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12 hours ago

BYOD Windows and macOS: Can Hexnode create a separate work container?

We are planning device management for contractors who use their own Windows and Mac computers. The goal is to keep company data separate from personal data, apply restrictions only to the work side, and remove access or work data when…

12 hours ago

skyler

Discussion

5 days ago

Enroll standalone Windows PCs with local accounts without IdP authentication

I’m testing Hexnode for a Windows-only setup. The Windows PC is standalone, has only local Windows accounts, and is not joined to Active Directory or Microsoft Entra ID. Our identity provider is Google Workspace, but I haven’t configured the Google…

5 days ago

cameron

Discussion

2 weeks ago

Windows remote wipe fails in Hexnode when WinRE is disabled or corrupted

I’m trying to wipe a Windows device from Hexnode, but the wipe action keeps failing with a general error. The device is online, compliant, unlocked, and there are no major operations running on it. I updated Windows just in case,…

2 weeks ago

clauss

Discussion

2 weeks ago

Cannot install Hexnode agent silently on Windows 10 Home via PPKG

I’m trying to enroll a Windows 10 Home device using a PPKG. The device shows up after enrollment, but when I try to install the Hexnode app/agent from the portal, it fails with: “Remote agent installation is not supported on…

2 weeks ago

shirleyc

Discussion

2 weeks ago

Hexnode agent won’t install remotely on Windows 10 Home

I’m trying to set up a Windows 10 Home laptop in Hexnode using a PPKG. The device appears in the portal, but when I try to run the Install Application action for the Hexnode agent, it fails with this message:…

liam_vance

Discussion

3 weeks ago

How to find mandatory apps, active policies, and failed deployments on Windows devices?

I’m taking over as a new IT admin and trying to review our Windows devices in Hexnode. I need to find out which apps are being forced onto devices, which policies are currently applied, and where to check if an…

App Management (771) Reports (58)

3 weeks ago

skyler

Discussion

4 weeks ago

Does External extensions check block all Chrome extensions on Windows?

I’m configuring Chrome browser settings for Windows devices in Hexnode and noticed the External extensions check option. If I disable this setting, does it block all Chrome extensions from being installed, or only certain types of extensions? My goal is…

4 weeks ago

hugo_l

Discussion

1 month ago

Windows Required Apps: Hexnode Store apps not installing system-wide

We are building a Windows app baseline and ran into confusion with Hexnode Store apps. We added Slack from the Hexnode Store to an app group and tried deploying it through a Windows Required Apps policy. In Installation Settings, the…

mike_johnson

Discussion

1 month ago

Windows enrollment with No authentication settings not saving

I’m setting up enrollment for a Windows device in Hexnode and wanted to use No authentication. When I switch the enrollment authentication setting from Enforce authentication to No authentication, I can’t save the change. It only seems to save when…

Best Practices (122) Enrollment (200)

1 month ago

eleanor_a

Discussion

1 month ago

New Active Directory Users Not Appearing Immediately During Device Enrollment.

Hi, We are using Active Directory integration with Hexnode for automated device provisioning. Our provisioning workflow creates new AD accounts and then enrolls the corresponding devices into Hexnode. The complete process is expected to take around 2–3 minutes for completion. …

Enrollment (200) Windows (500)

1 month ago

noah-blake

Discussion

1 month ago

Windows MSI app upload shows old version after updating package

I uploaded a newer Windows MSI package for an app in Hexnode, but the app page still shows the previous version as the latest version. The upload seemed to complete, and I tried uploading the newer MSI again, but the…

App Management (771)

1 month ago

harold

Discussion

1 month ago

Windows devices restarting unexpectedly after Hexnode patch automation

Several Windows devices enrolled in Hexnode started showing restart prompts and a few machines restarted while users were actively working. We first thought it was related to Windows Update or Patch Management, but some affected devices were already up to…

Windows (500)

1 month ago

cameron

Ideation

3 months ago

Windows custom script shows Success but file is not created

I’m testing custom scripts on a Windows device and I’m confused by the status shown in Hexnode. A program installation policy showed Success, but the program did not install. I also tried a file creation policy to create a text…

3 months ago

poovarason

Ideation

1 year ago

Apply Password Policy Only to Local User Accounts (Exclude Administrator Accounts)

To enforce a strong password policy only for standard local user accounts, while excluding administrator accounts from the same policy enforcement.

macOS (687) Windows (500)

1 year ago

geraldv

Ideation

2 years ago

Ability to choose color of device details on wallpapers

There is currently no option to change the font color for device details. Would it be possible to please allow for that to be something that we can change? The default red is too bright.

Customization (18)

2 years ago

thomasburris

Ideation

2 years ago

Windows Firewall policies

As an admin user, I'd like the ability to control Windows firewall settings by policy instead of through scripts so that we can automate and standardize our firewall settings.

craig

Ideation

2 years ago

Windows 11 Multi App Kiosk

When will this be available?

Windows (500)

2 years ago

aakash-shah

Ideation

2 years ago

Restart Windows machine if it was not restarted in X days

What I'd like is if the user has not restarted their Windows computer in last 2 weeks, they should start getting notifications a day before that their computer will restart on X date at Y time. And if they still…

Windows (500)

2 years ago

daniil-korovin

Ideation

3 years ago

Feature request: Enable custom scripts auto-trigger for the new group members.

We're currently trying to create a proper Windows PC onboarding mechanics. During this phase we need to have several applications installed depending on a group membership. Because of the Hexnode limitations we aren't able to properly configure auto-deployment for some…

App Management (771) Windows (500)

3 years ago

aeiginger

Ideation

3 years ago

Disabling Office Macros

My company requires Office Macros are disabled. For Winodws and MacOS, this is not a built in setting in Hexnode policies. I cannot find any Powershell scripts or batch files to run and enable this setting. Can this be built…

macOS (687) Windows (500)

3 years ago

stephen-jackson

Ideation

3 years ago

Windows local account management

Is "Windows local account management" being worked on as a feature? It would be really nice to have this, since we are starting to have more Windows laptops added to our environment every month. I know that it can be…

3 years ago

carearc

Ideation

3 years ago

Ability to Edit the Desktop Apps Added in Windows Kiosk Lockdown Settings

Please make it so that you can edit each added application in the Kiosk Lockdown Section. It is very difficult to check for errors, all you can do is delete and add back, also hard to tell whats what, and…

Kiosk (442) Windows (500)

3 years ago

adam-hall

Ideation

3 years ago

Windows Auto Lock After No Activity

Hi, Would it be possible to have windows auto lock after a period of innactivity please. Thanks

Windows (500)

3 years ago

boris-dreyer

Ideation

4 years ago

Windows Group Policy Objects functionality

I think it would be a killer feature for managing Windows systems if you could add Group Policy Objects functionality to Hexnode MDM. It will require major work in the Windows Agent but I think this could really set you…

Windows (500)

4 years ago

Windows

BYOD Windows and macOS: Can Hexnode create a separate work container?

Enroll standalone Windows PCs with local accounts without IdP authentication

Windows remote wipe fails in Hexnode when WinRE is disabled or corrupted

Cannot install Hexnode agent silently on Windows 10 Home via PPKG

Hexnode agent won’t install remotely on Windows 10 Home

How to find mandatory apps, active policies, and failed deployments on Windows devices?

Does External extensions check block all Chrome extensions on Windows?

Windows Required Apps: Hexnode Store apps not installing system-wide

Windows enrollment with No authentication settings not saving

New Active Directory Users Not Appearing Immediately During Device Enrollment.

Windows MSI app upload shows old version after updating package

Windows devices restarting unexpectedly after Hexnode patch automation

Windows custom script shows Success but file is not created

Apply Password Policy Only to Local User Accounts (Exclude Administrator Accounts)

Ability to choose color of device details on wallpapers

Windows Firewall policies

Windows 11 Multi App Kiosk

Restart Windows machine if it was not restarted in X days

Feature request: Enable custom scripts auto-trigger for the new group members.

Disabling Office Macros

Windows local account management

Ability to Edit the Desktop Apps Added in Windows Kiosk Lockdown Settings

Windows Auto Lock After No Activity

Windows Group Policy Objects functionality

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