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Discussion
20 hours ago Jan 20, 2026

Strategy for getting a lost/stolen laptop online to receive lock command

I am just wondering what people's strategies are for allowing a lost or stolen laptop to get online so the lost/lock command can be recieved? My thoughts are: Create a wifi policy with a specific SSID/pwrd that can set up to enable a recovered laptop to get back online so the password can be changed.…

Discussion
5 days ago Jan 16, 2026

Unable to Enroll Windows Device

We’re trying to enroll a Windows device into Hexnode, but during enrollment it throws an error saying the device is already enrolled and asks for co-management.  We double-checked and there’s no other MDM configured on the device. Has anyone faced this before? How do we fix it?

Discussion
1 week ago Jan 12, 2026

Secure the base: Protecting Hexnode UEM & Assist from removal

We have introduced a new layer of protection for your Windows endpoints to ensure critical management tools remain tamper-proof. You can now explicitly prevent end-users from removing essential Hexnode applications, guaranteeing that your device management and remote support capabilities are never compromised. You can find these new controls by navigating to Policies > Windows >…

Discussion
2 weeks ago Jan 07, 2026

Enabling Windows Auto-Lock

I want my Windows devices to lock automatically after some idle time, but I don’t want them to switch to screensaver or sleep mode. Can this be configured from the Hexnode portal? 

Discussion
4 weeks ago Dec 24, 2025

Query on restricting email domain on windows devices

Hi guys!! I have a query or so. We’re managing Windows devices with Hexnode, and our company uses Google Workspace. The requirement is that end users should only be able to log in with their @company.com accounts in Gmail/Google apps, but they should not be able to log in with personal @gmail.com accounts. Can Hexnode enforce this,…

Discussion
1 month ago Dec 19, 2025

Is patch management through local server possible?

Hey everyone, I’m hitting a wall with our bandwidth. We’ve got a bunch of Windows 11 endpoints across five branch offices. Every 'Patch Tuesday,' our WAN links just crawl because every single machine tries to pull a 4GB Cumulative Update from Microsoft at the same time.  I’m using an MDM solution to manage them, and I’m wondering: Is there a way to push a script or a policy…

Ideation
2 years ago Jun 25, 2024

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 don't restart, they should receive a notification 10 minutes before that it will be restarted…

Ideation
2 years ago Dec 08, 2023

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 Nov 03, 2023

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 in?

Ideation
3 years ago Jun 30, 2023

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 Feb 13, 2023

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…