{"id":37667,"date":"2021-12-07T11:04:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T18:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moderneuc.com\/?p=37667"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:02:18","slug":"news-you-can-use-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/news-you-can-use-december-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"News You can Use: December 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This newsletter contains a few items of interest that have caught my eye in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/about\/\">Modern EUC<\/a>&nbsp;, Modern Device Management and Workforce Transformation space in the last month or so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Prefer to get\/view the PDF version:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ModernEUC-InfoBits-December2021a.pdf\">ModernEUC-InfoBits-December2021a<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ModernEUC-InfoBits-December2021a.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Last issue of 2021<\/strong>!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for all of your support in 2021! &nbsp;&nbsp;See you in 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a great 2021 Holiday Season &#8211; Link to our <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/happy-holidays-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021 Holiday Card here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This month\u2019s highlighted items:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Windows 11 talk:<\/strong><ul><li>This is not the same kind of migration effort as it was from Windows 8 or Windows 7 to Windows 10 \u2014 it is much easier and more of a feature update (Windows 10 to Windows 10 update) &#8211; Well done Microsoft!<ul><li>Application compatibility vs Windows 10 \u2013 non issue<\/li><li>Deployment Update process \u2013 non issue (just like another Windows Feature Update<\/li><li>Group Policies \/ Security \u2013 non-issue (minimal impact)<\/li><li>Technical differences \/ issues \u2013 Non issue (minimal Impact) \u2013 With very slight changes In Window Autopilot process<\/li><li>The primary changes are to the user Interface (UI) for both end users and for administrators&nbsp;<\/li><li>Full <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/windows-11-is-out-and-about\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/windows-11-is-out-and-about\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog post  here<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>I have been using Windows 11&nbsp; for a while now, and one of my favorite features is the multiple desktops feature.&nbsp;&nbsp; It lets me focus and it is like having multiple machines available at any time.&nbsp; Pretty cool!&nbsp; &#8211; Check&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/multiple-desktops-feature-in-windows-11\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog post<\/a>&nbsp;for details.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Microsoft has finally updated their Windows Autopilot documentation to include guidance on how to register existing devices.&nbsp;&nbsp; Not much &nbsp;new information from blog post&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/gathering-existing-devices-windows-autopilot-device-ids\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gathering Existing Devices Windows Autopilot Device IDs \u2013 Modern EUC Blog<\/a>, just the fact that they documented it&nbsp; is GREAT!&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/mem\/autopilot\/existing-devices\" target=\"_blank\">More details&nbsp;in Microsoft post here<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Speaking of Modern Device management,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It is time to fully commit! &#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp; hybrid-domain was a feature made available by Microsoft to help transition in the journey to true cloud-native management &#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp; If you stay in hybrid mode, it is not simple to manage and challenges the benefits (including cost savings) of a true cloud-native endpoint management strategy.&nbsp; More on:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/commit-to-modern-device-management\/\" target=\"_blank\">Commit to Modern Device Management \u2013 Modern EUC Blog<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A few customers have asked lately how they can restrict users from saving files locally ?&nbsp;&nbsp; Check out the blog: &nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/restrict-saving-files-to-local-drives\/\" target=\"_blank\">Restrict Saving Files To Local Drives \u2013 Modern EUC Blog<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Great blog post by Microsoft on &nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/intune-customer-success\/application-lifecycle-management-alm-with-microsoft-endpoint\/ba-p\/3029457\" target=\"_blank\">Application lifecycle management (ALM) with Microsoft Endpoint Manager &#8211; Microsoft Tech Community<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlighted &nbsp;blog posts:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PWOlJKnwFHM\" target=\"_blank\">Comparing Windows 10 to Windows 11<\/a>&nbsp; &#8211; YouTube Video by TrigZolt:<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/microsoft-office-365-prices-increase\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft 365 and Office 365 prices to increase next year \u2014 here&#8217;s who is affected | Windows Central<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>============: =======================:====================<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/education.dellemc.com\/content\/emc\/en-us\/home\/training\/on-demand.html\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>For a bit deeper dive into the technical side:<\/strong><ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/oofhours.com\/2021\/06\/25\/windows-as-a-service-cheat-sheet-windows-11-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/mem\/configmgr\/core\/plan-design\/changes\/deprecated\/removed-and-deprecated-cmfeatures#deprecated-features\" target=\"_blank\">Deprecated features &#8211; Configuration Manager | Microsoft Docs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/oofhours.com\/2021\/06\/25\/windows-as-a-service-cheat-sheet-windows-11-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\">Desktop Analytics set to retire on November 2022 .&nbsp; It will be replaced with Endpoint Anaytics!&nbsp;&nbsp; Microsoft&nbsp;<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/windows-it-pro-blog\/a-data-driven-approach-to-managing-devices-in-your-organization\/ba-p\/2932082\" target=\"_blank\">Blog post&nbsp; here<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/oofhours.com\/2021\/06\/25\/windows-as-a-service-cheat-sheet-windows-11-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/intune-customer-success\/application-lifecycle-management-alm-with-microsoft-endpoint\/ba-p\/3029457\" target=\"_blank\">Application lifecycle management (ALM) with Microsoft Endpoint Manager &#8211; Microsoft Tech Community<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/oofhours.com\/2021\/06\/25\/windows-as-a-service-cheat-sheet-windows-11-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\">New:&nbsp;<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/mem\/intune\/protect\/windows-update-rollout-options\" target=\"_blank\">Configure schedules to gradually roll out Windows Updates in Intune | Microsoft Docs<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/oofhours.com\/2021\/06\/25\/windows-as-a-service-cheat-sheet-windows-11-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deploymentresearch.com\/upgrading-to-windows-11-using-mdt-lite-touch\/\" target=\"_blank\">Upgrading to Windows 11 using MDT Lite Touch &#8211; Deployment Research<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/oofhours.com\/2021\/06\/25\/windows-as-a-service-cheat-sheet-windows-11-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\">Great Session on Group Targeting and Filtering with Microsoft Endpoint Manager at:&nbsp;<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/video-hub\/microsoft-endpoint-manager-a-deep-dive-on-grouping-targeting-and\/ba-p\/2911265\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Endpoint Manager: A deep dive on grouping, targeting and filtering\u200b &#8211; Microsoft Tech Community<\/a><\/li><li><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More Modern Device Management resources can be found at:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLbssOJyyvHuXcH6TqFtuTEpWQq3S5nBFa\">Dell Technologies Modern Workforce Experience <strong>YouTube Playlist<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dell.com\/en-us\/blog\/categories\/workforce\/\">Dell\u2019s InFocus Workforce Transformation Series<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/\">Modern EUC Blog<\/a> (Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/moderneuc\">@moderneuc<\/a>)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moderndeployment.com\/\">Modern Deployment Blog<\/a> by Nathan Bridges<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inthecloud247.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.inthecloud247.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">In The Cloud 247<\/a> blog by Peter Klapwijk  <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To receive this newsletter via email, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/infobits-subscribe\">SUBSCRIBE HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Disclaimer: Opinions are my own and not the views of my employer. 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