11/19/25 ViaMonstra Academy OFFICE HOURS | Updates and Q&A on ConfigMgr/MDT/Intune w/ Richard Hicks
Special guest Richard Hicks 👏! Join us for Q&A and roundtable discussion on anything related to Windows deployment, MDT, ConfigMgr, or Microsoft Intune. We bring the experts; you bring the questions. With co-hosts Johan Arwidmark and Andrew Johnson. LINKS BELOW ⬇️ 💥UPDATES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 1:55 Welcome Richard Hicks! 3:20 Andrew's Updates 🔗Intune Network Requirements https://github.com/MHimken/IntuneNetw... 🔗PowerShell Script Support Added for Win32 Intune App Deployment https://ourcloudnetwork.com/powershel... 🔗Uninstall-Graph https://uninstall-graph.merill.net/ 🔗Removing Inactive Entra ID User Accounts with PowerShell https://office365itpros.com/2025/11/1... 10:14 Johan's Updates 🔗BRK1700: Innovation Session: Windows & Microsoft 365 Copilot: Secure AI & agent productivity https://ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/se... 🔗Microsoft Ignite BOOK OF NEWS November 18 - 21, 2025 https://news.microsoft.com/ignite-202... 🔗What's new in Microsoft Intune at Ignite https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/b... 🔗Security Copilot now included in M365 E5 https://x.com/WelkasWorld/status/1990... 🔗Native Sysmon functionality coming to Window https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/b... 🔗Cloudflare outage on November 18, 2025 https://blog.cloudflare.com/18-novemb... 🔗Mini Course – Back-to-Basics – Microsoft Essentials for New Techs https://academy.viamonstra.com/course... 👨💻DEMO TIME W/ RICHARD HICKS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 19:07 Demo Time with Richard! UEFI Certificates and Get-UEFICertificate Script 🔗Windows Secure Boot certificate expiration and CA updates https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/t... 🔗Get-UEFICertificate.ps1 script from Richard https://github.com/richardhicks/uefi 🔗Updating Microsoft Secure Boot keys https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/b... 🔗Registry key updates for Secure Boot: Windows devices with IT-managed updates https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/t... 🔗Secure Boot DB and DBX variable update events https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/t... 🔗ConfigMgr 2509 has hit the fast ring - New UEFI certificate option for boot images https://x.com/bdam555/status/19893676... 🔗Slightly clear the fog around BlackLotus mitigations https://technet.blogs.ms/blacklotus/ 🔗KB5025885 (Black Lotus) – Making Everything Work After It Breaks https://bondytech.uk/kb5025885-black-... 🌐QUESTIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 38:47 Do you know of a way to control or mitigate the impact of reboots for Extension drivers with WUFB drivers and firmware since those don't respect deadline settings? 40:16 Maintenance windows are rolling out to preview in Q1 2026 42:28 New certs ending on November 11th, and other certs end on May the 4th. 51:34 Check out Richards Q1 2026 Academy Course! PKI Fundamentals with Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) 🔗https://academy.viamonstra.com/course... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 👨💻ANNUAL ALL-ACCESS PASS: Link:https://academy.viamonstra.com/bundle... Twitter: / viamonstra LinkedIn: / viamonstra Facebook: / viamonstra Facebook Community Group: / viamonstra 📰FREE Windows 11 Deployment Guide! Sign up for our NEWSLETTER here! Link:https://academy.viamonstra.com/course... Check out our technical articles and step-by-step guides on the Deployment Research blog: Link:https://www.deploymentresearch.com/ Consulting Solutions: Link:https://academy.viamonstra.com/pages/... JOIN OUR FORUM AND SHARE YOUR INSIGHT! Link:https://academy.viamonstra.com/produc... #ViaMonstraOfficeHours #ConfigMgr #MSIntune