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Discussion
1 week ago

Sites and DAFS supercharged — smarter scheduling, sharing, and delivery!

Your patching toolkit just leveled up. With the latest enhancements to Sites and DAFS, managing patches is now quicker, smarter, and perfectly aligned with your schedule. Here’s what’s new: Site settings gets new addition Now in the Admin tab, you can add Business hours to define when devices are actively used, and Maintenance hours to…

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2 weeks 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…

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2 weeks ago

Introducing a dedicated sub-tab for Remote View/Control

We’ve given Remote View/Control a dedicated space in each device details page. Previously tucked away as a small section, it now has its own sub-tab for quicker access and a better management experience. The new sub-tab brings: Screen recording and screen capture options for supported devices. Session history to track past remote sessions with ease.…

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2 weeks ago

One click, many passwords – Bulk updates are here!

We’ve enhanced our password management capabilities by introducing support for changing passwords in bulk on macOS and Windows devices. Previously, passwords could only be updated for individual users. With this update, you can now apply password changes to multiple accounts at once across devices, improving efficiency in managing local and shared accounts. This isn’t a…

Discussion
1 month ago

Auto-Login for Windows Devices in Hexnode Kiosk Mode

Hello everyone, We’re currently managing a fleet of Windows devices through Hexnode UEM, all configured in kiosk mode. These devices are deployed in public spaces, and our objective is to ensure that after any reboot, due to an update, system crash, or manual restart, the device will automatically log into the kiosk account without requiring…

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2 months ago

New in Automate: App Distribution for Windows devices

We’re excited to roll out a powerful new feature in Hexnode’s Automation tab: introducing the App Distribution action for Windows devices! This new capability allows you to automate app deployment across your Windows fleet with complete control over how installations are configured and managed. Here’s what you can do: Script support: Run scripts at key…

Discussion
2 months ago

Web content filtering not working on devices

Hi, we are currently managing a fleet of devices via Hexnode. Previously, almost all of these devices were enrolled in another device management solution. We have noticed that the web content filtering policy fails to apply on devices that were previously enrolled in another MDM, while it works perfectly on devices with no prior MDM…

Discussion
2 months ago

Windows device sleeps before configured timeout

Hi everyone, We are facing a strange issue with one of our Windows 10 devices and I’m hoping someone can help throw some light on it. We had set up several policies to prevent the device from sleeping such as, the auto-lock was configured via password policy to trigger after 10 minutes, and the unattended…

Discussion
2 months ago

Time zone configuration

Hey folks! We’ve got a bunch of Windows devices spread out across different countries, but we want them all to stick to one specific time zone. Also, we don’t want users messing with the time settings. Anyone done this with Hexnode?

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…