Windows

All posts with the Windows tag

Discussion
3 days ago

Self-Service Management -is it worth it?

Hey peeps, I’ve been having a burning question lately about self-service management. I’ve heard the term come up in my circles quite a lot of times and am thinking about adopting it into our company’s ecosystem. Giving users the freedom to solve their issues seems like a good idea, but I have doubts about whether it's just a hype train. I don’t want to make any decisions that I may regret in the future. Any thoughts on…

Discussion
1 week ago

Self Service for Windows is on the way 

Standard users, meet privilege (with limits). We’re bringing Self Service device management to Windows, giving standard account users a secure and controlled way to temporarily elevate privileges for specific administrative tasks. Users get the access they need while IT admins keeps full control. Users can request short-term admin access directly from the Hexnode UEM app. IT admins…

Discussion
1 week 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
2 weeks ago

Hexnode Access expands: OneLogin support now available for Windows

Hexnode Access continues to redefine secure authentication for Windows and macOS devices by enabling logins through leading cloud identity providers. With this latest update, Hexnode Access for Windows now supports OneLogin, joining the existing lineup of Okta, Google Workspace, and Microsoft Entra ID. This enhancement further strengthens identity management and ensures a smooth, secure, and…

Discussion
3 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
3 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.

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
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…