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The Case of the Missing PowerBI Credentials

By Ryan Dorman | June 9, 2024June 15, 2024 by Ryan Dorman

I migrated a user from AWS Workspaces to AVD to improve performance on POwerBI queries. The migration did indeed significantly increase performance but it also introduced an odd issue: When opening the PowerBI Desktop file the Snowflake credentials store in the file “could not be decrypted.” Every. Time. This behavior was not seen on AWS. Most Googling on this topic talked about clearing caches and re-entering credentials but none of that worked. There was also…

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AVD Password Prompt Redux

By Ryan Dorman | May 1, 2024May 1, 2024 by Ryan Dorman

I’ve moved on to a new AVD setup. I went with full cloud: Entra Joined, Intune managed and page blobs for FSLogix. Fantastic. I started to run into the same issue I had in a previous post where I talked about the roamIdentity FSLogix issue. There is a HUGE warning on the Microsoft site that you cannot roam WAM tokens when you are using Intune so turning that on was not an option. The AAD…

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Intune Device Showing New User or Other User at Login

By Ryan Dorman | December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 by Ryan Dorman

We have observed an occasional but chronic issue with our Intune enrolled laptops – From time to time a machine will boot to a screen requesting a password for “New User” or “Other User” without the option to switch to the enrolled user or enter their WHfB PIN. Rebooting the device does not help and none of the other login options work. Solution – Shut down (not reboot) the device while holding down the shift…

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Palo Alto GlobalProtect HIP Checks on iOS with JAMF

By Ryan Dorman | November 24, 2020December 19, 2020 by Ryan Dorman

If, like me, you use Palo Alto GlobalProtect to ensure the safety of your network you may wish to extend that protection to iOS devices like iPhones and iPads. One of the best features of GlobalProtect is HIP checks which can ensure that only devices that meet your management and security standards can connect to your VPN. In order to facilitate HIP checks with iOS devices you must use MDM to push the VPN profile.…