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Discussion
2 days ago

Media management policy error in Windows

I’ve been trying to associate a policy for media management to secure my Windows devices. I needed to restrict the use of external media such as USBs and CDs, so I disabled the Allow use of all external media option in the media management policy. The policy applied successfully on most devices, but on a few, it failed. Has anyone else come across this?

Discussion
2 weeks ago
Solved

Prevent team members from clicking “Shutdown” by mistake Solved

Guys, In our office, some team members have a talent for accidentally clicking “Shutdown” or “Restart” from the Start menu right in the middle of important tasks like rendering design projects or crunching large files. One minute everything is running smoothly, the next, someone’s Windows device is taking an unplanned nap! We don’t want to…

Discussion
4 weeks ago

Force BitLocker encryption action fails

Hey Community, I’ve been trying to encrypt the Windows devices at work using the Force Bitlocker remote action. But unfortunately, even after multiple attempts I’m encountering an error with the message “A recovery key or Startup key is 'Required' in the associated BitLocker encryption policy. This action cannot be applied when a Recovery key or a Startup key is required. “. Does anyone know a fix for this? 

Discussion
4 weeks ago

Third-party encryption for Windows devices

Hey, I’m looking to roll out full disk encryption on some Windows devices. I know BitLocker is the native one and works with Hexnode, but I have seen people talking about other third-party encryption tools. Are they worth considering over BitLocker? Would love to hear your thoughts before I lock anything in.

Discussion
1 month ago

How to automate registry settings?

Hey everyone, I’m new here! In our office, we’re trying to lock down our Windows devices to make them more secure and consistent. We need to make some edits to registry settings like, blocking USB ports to prevent unauthorized file transfers, disabling Task Manager so users can’t kill processes, and hiding Control Panel options to…

Discussion
3 months ago

Time to Shift Gears: Windows 10 to 11 Upgrade Made Easy with Hexnode

Hi everyone, This post walks you through everything you need to know about managing the Windows 10 to 11 upgrade using Hexnode. Windows 10 has had a great run since its launch in 2015. Between Windows Hello, ATP, Virtual Desktops, and the UWP app model, it really changed how we work. But now it's time…

Ideation
2 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 applications. Those ones can be installed via ps1 script for sure, but we need to…

Ideation
2 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 done with the remote script feature, but having the ability to manage account or reset…

Ideation
3 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 apart from the competition. Suggestion on how to implement it: Give the Hexnode admin the…