Have you tried restarting? #9
February with Intune, tech events and dreams of ubiquity: tough FAQs, in love with Seattle, Global Azure and me trying to clone myself to be everywhere.
Hi and welcome back! February is usually the month to plan which events to attend in the “spring” season. The same thing is happening to me this year: I started out firmly intending to attend fewer events but now that I see them all on my calendar, I’m seriously wavering. 😆 It’s always painful to skip some of them but, unfortunately, not even AI can make me ubiquitous.
As soon as I’ve decided how to plan this “spring season” of events, you’ll of course hear about it here. I hope to see you there and, as always, happy reading!
Rick
📌 In this issue
FAQ… with style: “When an Intune admin is limited by a specific scope tag and reviews Endpoint Privilege Management elevation requests, what do they see? Only requests within their scope tag or all tenant requests?”
Microsoft News Radar: updates straight from official Microsoft sources.
Community Picks: the most interesting community content from this month.
Events: things are starting to move again for the upcoming event season.
On a personal note: I’m a Seattleite.
❓ FAQ… with style
Question
“When an Intune admin is limited by a specific scope tag and reviews Endpoint Privilege Management elevation requests, what do they see? Only requests within their scope tag or all tenant requests?”
Answer
With the update released in the week of November 10, 2025 (Service Release 2511), Microsoft implemented scope tag enforcement for Endpoint Privilege Management elevation requests.
Before this update
Admins with permissions to manage elevation requests could see all tenant requests, regardless of the scope tags assigned.
After the update
Scope tag enforcement is now active: admins can view and manage only the requests related to devices and users that fall within the scope of their assigned scope tag. This change helps maintain administrative boundaries and strengthens security by aligning Endpoint Privilege Management with Zero Trust principles and reducing unnecessary visibility into devices and users outside their area of responsibility.
In short: if an admin is assigned the “Italy” scope tag, they will only see elevation requests coming from devices and users tagged with “Italy”, ensuring more granular and secure permission management.
As always, I’ll leave you with the comfort of the official documentation for further reading.
📎 Scope tag enforcement for Endpoint Privilege Management elevation requests
📎 About support approved elevations
📎 What’s new in Microsoft Intune: December 2025
📎 Use role-based access control (RBAC) and scope tags for distributed IT
🛰️ Microsoft Radar
A selection of content directly from official Microsoft sources: tons of new features were announced at Ignite.
Microsoft Intune
Windows IT Pro
Microsoft Entra
🌐 Community Picks
The most useful community content I’ve come across over the past few weeks.
🔗 Active Directory: le best practice da seguire
👤 Silvio Di Benedetto
A practical guide to making Active Directory resilient: least‑privilege access, clear role separation, a well‑disciplined Tier Model, local passwords managed with LAPS, and thoughtful KRBTGT key rotation. It’s well worth reading because it provides concrete criteria to prevent compromise and strengthen your entire infrastructure.🔗 Come utilizzare uno script PowerShell come installer type per le app Win32 in Microsoft Intune
👤 Simone Termine
The article explains a new feature from January 2026: how to use PowerShell as an “installer type” to handle prerequisites, logging and post-config, without repackaging .intunewin every time. It includes examples and practical tips on detection, return codes and troubleshooting.🔗 Automated Windows Autopilot Weekly Reporting with Azure Logic Apps 📊
👤 Simone Colella
How to automate a weekly Windows Autopilot report with Azure Logic Apps and Microsoft Graph, sending the Service Desk emails with KPIs and detailed CSVs. It’s interesting because it turns raw logs into ready-to-use metrics, enabling proactive monitoring, failure analysis and optimization of Autopilot deployments.
🎭 Events and Call for Speaker
Community and Microsoft events, plus the main open Calls for Speakers.
🌐 Global Azure 2026
📅 13, 16-18 April 2026 - 💻 Online e/o 🌍 In presence
Global Azure 2026 is back: special days in April 2026 to share a passion for Microsoft Azure through technical sessions, inspiration and networking. Here’s a list of the Italian events with links to their websites so you can find all the details you need. The list is partial and I’ll update it as new sites go live.
Even though there’s still some time to go (the event will take place in April), most of the Calls for Speakers are already closed. Below are the ones still open as of today (11 February 2026).
Disclaimer
The events I feature in “Have you tried restarting?” are not meant to be a complete list: I share the ones 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 highlight yours, just 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)
Books
This month, no books on my list yet, but I’m on the hunt for inspiration—if you have any recommendations, I’m all ears!
Newsletter
🎵 What I’m listening to (this month’s earworms).
✍️ Scattered thoughts.
Seattle here we go! This month I’ll be visiting Seattle, a city I’m returning to for the fourth time: at this point I can almost call myself a “Seattleite” and I’m really starting to grow fond of the place. A little trip to break up the routine (which has been exactly the same for the past few months) was just what I needed.
See you soon!
Riccardo
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