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Blocking the Microsoft Store (App) with AppLocker or Intune settings catalog

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If you want to stop users from installing apps from the Microsoft Store and apps.microsoft.com, while still letting built-in Store apps like Photos, Paint, and Snipping Tool run and update automatically in the background, this post will show you how I pulled it off using AppLocker deployed through a Custom OMA-URI policy in Microsoft Intune … Read more

Building a Secure LAPS Password Portal with Azure and Microsoft Graph

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We are planning to implement Local Administrator Password Solution, but the first thing I wondered was how inconvenient it would be for support engineers and helpdesk staff to retrieve LAPS account and password. Log into the Intune portal, navigate to the devices tab, search for the device, and dig through the properties to find the LAPS password — every single time they need an admin account. That had to be faster.

So (with some help of a good friend) I built the LAPS Portal: an Azure Web App with an Azure Function App as the backend, secured by two app registrations for authentication and Graph API calls. It runs at no extra cost and works on any device. Especially useful when you’re standing next to a device in the field and need the LAPS account and password right then and there — just open the portal on your phone, type the device name, and you’re done.

Here is exactly how you can set this up.

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Create a Custom Entra ID Role to View LAPS Passwords in Microsoft Intune

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We’re planning to roll out Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS), and a key requirement is that our helpdesk staff and workplace admins can access the LAPS password. This post shows how to view LAPS passwords in Intune without granting to much permissions. I will explain how to create a custom Microsoft Entra ID role that allows controlled visibility of LAPS passwords, and how to integrate this role seamlessly with existing Privileged Identity Management (PIM) group.

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