#Modern Workplace

While attempting to upgrade my Surface device to 25H2 in my tenant, I constantly encountered issues. The error in the default Windows Update report was not really helpful. The error just indicated that the installation was being cancelled by the user and that it needed attention. Which is quite bizarre, because I had the device kept switched on and connected to the internet for a long period of time so the error didn't make sense to me. I started investigating this and realized that I needed more information to get to the bottom of the error. That is when I realized that I hadn't configured the collection of the Windows diagnostic or telemetry data correctly. While this is not a necessity, nonetheless highly recommended. Here is why.. Windows telemetry helps in improving security and compatibility, identifying and troubleshooting issues, monitoring device performance and reliability through collection of specific data points. These are classified across - Service-based data fro...

On August 15 2024, Microsoft released a communication  stating that enabling multifactor authentication (MFA) will be enforced by October 15 2024, in order to access Microsoft Azure portal, Microsoft Entra admin center, and Microsoft Intune admin center.  The enforcement is planned to be rolled out in 2 phases: Phase 1: Starting in the second half of 2024, MFA will be required to sign in to the Azure portal, Microsoft Entra admin center, and Microsoft Intune admin center. The enforcement will gradually roll out to all tenants worldwide. This phase won't impact other Azure clients such as Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, Azure mobile app, or IaC tools.  Phase 2: Beginning in early 2025, MFA enforcement gradually begins for sign in to Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, Azure mobile app, and IaC tools. Some customers may use a user account in Microsoft Entra ID as a service account. It's recommended to migrate these user-based service accounts to secure cloud based service accounts with wo...