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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 24/04/2026

“Try looking into that place where you dare not look! You’ll find me there, staring out at you!” (Quote)

Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 23/04/2026

Hotpatch on Windows 11 goes default in May 2026 via Windows Autopatch. Result? Up to 75% fewer reboots/year, patches applied live, no restart needed. Are you already testing it? 🔄 #Intune #Windows11 #Hotpatch

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 11/04/2026

What would you do with an old first‑gen Surface Go that doesn’t support Windows 11? I tried bringing mine back to life with Linux. Can anyone guess the distro? Everything works great, even touch, except the pen. Still figuring out if it’s dead or just out of battery. #Microsoft #Surface #Linux

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 09/04/2026

Resizing a Windows 365 Cloud PC? Good news: data is preserved. But "painless" ≠ "no precautions." Licensing, Entra groups, user side. Miss one, and routine becomes a headache. Full guide 👉🏻 itspecialist.news

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 03/04/2026

ITSpecialist.News is now in English too! Same content, two languages, avoid reading it twice. Pick your preferred language on Substack: itspecialistnews.substack.com/account → Notifications 🇬🇧 English only or 🇮🇹 Italian only.

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 03/04/2026

Since mid-Feb 2026, my daily setup: 💻 MacBook Pro + ☁️ Windows 365. Feedback? Feels native, fluid, responsive, no “cloud lag” vibe. Full Win env ready w/ company policies, best of both worlds. Windows/macOS dichotomy? So 20th century. Hybrid IT folks: try it! #Windows365 #CloudPC #MacBook

A modern workspace setup on a white desk features a MacBook Pro laptop in the center, open and displaying a colorful abstract blue Windows desktop background on an external monitor mounted on a stand. A ring light and camera are positioned above the monitor for video recording, flanked by two small speakers, cables, a wireless mouse, and desk organizers with papers and small plants.

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 02/04/2026

Configured SCEP, Trusted Certificate, Subject, SAN, Key Usage, yet certificates never reach devices? Check your assignments. SCEP and Trusted Certificate must target the same group type. Mixing user and device assignments? Intune stays silent. Full breakdown on ITSpecialist.News.

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 21/03/2026

🎯 MVP Summit week is here! To all MVPs heading to Redmond: enjoy every single moment of it. It’s honestly one of the things I miss the most as a Microsoft FTE. Don’t take it for granted, not everyone gets that seat. Happy Summit! 🚀 📸 Photo from my last Summit, 2024. #MVPSummit

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 19/03/2026

Hey IT Specialists! Is it true that Intune Suite features are now included in M365 E3/E5 licenses? Yes, but the rollout timeline and exact feature split per plan can be tricky. Get the full breakdown and subscribe for more answers right in your inbox at 👉🏻 ITSpecialist.News

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 08/03/2026

Testing… testing… one, two, three, testing…

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 26/02/2026

Intune SCEP profile ok, Trusted Certificate ok… but certs never reach devices? The issue is often simple: mismatched group assignments between SCEP and Trusted Certificate. Full breakdown on itspecialist.news, subscribe for more!

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 19/02/2026

Struggling with cryptic Intune error codes? Microsoft's official reference tables decode MDM configs & app installation failures, saving hours of troubleshooting. 📌 Config profiles: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubl... 📌 App errors: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubl...

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 08/01/2026

In Intune, in Win32 app supersedence settings, an Auto-update toggle on the superseding app’s “Available” assignment can be set. Turn it on to auto-update PCs that already installed the older version. Leave it off and behavior differs. 👉🏻 www.itspecialist.news/s/english

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 28/09/2025

Over 90% of old blog traffic was landing on the English section. Now that I’ve migrated to Substack and got more comfortable using it, I’ve relaunched it. It’ll gradually grow with fresh posts and selected content from the past. Here it is: itspecialist.news/s/english

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 12/01/2025

Funny automatic captions: in the video I say ”Microsoft Intune” 😑🤣

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 07/01/2025

#Intune + #Graph + #Azure Log Analytics Workspace + #PowerBI = 🤩🤯 SUPER reporting and dashboards! With some configurations, queries, slicers, and tables, PowerBI allows you to create amazing and detailed dashboards with Intune data. Have you ever tried it?

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 28/12/2024

Alternative Saturday night installing this bad guy

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 27/12/2024

🚨Using some "youthful" language: I've just "dropped" a revamped theme for my blog! 🤣 ➡️ itspecialist.cloud/en As a non-developer, I faced many challenges releasing it but... here we are! What do you think? Let me know! #ITSpecialistCloud

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 24/12/2024

Since 1997, every December, “Trading Places” has been broadcast. Since 2008, it has always been aired on the evening of December 24th. By now, it can be said that in Italy it is an integral part of #Christmas.

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 20/12/2024

🎄Merry XMas, happy new year and see you soon with new posts and community content! ❤️ #XMas #Christmas #MerryXMas #ITSpecialistCloud

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 10/12/2024

Breakfast with a view, live from #Microsoft House @ Milano

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 04/12/2024

Quick tips to manage stale devices in Intune/Entra ➡️ #Intune - Device Cleanup Rules: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/in... ➡️ #Entra - A ton of tips here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/... ➡️ Hybrid Entra Joined devices: delete the computer object or move it outside the OUs synced with Entra Connect.

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 02/12/2024

Roasting my BlueSky profile to start the week in the right way. 😃 Sounds quite accurate! blueskyroast.com/roast/itspec... Thanks @svrooij.io for introducing me to this tool

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 01/12/2024

The perfect coffee mug doesn’t exist…oh…wait 😲🤣

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 29/11/2024

Today feels like "Blue Friday" after the #WPC2024, similar to the end of holidays. Despite this, I'm grateful for reconnecting with friends, meeting new people, and learning from colleagues. Excited for future community activities and thankful for the event's organization and attendees!

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 22/11/2024

Back in Sevilla after 5 years 🤩

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 19/11/2024

Microsoft Ignite begins! It's not the same as being there in person, but at least a little piece of me can be found in Chicago. 🤣 Have fun and enjoy the event to those lucky enough to be there physically! #MSIgnite #ITSpecialistCloud

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 17/11/2024

Rebuilding the lab for the next series of videos. I rebuilt my lab 3 times this year, I hope this is the good take 😅 #ITSpecialistCloud #TheLAB #CloudEndpointDiary

Installation progress of the Active Directory Domain Services role on a Windows Server 2025 machine.

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 14/11/2024

I haven’t made a video in a long time: potentially many topics to talk about, but none that really spark my interest. Looking for methods to overcome a creative block.

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 10/11/2024

I hadn’t taken a stroll in the center of my hometown for I don’t know how long. I’m very happy in Milano, but sometimes I miss Monza a little.

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 06/11/2024

Second shift tonight: preparing my speech for WPC 2024, where I’ll talk about all the ways Microsoft #Intune ❤️ #macOS

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 04/11/2024

My holiday calendar says that after Halloween but before XMas, there’s at least one more: WPC! 😀 I'll be there as a speaker: Intune (SPOILER: and now also Entra) ❤️ macOS, and we'll see it together in my session! For all agenda details: ➡️ wpc.education #WPC2024 #ITSpecialistCloud #macOS #Intune

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 25/10/2024

Alternative friday nights at the planetarium 🤩

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 23/10/2024

Today I feel a bit like I’m in #Seattle…

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 14/10/2024

Finally, a new lab tenant where I can truly test everything, Intune Suite included. I’ve always dreamt of having a permanent tenant and call it “Contoso”. 😆 #Microsoft #Contoso #learning #Microsoft365 #MicrosoftIntune

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 10/10/2024

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #362,819!

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #362,819, Riccardo Corna ‪@itspecialist.cloud‬, joined on Jul 25, 2023"

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 27/02/2024

Who knows when I'll manage to get my hands on an Intune suite... 🥺 #ITSpecialistCloud #MicrosoftIntune #IntuneSuite

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 19/11/2023

The one and only physical store where I’ve found the Teams Presenter remote I was craving for 🤣 #MicrosoftLDN #Teams

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 10/11/2023

Say “Hi” to this new bad guy just landed on my desk! It will be my new companion for making videos!

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 26/10/2023

The #WPC2023 agenda is finally official: we'll see you on Wednesday, November 29th at 3:00 PM in SALA NERA for our session! 📌 Here are all the details: ➡️ www.wpc.education?mtm_campaign... #ITSpecialistCloud #SpeakerWPC #WPC

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 20/10/2023

End of the workweek. In just 5 days, autumn has arrived. I can hardly believe how time flies.

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Riccardo Corna @pikepulse.tech · 16/10/2023

It seems that this year I’llbe once again among the WPC speakers 😃 and I couldn't be happier! I can't wait to experience these three days 🤩 For details check wpc.education Thanks to @AlexAppiani, @ilsensa7 and @OverNetE for selecting us! #WPC2023 #ITSpecialistCloud

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