If you’re seeing Event ID 1121 and 1122 in Windows Defender Event ID 1121 and 1122 Windows Defender errors usually indicate a configuration or policy conflict preventing Microsoft Defender or ASR rules from applying correctly. If you’re seeing Event ID 1121 or Event ID 1122 in Windows 10 or Windows 11, this guide explains the […]
If Intune Company Portal is not working on Windows 10 or Windows 11, it may fail to open, get stuck syncing, or show enrollment errors. In this guide, we’ll walk through the most common causes and proven fixes. This issue commonly affects:New device enrollmentsHybrid Azure AD joined devicesDevices recently reimagedUsers switching accountsBelow are the most
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Secure Boot is one of those Windows features that sounds technical and intimidating, but for most home users it works quietly in the background without any action needed. You may see it mentioned in system requirements, security guides, or BIOS menus and wonder whether it’s something you should be changing. Windows 11 Secure Boot is
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This guide explains the most important Windows 11 security and privacy settings that every home user should review. Windows 11 comes with strong security and privacy features built in, but many home users never look at them after the initial setup. The good news is that you don’t need to be technical — or install
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Remote and hybrid work has made endpoint security harder, not easier. Devices are no longer sitting safely behind corporate firewalls, and traditional perimeter-based security models no longer apply. Securing remote Intune-managed devices requires a layered approach that balances strong security with user productivity. If you manage devices using Microsoft Intune, securing remote endpoints requires layered
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Problem Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) rules are designed to block malicious behaviour, but in real enterprise environments they frequently trigger false positives that block legitimate applications. Common symptoms include: Because ASR operates at the behaviour level, legitimate enterprise software often looks suspicious. This guide explains why false positives happen, how to identify the exact rule
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Problem An application has been correctly created and assigned in Microsoft Intune, but it does not appear in Company Portal for the end user. Common symptoms: This is one of the most confusing Intune behaviours because the app technically exists — it’s just not visible. This guide walks through every real-world reason an app doesn’t
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Problem A device shows as Compliant in Microsoft Intune, but applications: From an admin perspective, this is confusing — compliance suggests the device is healthy, yet app deployment is clearly broken. This article walks through the real reasons this happens in production and how to troubleshoot them in the correct order. Important Concept: Compliance ≠
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Problem A Win32 application deployed through Microsoft Intune becomes stuck on “Installing” in Company Portal and never completes. There is: From the admin side, the app package looks correct, assignments are in place, and the device appears healthy — yet the install never finishes. This guide walks through the real reasons Win32 apps get stuck
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Problem Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) rules are designed to block malicious behaviour, but in real-world Intune environments they frequently block legitimate EXE installers. Common symptoms include: From the Intune admin side, everything looks correct — assignments, packaging, detection rules — yet the application simply never installs. This guide walks through how to definitively identify which
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