all Daniel has gone one step further and created a PowerShell Toolbox which allows you automate your CA policies. For all CA knowledge I recommend you follow Daniel and read through the great content on his website Azure AD Conditional Access Policy Design Baseline with Automatic Deployment Support – Daniel Chronlund Cloud Tech Blog

If you simply want to understand the concept of CA policies look at the MS website: What is Conditional Access in Azure Active Directory? | Microsoft Docs

8 - I want to automate my configuration, how is this done
Once you have finally managed to finish your Intune baseline configuration you may want to keep a reference to the configuration you've deployed. It may be you're moving your configuration to another tenant or just want to back it up. Automation is becoming more and more popular and possible. Using the Graph API and PowerShell scripts some people in the community have written some excellent Modules to achieve this. One I have used in the past is the blog post written by Brad Wyatt (The Lazy Administrator). His blog posts are great and I've used a number of them over time. For automation have a look at Backup and Restore your Intune Configuration using PowerShell – The Lazy Administrator

9 - What's the background and History to MS Intune
This is one of those questions that may not be at the top of the priority list but one which you may want to check over especially if you need some background for work related information. What ever you think Intune has been developed to become a market leader in 2021. A nice simple way to view the development has been shown at Microsoft Intune: A Journey to Market Leader — Mobile Mentor (mobile-mentor.com)
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10 - When I produce my own content where should I promote it
If you finally reach that stage where you want to begin giving back to the community be it to get more involved or simply to document your own experiences then you will no doubt create a Blog post or maybe a YouTube video to achieve this. But where do you promote this. Well as we have already covered, your social platforms like Twitter and YouTube are your friends. However to get as much coverage as possible there are a number of other options which are also popular. Some commonly used routes are :

- Reddit (Intune: Mobile Device Management / SCCM / Windows10)
- Facebook groups (Microsoft Intune Professionals / CloudManagement.Community)
- LinkedIn (Search for Microsoft Intune, Intune, Windows 10, MEMPowered)

Please be aware though these platforms do not always appreciate someone who simply plugs there own blogs and videos. It is expected that you post questions, support other members and respond to their questions. Not doing this could mean the group admins may remove you from their group. Also when promoting your content using YouTube or on a Blog post you will need to spend some time writing meta data and following certain SEO guidelines. These will help your published information be picked up by the search engines so more people get to see what you have produced based on keywords. I wont be going into this here as it is a whole industry in itself but take a look at the folowing video for YouTube submissions
Youtube SEO Tutorial 2021 (Step-by-Step) - YouTube

11 - I know Twitter is an important Tech Community but which # Hashtags should I search on

There's lots of differences of opinion on this one but there are some clear winners when it comes to adding Hashtags to your Twitter posts. You want to make sure you get noticed by specific community members and areas of interest. So in my kitbag I use the following #Tags

#Win10 or #Windows10 or #Windows11
#Windows
#Microsoft or #Microsoft365
#Intune or MSIntune
#MEM or #MEMPowered
#ConfiMgr
#Automation
#PowerShell
#Security
#Modernmanagement
#MDM
#Autopilot
#MECM
#CloudFamily

As you start searching and using these for yourself you will discover others which are best used for your comments and posts.
I hope this information proves to be useful to some people out there and demystifies some of the details with getting involved with the Tech community. Let me know how you get on.

Thanks and Happy learning.

NEW config settings now added for iOS/iPadOS and Android
For anyone new and learning Microsoft Intune or MEM or maybe you already have a a good knowledge of the platform, you will know that things are changing at pace. When it comes to configuring Windows 10 policies and profiles it can be difficult sometimes to know which policy to implement and where to start. Microsoft are introducing different ways of implementing device settings and you ideally want avoid having  conflicts and having to troubleshoot your own configuration. Maybe your wanting to see where it would be best to implement a previously deployed GPO or just wanting to see the options available. 
 
To help me and hopefully you make quick decisions on where to navigate to within MEM i produced this graphical reference. As per the Microsoft description of a 'Custom' configuration profile:

' Microsoft Intune includes many built-in settings to control different features on a device. You can also create custom profiles, which are created similar to built-in profiles. Custom profiles are great when you want to use device settings and features that aren't built in to Intune. These profiles include features and settings for you to control on devices in your organization. For example, you can create a custom profile that sets the same feature for every Windows device.

Did you know? Consider creating a Settings catalog profile instead. The Intune Settings catalog contains a lot of settings and values previously only available through a custom profile, in a native easy to search experience. More settings are continually being added. ' 

While custom profiles are still great it makes sense to use the available templated profiles first which can help simplify the administration of your devices. If you are configuring and implementing a Security Baseline which I would always recommend then you can quickly check if it includes the settings you need while also check where else you may get a conflict. 
This is my first drop of the Configuration mappping and I will be updating it to include links to the Microsoft documentation. Ill also be looking to expand it with more policies and keep it up to date. 
I hope this helps you and please drop me a message either on the blog here or on twitter if you have any suggestions or feedback. 
​Twitter: @Andy_69Jones

If you want a larger version of the mapping download the the PDF version here:
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Updated - If you want to view most of these configuration options using a horizontal view you can download the PDF file included here. The benefit here is I have looked to match grouped settings within the columns. Find a setting and follow the column up or down and where there are matches this highlights the multiple locations to configure similar settings.