January 2025 Release Notes

Jan 15, 2025 | Patch Notes

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Microsoft Patches Released

Below is a list of patches released by Microsoft January, 2025.

Tech Blog

0x80070490 TPM attestation timed out on Dell devices

0x80070490: TPM Attestation timed out on Windows 11 24H2?

This blog is a deep dive into the mystery of failing TPM attestation (0x80070490) on Dell Latitude devices (with an STM TPM), how Microsoft seems to...
Crowdstrike Debacle: A Love Letter to System Administrators Feature Image

The CrowdStrike Debacle: A Love Letter to System Administrators

Explore lessons from the 2024 CrowdStrike incident. A tribute to system admins and insights on what went wrong, how it was fixed, and preparing for...
SCCM vs WSUS - Blog Feature Image

SCCM Software Updates vs. WSUS Standalone Updates

Comparison of features between WSUS and Configuration Manager for managing updates and the platforms’ pros and cons

Kanban vs Scrum - Introduction to Kaban Feature Image

Introduction to Kanban: A Functional Overview of a Flexible Application of Agile Methodology

Kanban is an extension of Agile that offers flexibility and focus when approaching project management strategy. While initial implementation may...
PowerShell Uses - Feature Image

PowerShell Uses – Things to Start Doing, Things to Stop Doing

There are some things in PowerShell that you need to start doing but also stop doing. What is PowerShell and some of the best practices?

Intune Win32 Apps Guide to Availability and Deadlines Feature Image

Intune Win32 apps: A Strategic Guide to Availability and Deadlines

Discover the ins and outs of Intune Management Extension in our latest blog post. We’re exploring its behavior with scheduled win32 app...

Windows Defender Exploit Guard breaks Google Chrome

Often, blog titles are sensationalised and designed to draw the readers attention. In September 2023, we did actually observe the behavior described...
Discovery Apps - Intune Software Inventory - Feature Image

Discovered Apps – The Intune Software Inventory

Is there an Intune Software Inventory? How does Intune detect apps installed in my tenant? Find out everything you need to know about Discovered...

Intune Scope Tags and Role-Based Access Control Explained

In today's interconnected era, it has become increasingly common for large organizations to have multiple IT departments and workers spread across...

Intune Discovered Apps – Missing Inventory Data

At the tail end of June 2023 and into the first week of July 2023, many admins started to report that application inventory data was missing in...

0x80070490: TPM Attestation timed out on Windows 11 24H2?

This blog is a deep dive into the mystery of failing TPM attestation (0x80070490) on Dell Latitude devices (with an STM TPM), how Microsoft seems to...

The CrowdStrike Debacle: A Love Letter to System Administrators

Explore lessons from the 2024 CrowdStrike incident. A tribute to system admins and insights on what went wrong, how it was fixed, and preparing for...

SCCM Software Updates vs. WSUS Standalone Updates

Comparison of features between WSUS and Configuration Manager for managing updates and the platforms’ pros and cons

Introduction to Kanban: A Functional Overview of a Flexible Application of Agile Methodology

Kanban is an extension of Agile that offers flexibility and focus when approaching project management strategy. While initial implementation may...

PowerShell Uses – Things to Start Doing, Things to Stop Doing

There are some things in PowerShell that you need to start doing but also stop doing. What is PowerShell and some of the best practices?

Intune Win32 apps: A Strategic Guide to Availability and Deadlines

Discover the ins and outs of Intune Management Extension in our latest blog post. We’re exploring its behavior with scheduled win32 app...

Windows Defender Exploit Guard breaks Google Chrome

Often, blog titles are sensationalised and designed to draw the readers attention. In September 2023, we did actually observe the behavior described...

Discovered Apps – The Intune Software Inventory

Is there an Intune Software Inventory? How does Intune detect apps installed in my tenant? Find out everything you need to know about Discovered...

Intune Scope Tags and Role-Based Access Control Explained

In today's interconnected era, it has become increasingly common for large organizations to have multiple IT departments and workers spread across...

Intune Discovered Apps – Missing Inventory Data

At the tail end of June 2023 and into the first week of July 2023, many admins started to report that application inventory data was missing in...