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Configure Azure file shares for Entra joined Windows devices and cloud identities

Peter Klapwijk — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:16:52 +0000

Today, I share a blog post on how we can enable Kerberos authentication for cloud-only identities on Azure file shares. Azure file shares can come handy when a file share is needed from every location and working with a cloud managed device, but till a short while back we could only enable Kerberos authentication for [...]

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Connect to Azure file shares with Microsoft Entra Private Access

Peter Klapwijk — Fri, 24 May 2024 07:20:00 +0000

Some time ago, I wrote an article about replacing on-premises file shares with Azure file shares. A file share hosted on Azure storage that is available using Entra joined Windows devices. That solution comes with some limitations. Azure file share uses the SMB protocol. SMB uses firewall port 445 which is blocked by some ISPs. [...]

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Automatically deploy Windows drivers on Patch Tuesday

Peter Klapwijk — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 21:29:00 +0000

Today is a blog post about deploying drivers to our Windows devices using Microsoft Intune and Logic Apps. For some time, we have had the Windows Driver update management feature available in Microsoft Intune. This provides tooling to control when and which drivers are deployed to our Windows devices. We can build deployment rings for [...]

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Configure Azure file shares for Entra joined Windows devices and hybrid identities

Peter Klapwijk — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:03:00 +0000

You started your journey to a modern Windows workplace. Your (new) devices are Microsoft Entra joined and no longer joined to the on-premises Active Directory. However, some of your applications might still need a drive mapping to a file share on an on-prem server. This means your Entra joined devices still need a line of [...]

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Map network drives on cloud-managed Windows devices

Peter Klapwijk — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 16:04:00 +0000

A few weeks ago I wrote an article on managing printer mappings on cloud-managed Windows devices. It’s one of the frequently heard challenges when companies move from a traditionally managed Windows device (controlled with GPOs and Configuration Managed) to a Microsoft Entra joined (Azure AD joined) Intune-managed Windows device (Modern Windows workplace). Another challenge in this journey is how [...]

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Hide try the new Outlook toggle the correct way

Peter Klapwijk — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:34:00 +0000

There have been some discussions in the Microsoft community related to features and new software becoming available without us IT admins having the option to have any control over it. An example is the toggle that became available in the Outlook client on Windows to Try the new Outlook client. The available GPO and Intune [...]

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Manage printer mappings on cloud-managed Windows devices

Peter Klapwijk — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:31:00 +0000

I was having some discussions lately after my session Our journey to a Modern Windows Workplace at the Workplace Ninja Summit. With several attendees of the summit, we discussed the challenges we have when moving from a traditionally managed Windows device (controlled with GPOs and Configuration Managed) to an Azure AD joined (Microsoft Entra joined) [...]

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Create a Windows Driver update approval report with Logic Apps

Peter Klapwijk — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:24:00 +0000

Microsoft recently Microsoft announced a new feature to manage Windows driver and firmware updates with Microsoft Intune. A very welcome addition to the Windows Updates features we have had for a long time in Microsoft Intune. This new feature gives us more options to manage the deployment of drivers and firmware for our Windows devices. [...]

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Intune Driver update for Windows – Get applicable devices

Peter Klapwijk — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:45:00 +0000

A few weeks ago Microsoft finally made the Manage Windows driver and firmware updates with Microsoft Intune feature General Available. This means we finally have more control over the drivers and firmware we deploy with Intune to our Windows devices. With the current implementation in the Intune portal, we can see the number of devices [...]

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Configure Windows Update for Business reporting

Peter Klapwijk — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 08:19:00 +0000

Since March 31, 2023, Update Compliance is not available anymore to have insights into the Windows update status of our Intune-managed (Windows) devices. Therefore we need to enroll in Windows Update for Business Reports since that date to replace these update reports. Although by following the Microsoft docs we can most likely figure out what [...]

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