Have you tried restarting? #11
Intune in a mystic crisis, Microsoft radar, community gems, a wave of events, nerd-friendly books and music, existential van life crisis.
And here we are in April! Spring has arrived, bringing plenty of sunshine and vitamin D (my blood tests are grateful). The events season kicks off again in full force: for all the details on “where-I’ll-be-when”, refer to the dedicated section later in this email.
On another note, Italian-language articles from members of the Italian community are finally coming in more often (I was starting to get tired of always having to hunt down content from the usual foreign names).
Happy reading!
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📌 In this issue
FAQ… with style: “Intune error event codes can be a bit cryptic at times. Where can I find a quick and easy reference list of Intune configuration profile error codes?”
Microsoft News Radar: the latest straight from Microsoft sources.
Community Picks: the most interesting community-created content this month.
Events: Global Azure everywhere, plus the usual appointments and, even if we’re getting ahead of ourselves, AperiTeams Conference 2026.
On a personal note: that’s it, I’ve made up my mind!
❓ FAQ… with style
Question
”Intune error event codes can be a bit cryptic at times. Where can I find a quick and easy reference list of Intune configuration profile error codes?”
Answer
Microsoft maintains official documentation dedicated to exactly this:
📎 Error and status codes in Microsoft Intune.
Here you’ll find a complete table of MDM error codes (iOS/iPadOS, Android, Windows) with descriptions and common causes — very handy when you’re staring at cryptic hex codes in device reports.
For errors specific to app installation (VPP, LOB), there’s also a dedicated page:
📎 App installation error codes for Microsoft Intune.
Bookmark both pages: they’re the first ones to check whenever a profile or app fails without a clear message!
🛰️ Microsoft Radar
A curated selection of content straight from Microsoft sources.
Microsoft Intune
Surface IT Pro
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Entra
🌐 Community Picks
The most useful community content I've come across these past few weeks.
🔗 WinGet: building evergreen Win32 apps with Microsoft Intune
👤 Simone Termine
In the Intune world, WinGet and PowerShell come together to turn classic Win32 apps into evergreen objects that install, update, and uninstall based on the actual software state on the client. A concrete pattern, with scripts and logging included, to cut repetitive work without giving up enterprise-grade governance.🔗 Windows Autopatch: a practical guide to reporting for monitoring updates, readiness, and anomalies
👤 Davide Salsi
A structured map of all Windows Autopatch reports in Intune: how to read dashboards, trends, and alerts to truly understand what’s happening with Quality and Feature Updates, measure readiness, spot anomalies, and turn patching from a technical task into a risk management tool.🔗 Windows Autopatch Quick Start: updates take care of themselves (including saying goodbye to Windows 10)
👤 Francesco Facco
A practical guide to turning update chaos into an automated flow managed by Intune and Windows Autopatch, from assessing eligibility for Windows 11 all the way to test, pilot, and production rings, with real-world advice on risk, timelines, monitoring, and user management.
🎭 Eventi e Call for Speaker
Community and Microsoft events, plus the main open Calls for Speakers.
🌐 Global Azure 2026
📅 13, 16–18 April 2026 – 💻 Online and/or 🌍 In person
Global Azure 2026 is back: special days in April 2026 to share our passion for Microsoft Azure through technical sessions, inspiration, and networking. Here’s the list of Italian editions with links to their websites so you can find all the details you need.Global Azure Torino 2026 (I’ll be there, as an attendee)
Global Azure Veneto 2026 (I’ll be there, as an attendee)
Global Azure Ticino 2026 (Switzerland) (I’ll be there, as a speaker)!
Details of my session at Global Azure Ticino 2026:
💻 SCEP It Easy With Intune Cloud PKI
In this session, we’ll explore best practices for implementing the Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) and integrating it with Intune to ensure secure, automated certificate deployment, comparing the pros and cons of an on-premises SCEP infrastructure versus an Intune Cloud PKI solution.
⌚ BeConnected Hour
📅 30 April 2026 – 💻 Online
Monthly update on what’s new in Microsoft 365, Teams, MTR, Purview, MDO, and Copilot, together with Luca Vitali, Fabrizio Volpe, and Raffaele Colavecchi.AperiTeams Conference 2026
📅 24 June 2026 – 💻 Online and 🌍 In person
A free one-day conference at the Microsoft House in Milan for IT professionals, focused on infrastructure, hybrid cloud, modern workplace, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence, with technical sessions, demos, and networking, organized by Inside Technologies.
Call for Speaker
Here are a few interesting Calls for Speakers.
Disclaimer
The events I highlight in “Have you tried turning it off and on again?” are not meant to be a complete list: I only share those I personally come across and consider useful for the community. If an event is missing, it simply slipped past me or I wasn’t aware of it. If you’d like to flag yours, feel free to reach out. Publication is for informational purposes only and does not imply endorsement, approval, sponsorship, or partnership, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
🎧 On a personal note
Outside the IT world, here’s what’s been inspiring me lately.
📖 What I’m reading (books, newsletters, and more)
🎵 What I’m listening to (this month’s musical obsessions)
✍️ Random thoughts
Folks, after years of fascination and binge-watching vanlife videos, I’ve decided: I’m renting a van for a weekend to see what it’s really like. I still need to pick the dates but, I swear, this time I’m actually doing it.
See you soon!
Riccardo
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