Windows Configuration Policies 

Windows - Enable ASR Rules

Enable Defender Attack Surface Reduction Rules in the Block Configuration. You must have proper licensing to use this profile: Microsoft 365 Business Premium, E3, or E5. Use either the Audit policy or the Enable policy, but not both at the same time.


OLD - Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Old Antivirus policy, kept for reference to compare to Michael’s Antivirus policy 

BlastIQ Tablet – Power Settings 

Power settings for the BlastIQ Tablet deployment 


Camera Kiosk – Power Settings 

Power settings for the Camera Kiosk deployment 


Defender Antivirus Baseline 

Baseline Settings for Defender Antivirus - Michael


Defender Antivirus Exclusions 

Path and extension exclusions for Defender Antivirus


Defender for Endpoint Onboard

Onboards Devices to Defender for Endpoint 


Kiosk PC – Block Microsoft Store 

Blocks access to the Microsoft Store on Kiosk Devices


Kiosk – PC MDMWins 

Ensures that MDM policy wins over Group Policy. Blocks group policy. “Needed for Kiosk Policy.”


Kiosk PC – Remove News and Interests from Taskbar 

Removes News and Interests from the Taskbar to reduce distractions and increase security on a single-purpose device. 


Kiosk PC – Remove Teams from startup 

Removes Teams from the startup to make sure that only the necessary apps are launched on startup. 


NBSecure – CARootCertificate 

Deploys the CA Root Certificate for authenticating to the NBSecure Sid 


NBSecure – MerakiIDENTrustROOT

Deploys the MerakiIDENTrustROOT Certificate for authenticating to the NBSecure Sid


NBSecure – MerakiWifiAuthentication Template 

Deploys the WifiAuthentication Template needed for authenticating to the NBSecure Sid


NBSecure – WifiSCEPCert

Deploys the WifiSCEP Certificate for authenticating to the NBSecure Sid


Shared PC – Block Microsoft Store 

Blocks access to the Microsoft Store on Shared PC’s


Shared PC – Config Profile 

Configures Shared PC mode and Device settings to support Shared PC mode


Shared PC – Tuning Profile 

Configuration Improvements for the Shared PC deployment for usability. Skip ESP user status page and disable the first sign-in animation. 


Shop Kiosk – Power Settings 

Power settings for the Shop Kiosk deployment 


Windows – Security Device Restrictions 

Sets basic general device restrictions for endpoints. App store, cellular and connectivity, locked screen experience, Microsoft Edge Legacy, Password, Reporting and Telemetry, Drive indexing, Defender SmartScreen, Windows Spotlight, Microsoft Defender Antivirus, and Power settings.


Windows – Bitlocker Policy 

Enables BitLocker and configures device encryption.  


Windows – Create nbadmin Local Admin Account 

Creates the nbadmin local admin account and adds it to the local admin group 


Windows – Disable First Sign-in Animation 

Disables the sign-in animation sequence for users signing into the device for the first time.


Windows – Enable Location Services 

Turns on location services and force allows all apps access to location. 


Windows – LAPS nbadmin

Configures LAPS for nbadmin local admin account to back up the account to AzureAD.


Windows – Outlook Settings

Configures Outlook settings for users 


Windows – Security Device Baseline 

General security profile for Windows devices that is appropriate for corporate-owned workstations. Configures Firewall, Defender SmartScreen, Exploit Guard, Security Center, Device Security Options, and Xbox Services.  


Windows – Allow Elevation for RingCentral Integration for Teams 

Allows Elevation for the RingCentral Integration for Teams to allow users to use the integration.


Windows – Data Collection Policy 

Enables Health monitoring for Endpoint analytics and windowsUpdates 

Windows – Edge Browser 

Hides the First-run experience and splash screen for Edge when setting up a new device. 


Windows – OneDrive Config 

Enables OneDrive and configures backup path, notifications, user interactions, and reporting for OneDrive.


Windows – Power Settings 

General Power settings for all Windows devices 


Windows – RDP DNS Config 

DNS configuration for Remote RDP users





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