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I’m Simon Hoque, an IT professional working across the Microsoft technology ecosystem. I publish practical guides, troubleshooting notes, and automation examples covering cloud services, security, endpoint management, PowerShell, and Microsoft Graph.

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Microsoft Graph quick start
# 1. Install once (skip if already installed)Install-Module Microsoft.Graph `    -Scope CurrentUser # 2. Sign in with read-only permissionConnect-MgGraph `    -Scopes "User.Read" # 3. Show the current connectionGet-MgContext |    Select-Object Account, TenantId Disconnect-MgGraph
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Troubleshooting Win32 app deployments

A repeatable order of investigation for Win32 apps that report failure, stay stuck at pending, or install without appearing installed.

Publication date
10 August 2026
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Updated 10 August 2026
Estimated reading time
7 min read
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Microsoft Graph

Getting started with Microsoft Graph for Intune

How to authenticate, choose the smallest useful permission scope, and read your first device data from Microsoft Graph with PowerShell.

Publication date
10 August 2026
Last updated
Updated 10 August 2026
Estimated reading time
8 min read
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