What's new in Microsoft Intune

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09/22/2023

Learn what's new each week in Microsoft Intune.

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Important notices
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Information about how Intune service updates are released

Note

Each monthly update may take up to three days to rollout and will be in the following order:

Day 1: Asia Pacific (APAC)
Day 2: Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA)
Day 3: North America
Day 4+: Intune for Government

Some features may roll out over several weeks and might not be available to all customers in the first week.

For a list of upcoming Intune feature releases, see In development for Microsoft Intune. For new information about Autopilot, see Windows Autopilot What's new.

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Week of September 18, 2023 (Service release 2309)

App management

MAM for Windows general availability

You can now enable protected MAM access to org data via Microsoft Edge on personal Windows devices. This capability uses the following functionality:

Intune Application Configuration Policies (ACP) to customize the org user experience in Microsoft Edge
Intune Application Protection Policies (APP) to secure org data and ensure the client device is healthy when using Microsoft Edge
Windows Security Center threat defense integrated with Intune APP to detect local health threats on personal Windows devices
Application Protection Conditional Access to ensure the device is protected and healthy before granting protected service access via Entra ID (AAD).

Intune Mobile Application Management (MAM) for Windows is available for Windows 11, build 10.0.22621 (22H2) or later. This includes the supporting changes for Microsoft Intune (2309 release), Microsoft Edge (v117 stable branch and later) and Windows Security Center (v 1.0.2309.xxxxx and later). App Protection Conditional Access is in Public Preview.

Sovereign cloud support is expected in the future. For more information, see App protection policy settings for Windows.

Device configuration

Config Refresh settings are in the settings catalog for Windows Insiders

In the Windows Settings Catalog, you can configure Config Refresh. This feature lets you set a cadence for Windows devices to reapply previously received policy settings, without requiring devices to check-in to Intune.

Config Refresh:

Enable config refresh
Refresh cadence (minutes)

For more information on the Settings Catalog, go to Use the settings catalog to configure settings on Windows, iOS/iPadOS and macOS devices.

Applies to:

Windows 10 and later

Managed Settings now available in the Apple settings catalog

The Settings Catalog lists all the settings you can configure in a device policy, and all in one place.

The settings within the Managed Settings command are available in the Settings Catalog. In the Microsoft Intune admin center, you can see these settings at Devices > Configuration profiles > Create profile > iOS/iPadOS > Settings catalog for profile type.

Managed Settings > App Analytics:

Enabled: If true, enable sharing app analytics with app developers. If false, disable sharing app analytics.

Applies to:

Shared iPad

Managed Settings > Accessibility Settings:

Bold Text Enabled
Grayscale Enabled
Increase Contrast Enabled
Reduce Motion Enabled
Reduce Transparency Enabled
Text Size
Touch Accommodations Enabled
Voice Over Enabled
Zoom Enabled

Managed Settings > Software Update Settings:

Recommendation Cadence: This value defines how the system presents software updates to the user.

Managed Settings > Time Zone:

Time Zone: The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) time zone database name.

Applies to:

iOS/iPadOS

Managed Settings > Bluetooth:

Enabled: If true, enable the Bluetooth setting. If false, disable the Bluetooth setting.

Managed Settings > MDM Options:

Activation Lock Allowed While Supervised: If true, a supervised device registers itself with Activation Lock when the user enables Find My.

Applies to:

iOS/iPadOS
macOS

For more information on these settings, go to Apple's developer website. For more information about configuring Settings Catalog profiles in Intune, go to Create a policy using settings catalog.

New setting available in the macOS settings catalog

The Settings Catalog lists all the settings you can configure in a device policy, and all in one place.

There is a new setting in the Settings Catalog. To see this setting, in the Microsoft Intune admin center, go to Devices > Configuration profiles > Create profile > macOS > Settings catalog for profile type.

Microsoft Defender > Cloud delivered protection preferences:

Cloud Block Level

Applies to:

macOS

For more information about configuring Settings Catalog profiles in Intune, go to Create a policy using settings catalog.

Intune integration with the Zebra Lifeguard Over-the-Air service is generally available

Microsoft Intune supports integration with Zebra Lifeguard Over-the-Air service, which allows you to deliver OS updates and security patches over-the-air to eligible Zebra devices that are enrolled with Intune. You can select the firmware version you want to deploy, set a schedule, and stagger update downloads and installs. You can also set minimum battery, charging status, and network conditions requirements for when the update can happen.

This integration is now generally available for Android Enterprise Dedicated and Fully Managed Zebra devices that are running Android 8 or later, and requires an account with Zebra, as well as Intune Plan 2 or Microsoft Intune Suite.

Previously, this was in public preview and free for use. With this release as generally available, this solution now requires an add-on license for its use.

For licensing details, see Intune add-ons.

Device enrollment

SSO support during enrollment for Android Enterprise fully managed and corporate-owned devices with a work profile

Intune supports single sign-on (SSO) on Android Enterprise devices that are fully managed or corporate-owned with a work profile. With the addition of SSO during enrollment, end users enrolling their devices only need to sign in once with their work or school account.

For more information on these enrollment methods, go to:

Applies to:

Android Enterprise corporate owned devices with a work profile
Android Enterprise fully managed

Device management

Introducing Remote Help on macOS

The Remote Help web app allows users to connect to macOS devices and join a view-only remote assistance session. For more information on Remote Help on macOS, go to Remote Help.

Applies to:

11 Big Sur
12 Monterey
13 Ventura

Management certificate expiration date

Management certificate expiration date is available as a column in the Devices workload. You can filter on a range of expiration dates for the management certificate and also export a list of devices with an expiration date matching the filter. This information is available in Microsoft Intune admin center by selecting Devices > All devices.

Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) references will update to App Control for Business

Windows has renamed Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) as App Control for Business. With this change, the references in Intune docs and the Intune admin center will update to reflect this new name.

Intune supports iOS/iPadOS 15.x as the minimum version

Apple released iOS/iPadOS version 17. Now, the minimum version supported by Intune is iOS/iPadOS 15.x.

For more information on this change, go to Plan for change: Intune is moving to support iOS/iPadOS 15 and later.

Note

Userless iOS and iPadOS devices enrolled through Automated Device Enrollment (ADE) have a slightly nuanced support statement due to their shared usage. For more information, go to Support statement for supported versus allowed iOS/iPadOS versions for user-less devices.

Applies to:

iOS/iPadOS

Government tenant support for endpoint security Application Control policy and managed installer

We’ve added support to use endpoint security Application Control policies, and to configure a managed installer, to the following sovereign cloud environments:

US Government clouds
21Vianet in China

Support for Application Control policy and managed installers was originally released in preview in June 2023. Application Control policies in Intune are an implementation of Defender Application Control (WDAC).

Device security

Endpoint Privilege Management support for Windows 365 devices

You can now use Endpoint Privilege Management to manage application elevations on Windows 365 devices (also known as Cloud PCs).

This support does not include Azure Virtual Desktop.

Elevation report by Publisher for Endpoint Privilege Management

We’ve released a new report named Elevation report by Publisher for Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM). With this new report you can view all managed and unmanaged elevations, which are aggregated by the publisher of the app that is elevated.

You’ll find the report in the Report node for EPM in the Intune admin center. Navigate to Endpoint security > Endpoint Privilege Management and then select the Reports tab.

macOS support with Intune Endpoint security policies for Endpoint detection and response

Intune Endpoint security policies for Endpoint detection and response (EDR) now support macOS. To enable this support, we’ve added a new EDR template profile for macOS that you can use with macOS devices enrolled with Intune and macOS devices managed through the opt-in public preview of the Defender for Endpoint security settings management scenario.

The EDR template for macOS includes the following settings for the Device tags category from Defender for Endpoint:

Type of tag – The GROUP tag, tags the device with the specified value. The tag is reflected in the admin center on the device page and can be used for filtering and grouping devices.
Value of tag - Only one value per tag can be set. The Type of a tag is unique and shouldn’t be repeated in the same profile.

To learn more about Defender for Endpoint settings that are available for macOS, see Set preferences for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on macOS in the Defender documentation.

Linux support with Intune Endpoint security policies for Endpoint detection and response

Intune Endpoint security policies for Endpoint detection and response (EDR) now support Linux. To enable this support, we’ve added a new EDR template profile for Linux that you can use with Linux devices enrolled with Intune and Linux devices managed through the opt-in public preview of the Defender for Endpoint security settings management scenario.

The EDR template for Linux includes the following settings for the Device tags category from Defender for Endpoint:

Value of tag - Only one value per tag can be set. The Type of a tag is unique and shouldn’t be repeated in the same profile.
Type of tag – The GROUP tag, tags the device with the specified value. The tag is reflected in the admin center on the device page and can be used for filtering and grouping devices.

You can learn more about Defender for Endpoint settings that are available for Linux in Set preferences for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Linux in the Defender documentation.

Monitor and troubleshoot

Updated reports for Update rings for Windows 10 and later

Reporting for Update rings for Windows 10 and later has been updated to use Intune’s improved reporting infrastructure. These changes align to similar improvements introduced for other Intune features.

With this change for reports for Update rings for Windows 10 and later, when you select an update rings policy in the Intune admin center, there is no more left-pane navigation for Overview, Manage, or Monitor options. Instead, the policy view opens to a single pane that includes the following policy details:

Essentials – including the policy name, created and modified dates, and additional details.
Device and user check-in status – This is the default report view and includes:
- A high-level overview of device status for this policy, and a View report button to open a more comprehensive report view.
- A streamlined representation and count of the different device status values returned by devices assigned to the policy. The simplified bar and chart replace former doughnut charts seen in the prior reporting representation.
Two additional report tiles to open additional reports. These include:
- Device assignment status – This report combines the same information as the previous Device status and User status reports, which are no longer available. However, with this change, pivots and drill-in through based on the user name is no longer available.
- Per setting status – This new report provides success metrics for each setting configured differently than the defaults, allowing for new insight to which settings may not be successfully deploying to your organization.
Properties – View details for each configuration page of the policy, including an option to Edit each areas profile details.

For more information about reports for update rings for Windows 10 and later, see Reports for Update rings for Windows 10 and later policy in the Windows Update reports for Microsoft Intune article.

Role-based access

Updating the scope of UpdateEnrollment

With the introduction of a new role UpdateEnrollment, the scope of UpdateOnboarding is getting updated.

The UpdateOnboarding setting for custom and built-in roles is modified to only manage or change the Android Enterprise binding to Managed Google Play and other account-wide configurations. Any built in roles that used UpdateOnboarding will now have UpdateEnrollmentProfiles included.

The resource name is being updated from Android for work to Android Enterprise.

For more information, see Role-based access control (RBAC) with Microsoft Intune.

Week of September 11, 2023

Device configuration

Introducing Remote Launch on Remote Help

With Remote Launch, the helper can launch Remote Help seamlessly on the helper and user's device from Intune by sending a notification to the user's device. This allows both helpdesk and the sharer to be connected to a session quickly without exchanging session codes.

For more information, go to Remote Help

Applies to:

Windows 10/11

Week of September 4, 2023

Device management

Microsoft Intune ending support for Android device administrator on devices with GMS access in August 2024

Microsoft Intune is ending support for Android device administrator management on devices with access to Google Mobile Services (GMS) on August 30, 2024. After that date, device enrollment, technical support, bug fixes, and security fixes will be unavailable.

If you currently use device administrator management, we recommend switching to another Android management option in Intune before support ends. For more information, read Ending support for Android device administrator on GMS devices.

Week of August 28, 2023

Device configuration

Windows and Android support for 4096-bit key size for SCEP and PFX certificate profiles

Intune SCEP certificate profiles and PKCS certificate profiles for Windows and Android devices now support a Key size (bits) of 4096. This key size is available for new profiles and existing profiles you choose to edit.

SCEP profiles have always included the Key size (bits) setting and now support 4096 as an available configuration option.
PKCS profiles don't include the Key size (bits) setting directly. Instead, an admin must modify the certificate template on the Certification Authority to set the Minimum key size to 4096.

If you use a third-party Certificate Authority (CA), you might need to contact your vendor for assistance with implementing the 4096-bit key size.

When updating or deploying new certificate profiles to take advantage of this new key size, we recommend use of a staggered deployment approach to help avoid creating excessive demand for new certificates across a large number of devices at the same time.

With this update, be aware of the following limitations on Windows devices:

4096-bit key storage is supported only in the Software Key Storage Provider (KSP). The following do not support storing keys of this size:
- The hardware TPM (Trusted Platform Module). As a workaround you can use the Software KSP for key storage.
- Windows Hello for Business. There is no work around at this time.

Tenant administration

Access policies for multiple Administrator Approval are now generally available

Access policies for multiple Administrator Approval are out of public preview and are now generally available. With these policies you can protect a resource, like App deployments, by requiring any change to the deployment be approved by one of a group of users who are approvers for the resource, before that change is applied.

For more information, see Use Access policies to require multiple administrative approval.

Week of August 21, 2023 (Service release 2308)

App management

Managed Home Screen end-users prompted to grant exact alarm permission

Managed Home Screen uses the exact alarm permission to do the following actions:

Automatically sign users out after a set time of inactivity on the device
Launch a screen saver after a set period of inactivity
Automatically relaunch MHS after a certain period of time when a user exits kiosk mode

For devices running Android 14 and higher, by default, the exact alarm permission will be denied. To make sure critical user functionality is not impacted, end-users will be prompted to grant exact alarm permission upon first launch of Managed Home Screen. For more information, see Configure the Microsoft Managed Home Screen app for Android Enterprise and Android's developer documentation.

Managed Home Screen notifications

For Android devices running Android 13 or higher that target API level 33, by default, applications do not have permission to send notifications. In previous versions of Managed Home Screen, when an admin had enabled automatic relaunch of Managed Home Screen, a notification was displayed to alert users of the relaunch. To accommodate change to notification permission, in the scenario when an admin has enabled auto-relaunch of Managed Home Screen, the application will now display a toast message alerting users of the relaunch. Managed Home Screen is able to auto-grant permission for this notification, so no change is required for admins configuring Managed Home Screen to accommodate the change in notification permission with API level 33. For more information about Android 13 (API level 33) notification messages, see the Android developer documentation. For more information about Managed Home Screen, see Configure the Microsoft Managed Home Screen app for Android Enterprise.

New macOS web clip app type

In Intune, end users can pin web apps to the dock on your macOS devices (Apps > macOS > Add > macOS web clip). For related information about the settings you can configure, see Add web apps to Microsoft Intune.

Applies to:

macOS

Win32 app configurable installation time

In Intune, you can set a configurable installation time to deploy Win32 apps. This time is expressed in minutes. If the app takes longer to install than the set installation time, the system will fail the app install. Max timeout value is 1440 minutes (1 day). For more information about Win32 apps, see Win32 app management in Microsoft Intune.

Samsung Knox conditional launch check

You can add additional detection of device health compromises on Samsung Knox devices. Using a conditional launch check within a new Intune App Protection Policy, you can require that hardware-level device tamper detection and device attestation be performed on compatible Samsung devices. For more information, see the Samsung Knox device attestation setting in the Conditional launch section of Android app protection policy settings in Microsoft Intune.

Device configuration

Remote Help for Android in public preview

Remote Help is available in public preview for Android Enterprise Dedicated devices from Zebra and Samsung. With Remote Help, IT Pros can remotely view the device screen and take full control in both attended and unattended scenarios, to diagnose and resolve issues quickly and efficiently.

Applies to:

Android Enterprise Dedicated devices, manufactured by Zebra or Samsung

For more information, go to Remote Help on Android.

Group Policy analytics is generally available

Group Policy analytics is generally available (GA). Use Group Policy analytics to analyze your on-premises group policy objects (GPOs) for their migration to Intune policy settings.

For more information about Group Policy analytics, go to Analyze your on-premises GPOs using Group Policy analytics in Microsoft Intune.

Applies to:

Windows 11
Windows 10

The Settings Catalog lists all the settings you can configure in a device policy, and all in one place.

There are new settings in the Settings Catalog. To see these settings, in the Microsoft Intune admin center, go to Devices > Configuration profiles > Create profile > iOS/iPadOS or macOS > Settings catalog for profile type.

Authentication > Extensible Single Sign On (SSO):

Account Display Name
Additional Groups
Administrator Groups
Authentication Method
Authorization Right
Group
Authorization Group
Enable Authorization
Enable Create User At Login
Login Frequency
New User Authorization Mode
Account Name
Full Name
Token To User Mapping
User Authorization Mode
Use Shared Device Keys

Applies to:

macOS 13.0 and later

Login > Login Window:

Autologin Password
Autologin Username

Restrictions:

Allow ARD Remote Management Modification
Allow Bluetooth Sharing Modification
Allow Cloud Freeform
Allow File Sharing Modification
Allow Internet Sharing Modification
Allow Local User Creation
Allow Printer Sharing Modification
Allow Remote Apple Events Modification
Allow Startup Disk Modification
Allow Time Machine Backup

Security > Passcode:

Password Content Description
Password Content Regex

Applies to:

macOS 14.0 and later

Restrictions:

Allow iPhone Widgets On Mac

Applies to:

iOS/iPadOS 17.0 and later

Microsoft Defender > Tamper protection:

Process's arguments
Process path
Process's Signing Identifier
Process's Team Identifier
Process exclusions

Applies to:

macOS

For more information about configuring Settings Catalog profiles in Intune, go to Create a policy using settings catalog.

Device enrollment

Just-in-time registration and compliance remediation for iOS/iPadOS Setup Assistant with modern authentication now generally available

Just in time registration and compliance remediation for Setup Assistant with modern authentication are now out of preview and generally available. With just in time (JIT) registration, the device user doesn't need to use the Company Portal app for Azure Active Directory registration and compliance checking. JIT registration and compliance remediation is embedded into the user's provisioning experience, so they can view their compliance status and take action within the work app they're trying to access. Additionally, this establishes single-sign on across the device. For more information about how to set up JIT registration, see Set up Just in Time Registration.

Awaiting final configuration for iOS/iPadOS automated device enrollment now generally available

Now generally available, awaiting final configuration enables a locked experience at the end of Setup Assistant to ensure that critical device configuration policies install on devices. The locked experience works on devices targeted with new and existing enrollment profiles. Supported devices include:

iOS/iPadOS 13+ devices enrolling with Setup Assistant with modern authentication
iOS/iPadOS 13+ devices enrolling without user affinity
iOS/iPadOS 13+ devices enrolling with Azure AD shared mode

This setting is applied once during the out-of-box automated device enrollment experience in Setup Assistant. The device user doesn't experience it again unless they re-enroll their device. Awaiting final configuration is enabled by default for new enrollment profiles. For information about how to enable awaiting final configuration, see Create an Apple enrollment profile.

Device management

Changes to Android notification permission prompt behavior

We've updated how our Android apps handle notification permissions to align with recent changes made by Google to the Android platform. As a result of Google changes, notification permissions are granted to apps as follows:

On devices running Android 12 and earlier: Apps are permitted to send notifications to users by default.
On devices running Android 13 and later: Notification permissions vary depending on the API the app targets.
- Apps targeting API 32 and lower: Google has added a notification permission prompt that appears when the user opens the app. Management apps can still configure apps so that they're automatically granted notification permissions.
- Apps targeting API 33 and higher: App developers define when the notification permission prompts appear. Management apps can still configure apps so that they're automatically granted notification permissions.

You and your device users can expect to see the following changes now that our apps target API 33:

Company Portal used for work profile management: Users see a notification permission prompt in the personal instance of the Company Portal when they first open it. Users don't see a notification permission prompt in the work profile instance of Company Portal because notification permissions are automatically permitted for Company Portal in the work profile. Users can silence app notifications in the Settings app.
Company Portal used for device administrator management: Users see a notification permission prompt when they first open the Company Portal app. Users can adjust app notification settings in the Settings app.
Microsoft Intune app: No changes to existing behavior. Users don't see a prompt because notifications are automatically permitted for the Microsoft Intune app. Users can adjust some app notification settings in the Settings app.
Microsoft Intune app for AOSP: No changes to existing behavior. Users don't see a prompt because notifications are automatically permitted for the Microsoft Intune app. Users can't adjust app notification settings in the Settings app.

Device security

Defender Update controls to deploy updates for Defender is now generally available

The profile Defender Update controls for Intune Endpoint security Antivirus policy, which manages update settings for Microsoft Defender, is now generally available. This profile is available for the Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server platform. While in public preview, this profile was available for the Windows 10 and later platform.

The profile includes settings for the rollout release channel by which devices and users receive Defender Updates that are related to daily security intelligence updates, monthly platform updates, and monthly engine updates.

This profile includes the following settings, which are all directly taken from Defender CSP - Windows Client Management.

Engine Updates Channel
Platform Updates Channel
Security Intelligence Updates Channel

These settings are also available from the settings catalog for the Windows 10 and later profile.

Elevation report by applications for Endpoint Privilege Management

We've released a new report named Elevation report by applications for Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM). With this new report you can view all managed and unmanaged elevations, which are aggregated by the application that elevated. This report can aid you in identifying applications that might require elevation rules to function properly, including rules for child processes.

You'll find the report in the Report node for EPM in the Intune admin center. Navigate to Endpoint security > Endpoint Privilege Management and then select the Reports tab.

New settings available for macOS Antivirus policy

The Microsoft Defender Antivirus profile for macOS devices has been updated with nine additional settings, and three new settings categories:

Antivirus engine – The following settings are new in this this category:

Degree of parallelism for on-demand scans – Specifies the degree of parallelism for on-demand scans. This corresponds to the number of threads used to perform the scan and impacts the CPU usage, as well as the duration of the on-demand scan.
Enable file hash computation – Enables or disables file hash computation feature. When this feature is enabled Windows defender will compute hashes for files it scans. This will help in improving the accuracy of Custom Indicator matches. However, enabling Enable file hash computation may impact device performance.
Run a scan after definitions are updated – Specifies whether to start a process scan after new security intelligence updates are downloaded on the device. Enabling this setting will trigger an antivirus scan on the running processes of the device.
Scanning inside archive files – If true, Defender will unpack archives and scan files inside them. Otherwise archive content will be skipped, that will improve scanning performance.

Network protection – A new category that includes the following setting:

Enforcement level – Configure this setting to specify if network protection is disabled, in audit mode, or enforced.

Tamper protection - A new category that includes the following setting:

Enforcement level - Specify if tamper protection is disabled, in audit mode, or enforced.

User interface preferences – A new category that includes the following settings:

Control sign-in to consumer version - Specify whether users can sign into the consumer version of Microsoft Defender.
Show / hide status menu icon – Specify whether the status menu icon (shown in the top-right corner of the screen) is hidden or not.
User initiated feedback – Specify whether users can submit feedback to Microsoft by going to Help > Send Feedback.

New profiles that you create include the original settings as well as the new settings. Your existing profiles automatically update to include the new settings, with each new setting set to Not configured until you choose to edit that profile to change it.

For more information about how to set preferences for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on macOS in enterprise organizations, see Set preferences for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on macOS.

Intune apps

Newly available protected app for Intune

The following protected app is now available for Microsoft Intune:

VerityRMS by Mackey LLC (iOS)

For more information about protected apps, see Microsoft Intune protected apps.

Monitor and troubleshoot

CloudDesktop log now collected with Windows diagnostics data

The Intune remote action to collect diagnostics from a Windows device now includes data in a log file.

Log file:

%temp%\CloudDesktop*.log

Anomaly detection device cohorts in Intune Endpoint analytics is generally available

Anomaly detection device cohorts in Intune Endpoint analytics is now generally available.

Device cohorts are identified in devices associated with a high or medium severity anomaly. Devices are correlated into groups based on one or more factors they have in common like an app version, driver update, OS version, device model. A correlation group will contain a detailed view with key information about the common factors between all affected devices in that group. You can also view a breakdown of devices currently affected by the anomaly and 'at risk' devices, those that haven't yet shown symptoms of the anomaly.

For more information, go to Anomaly detection in Endpoint analytics.

Improved user experience for device timeline in Endpoint Analytics

The user interface (UI) for device timeline in Endpoint analytics is improved and includes more advanced capabilities (support for sorting, searching, filtering, and exports). When viewing a specific device timeline in Endpoint analytics, you can search by event name or details. You can also filter the events and choose the source and level of events that appear on the device timeline and select a time range of interest.

For more information, go to Enhanced device timeline.

Updates for compliance policies and reports

We've made several improvements to the Intune compliance policies and reports. With these changes the reports more closely align to the experience in use for device configuration profiles and reports. We've updated our compliance report documentation to reflect the available compliance report improvements.

Compliance report improvements include:

Compliance details for Linux devices.
Redesigned reports that are up-to-date and simplified, with newer report versions beginning to replace older report versions, which will remain available for some time.
When viewing a policy for compliance, there is no more left-pane navigation. Instead, the policy view opens to a single pane that defaults to the Monitor tab and its Device status view.
- This view provides a high-level overview of device status for this policy, and supports drilling in to review the full report, as well as a per-setting status view of the same policy.
- The doughnut chart is replaced by a streamlined representation and count of the different device status values returned by devices assigned the policy.
- You can select the Properties tab to view the policy details, and review and edit its configuration and assignments.
- The Essentials section is removed with those details appearing in the policy's Properties tab.
The updated status reports support sorting by columns, the use of filters, and search. Combined, these enhancements enable you to pivot the report to display specific subsets of details you want to view at that time. With these enhancements we have removed the User status report as it has become redundant. Now, while viewing the default Device status report you can focus the report to display the same information that was available from User status by sorting on the User Principal Name column, or searching for a specific username in the search box.
When viewing status reports, the count of devices that Intune displays now remains consistent between different report views as you drill in for deeper insights or details.

For more information about these changes, see the Intune Support Team blog at https://aka.ms/Intune/device_compl_report.

Week of August 14, 2023

App management

Use the Turn off the Store application setting to disable end user access to Store apps, and allow managed Intune Store apps

In Intune, you can use the new Store app type to deploy Store apps to your devices.

Now, you can use the Turn off the Store application policy to disable end users' direct access to Store apps. When it's disabled, end users can still access and install Store apps from the Windows Company Portal app and through Intune app management. If you want to allow random store app installs outside of Intune, then don't configure this policy.

The previous Only display the private store within the Microsoft Store app policy doesn't prevent end users from directly accessing the store using the Windows Package Manager winget APIs. So, if your goal is to block random unmanaged Store application installs on client devices, then it's recommended to use the Turn off the Store application policy. Don't use the Only display the private store within the Microsoft Store app policy.

For more information, go to Add Microsoft Store Apps to Microsoft Intune.

Applies to:

Windows 10 and later

Week of August 7, 2023

Role-based access control

Introducing a new role-based access control (RBAC) permission under the resource Android for work

Introducing a new RBAC Permission for creating a custom role in Intune, under the resource Android for work. The permission Update Enrollment Profile allows the admin to manage or change both AOSP and Android Enterprise Device Owner enrollment profiles that are used to enroll devices.

For more information, go to Create custom role.

Week of July 31, 2023

Device security

New BitLocker profile for Intune's endpoint security Disk encryption policy

We have released a new experience creating new BitLocker profiles for endpoint security Disk Encryption policy. The experience for editing your previously created BitLocker policy remains the same, and you can continue to use them. This update applies only for the new BitLocker policies you create for the Windows 10 and later platform.

This update is part of the continuing rollout of new profiles for endpoint security policies, which began in April 2022.

App management

Uninstall Win32 and Microsoft store apps using the Windows Company Portal

End-users can uninstall Win32 apps and Microsoft store apps using the Windows Company Portal if the apps were assigned as available and were installed on-demand by the end-users. For Win32 apps, you have the option to enable or disable this feature (off by default). For Microsoft store apps, it is always on and available for your end-users. If an app can be uninstalled by the end-user, the end-user will be able to select Uninstall for the app in the Windows Company Portal. For related information, see Add apps to Microsoft Intune.

Week of July 24, 2023 (Service release 2307)

App management

Intune supports new Google Play Android Management API

Changes have been made to how Managed Google Play public apps are managed in Intune. These changes are to support Google's Android Management APIs (opens Google's web site).

To learn more about changes to the admin and user experience, go to Support Tip: Intune moving to support new Google Play Android Management API.

Applies to:

Android Enterprise

App report for Android Enterprise corporate-owned devices

You can now view a report containing all apps found on a device for Android Enterprise corporate-owned scenarios, including system apps. This report is available in Microsoft Intune admin center by selecting Apps > Monitor > Discovered apps. You will see Application Name and Version for all apps detected as installed on the device. It may take up to 24 hours for app information to populate the report. For related information, see Intune discovered apps.

Add unmanaged PKG-type applications to managed macOS devices [Public Preview]

You can now upload and deploy unmanaged PKG-type applications to managed macOS devices using the Intune MDM agent for macOS devices. This feature enables you to deploy custom PKG installers, such as unsigned apps and component packages. You can add a PKG app in the Intune admin center by selecting Apps > macOS > Add > macOS app (PKG) for app type.

For more information, see Add an unmanaged macOS PKG app to Microsoft Intune. To deploy managed PKG-type app, you can continue to add macOS line-of-business (LOB) apps to Microsoft Intune. For more information about the Intune MDM agent for macOS devices, see Microsoft Intune management agent for macOS.

Applies to:

macOS

New settings available for the iOS/iPadOS web clip app type

In Intune, you can pin web apps to your iOS/iPadOS devices (Apps > iOS/iPadOS > Add > iOS/iPadOS web clip). When you add web clips, there are new settings available:

Full screen: If configured to Yes, launches the web clip as a full-screen web app without a browser. Additionally, there's no URL or search bar, and no bookmarks.
Ignore manifest scope: If configured to Yes, a full screen web clip can navigate to an external web site without showing Safari UI. Otherwise, Safari UI appears when navigating away from the web clip's URL. This setting has no effect when Full screen is set to No. Available in iOS 14 and later.
Precomposed: If configured to Yes, prevents Apple's application launcher (SpringBoard) from adding "shine" to the icon.
Target application bundle identifier: Enter the application bundle identifier that specifies the application that opens the URL. Available in iOS 14 and later.

For more information, go to Add web apps to Microsoft Intune.

Applies to:

iOS/iPadOS

Change to default settings when adding Windows PowerShell scripts

In Intune, you can use policies to deploy Windows PowerShell scripts to your Windows devices (Devices > Scripts > Add > Windows 10 and later). When you add a Windows PowerShell script, there are settings you configure. To increase secure-by-default behavior of Intune, the default behavior of the following settings has changed:

The Run this script using the logged on credentials setting defaults to Yes. Previously, the default was No.
The Enforce script signature check setting defaults to Yes. Previously, the default was No.

This behavior applies to new scripts you add, not existing scripts.

For more information about using Windows PowerShell scripts in Intune, go to Use PowerShell scripts on Windows 10/11 devices in Intune.

Applies to:

Windows 10 and later (excluding Windows 10 Home)

Device configuration

Added Support for Scope tags

You can now add scope tags when creating deployments using Zebra LifeGuard Over-the-Air integration (in public preview).

New settings available in the macOS settings catalog

The Settings Catalog lists all the settings you can configure in a device policy, and all in one place.

A new setting is available in the Settings Catalog. In the Microsoft Intune admin center, you can see these settings at Devices > Configuration profiles > Create profile > macOS > Settings catalog for profile type.

Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU):

Current Channel (Monthly)

Microsoft Defender > User interface preferences:

Control sign-in to consumer version

Microsoft Office > Microsoft Outlook:

Disable 'Do not send response'

User Experience > Dock:

MCX Dock Special Folders

Applies to:

macOS

For more information about configuring Settings Catalog profiles in Intune, go to Create a policy using settings catalog.

Compliance Retrieval service support for MAC address endpoints

We've now added MAC address support to the Compliance Retrieval service.

The initial release of the CR service included support for using only the Intune device ID with the intent to eliminate the need to manage internal identifiers like serial numbers and MAC addresses. With this update, organizations that prefer to use MAC addresses over certificate authentication may continue to do so while implementing the CR service.

While this update adds MAC address support to the CR service, our recommendation is to use certificate-based authentication with the Intune device ID included in the certificate.

For information about the CR service as a replacement for the Intune Network Access Control (NAC) service, see the Intune blog at https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/intune-customer-success/new-microsoft-intune-service-for-network-access-control/ba-p/2544696.

Settings insight within Intune security baselines is generally available

Announcing the general availability of Settings insight in Microsoft Intune.

The Settings insight feature adds insight to settings giving you confidence in configurations that have been successfully adopted by similar organizations. Settings insight is currently available for security baselines.

Navigate to Endpoint security > Security baselines. While creating and editing a workflow these insights are available for all settings with light bulbs.

Device security

Tamper protection support for Windows on Azure Virtual Desktop

Intune now supports use of endpoint security Antivirus policy to manage Tamper protection for Windows on Azure Virtual Desktop multi-session devices. Support for Tamper protection requires devices to onboard to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint before the policy that enables Tamper protection is applied.

EpmTools PowerShell module for Endpoint Privilege Management

The EpmTools PowerShell module is now available for use with Intune Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM). EpmTools includes the cmdlets like Get-FileAttributes that you can use to retrieve file details to help build accurate elevation rules, and additional cmdlets you can use to troubleshoot or diagnose EPM policy deployments.

For more information, see EpmTools PowerShell module.

Endpoint Privilege Management support to manage elevation rules for child processes

With Intune Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) you can manage which files and processes are allowed to Run as Administrator on your Windows devices. Now, EPM elevation rules support a new setting, Child process behavior.

With Child process behavior, your rules can manage the elevation context for any child processes created by the managed process. Options include:

Allowing all child processes created by the managed process to always run as elevated.
Allow a child process to run as elevated only when it matches the rule that manages its parent process.
Deny all child processes from running in an elevated context, in which case they run as standard users.

Endpoint Privilege Management is available as an Intune add-on. For more information, see Use Intune Suite add-on capabilities.

Intune apps

Newly available protected app for Intune

The following protected app is now available for Microsoft Intune:

Dooray! for Intune

For more information about protected apps, see Microsoft Intune protected apps.

Monitor and troubleshoot

Updated reports for Setting compliance and Policy compliance are in public preview

We've released two new reports as a public preview for Intune device compliance. You can find these new preview reports in the Intune admin center at Reports > Device compliance > Reports tab:

Both reports are new instances of existing reports, and deliver improvements over the older versions, including:

Details for Linux settings and devices
Support for sorting, searching, filtering, exports, and paging views
Drill-down reports for deeper details, which are filtered based on the column you select.
Devices are represented a single time, which is in contrast to the original reports which could count a device more than once if multiple users used that device

Eventually, the older report versions that are still available in the admin center at Devices > Monitor will be retired.

Week of July 10, 2023

App management

Updates to app configuration policy reporting

As part of our continuing efforts to improve the Intune reporting infrastructure, there have been several user interface (UI) changes for app configuration policy reporting. The UI has been updated with the following changes:

There is no longer a User status tile or a Not applicable device tile on the Overview section of the App configuration policies workload.
There is no longer a User install status report on the Monitor section of the App configuration policies workload.
The Device install status report under the Monitor section of the App configuration policies workload no longer shows the Pending state in the Status column.

You can find configure policy reporting in Microsoft Intune admin center by selecting Apps > App configuration policies.

Week of July 3, 2023

Device management

Intune support for Zebra devices on Android 13

Zebra will be releasing support for Android 13 on their devices. You can read more at Migrating to Android 13 (opens Zebra's web site).

Temporary issues on Android 13

The Intune team thoroughly tested Android 13 on Zebra devices. Everything continues working as normal, except for the following two temporary issues for device administrator (DA) devices.

For Zebra devices running Android 13 and enrolled with DA management:
1. App installations don't happen silently. Instead, users get a notification from the Company Portal app (if they allow notifications) that asks for permission to allow the app installation. If a user doesn't accept the app installation when prompted, then the app doesn't install. Users will have a persistent notification in the notification drawer until they allow the installation.
2. New MX profiles don't apply to Android 13 devices. Newly enrolled Android 13 devices don't receive configuration from MX profiles. MX profiles that previously applied to enrolled devices continue to apply.
In an update coming later in July, these issues will be resolved and the behavior will return to how it was before.
Update devices to Android 13

You will soon be able to use Intune's Zebra LifeGuard Over-the-Air integration to update Android Enterprise dedicated and fully managed devices to Android 13. For more information, go to Zebra LifeGuard Over-the-Air Integration with Microsoft Intune.

Before you migrate to Android 13, review Migrating to Android 13 (opens Zebra's web site).
OEMConfig for Zebra devices on Android 13

OEMConfig for Zebra devices on Android 13 requires using Zebra's new Zebra OEMConfig Powered by MX OEMConfig app (opens the Google Play store). This new app can also be used on Zebra devices running Android 11, but not earlier versions.

For more information on this app, go to the New Zebra OEMConfig app for Android 11 and later blog post.

The Legacy Zebra OEMConfig app (opens the Google Play store) can only be used on Zebra devices running Android 11 and earlier.

For more general information about Intune Android 13 support, go to the Day Zero support for Android 13 with Microsoft Intune blog post.

Device security

Defender for Endpoint security settings management enhancements and support for Linux and macOS in public preview

With Defender for Endpoint security settings management, you can use Intune's endpoint security policies to manage Defender security settings on devices that onboard to Defender for Endpoint but aren't enrolled with Intune.

Now, you can opt-in to a public preview from within the Microsoft 365 Defender portal to gain access to several enhancements for this scenario:

Intune's endpoint security policies become visible in and can be managed from within the Microsoft 365 Defender portal. This enables security admins to remain in the Defender portal to manage Defender and the Intune endpoint security policies for Defender security settings management.
Security settings management supports deploying Intune endpoint security Antivirus policies to devices that run Linux and macOS.
For Windows devices, the Windows Security Experience profile is now supported with security settings management.
A new onboarding workflow removes the Hybrid Azure AD Join prerequisite. Hybrid Azure AD Join requirements prevented many Windows devices from successfully onboarding to Defender for Endpoint security settings management. With this change, those devices can now complete enrollment and start processing policies for security settings management.
Intune creates a synthetic registration in Azure AD for devices that can't fully register with Azure AD. Synthetic registrations are device objects created in Azure AD that enable devices to receive and report back on Intune policies for security settings management. In addition, should a device with a synthetic registration become fully registered, the synthetic registration is removed form Azure AD in deference to the full registration.

If you don't opt-in to the Defender for Endpoint Public Preview, the previous behaviors remain in place. In this case, while you can view the Antivirus profiles for Linux, you can't deploy it as its supported only for devices managed by Defender. Similarly, the macOS profile which is currently available for devices enrolled with Intune can't be deployed to devices managed by Defender.

Applies to:

Linux
macOS
Windows

Week of June 26, 2023

Device configuration

Android (AOSP) supports assignment filters

Android (AOSP) supports assignment filters. When you create a filter for Android (AOSP), you can use the following properties:

DeviceName
Manufacturer
Model
DeviceCategory
oSVersion
IsRooted
DeviceOwnership
EnrollmentProfileName

For more information on filters, go to Use filters when assigning your apps, policies, and profiles in Microsoft Intune.

Applies to:

Android

On-demand remediation for a Windows device

A new device action that is in public preview allows you to run a remediation on-demand on a single Windows device. The Run remediation device action allows you to resolve issues without having to wait for a remediation to run on its assigned schedule. You will also be able to view the status of remediations under Remediations in the Monitor section of a device.

The Run remediation device action is rolling-out and may take a few weeks to reach all customers.

For more information, go to:

Remediations

Device management

Windows Driver update management in Intune is generally available

Announcing the general availability of Windows Driver update management in Microsoft Intune. With driver update policies, you can view a list of driver updates that are recommended and applicable to your Windows 10 and Windows 11 device that are assigned to the policy. Applicable driver updates are those that can update a device's driver version. Driver update policies update automatically to add new updates as they are published by the driver manufacturer and remove older drivers that no longer apply to any device with the policy.

Update policies can be configured for one of two approval methods:

With Automatic approval, each new recommended driver that's published by the driver manufacturer and added to the policy is automatically approved for deployment to applicable devices. Policies set for automatic approvals can be configured with a deferral period before the automatically approved updates are installed on devices. This deferral gives you time to review the driver and to pause its deployment if necessary.
With manual approval, all new driver updates are automatically added to the policy, but an admin must explicitly approve each update before Windows Update deploys it to a device. When you manually approve an update, you choose the date when Windows Update will begin to deploy it to your devices.

To help you manage driver updates, you review a policy and decline an update you don't want to install, indefinitely pause any approved update, and reapprove a paused update to restart its deployment.

This release also includes driver update reports that provide a success summary, per-device update status for each approved driver, and error and troubleshooting information. You can also select an individual driver update and view details about it across all the policies that include that driver version.

To learn about using Windows Driver update policies, see Manage policy for Windows Driver updates with Microsoft Intune.

Applies to:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Week of June 19, 2023 (Service release 2306)

App management

MAM for Microsoft Edge for Business [Preview]

You can now enable protected MAM access to org data via Microsoft Edge on personal Windows devices. This capability uses the following functionality:

Intune Application Configuration Policies (ACP) to customize the org user experience in Microsoft Edge
Intune Application Protection Policies (APP) to secure org data and ensure the client device is healthy when using Microsoft Edge
Windows Defender client threat defense integrated with Intune APP to detect local health threats on personal Windows devices
Application Protection Conditional Access to ensure the device is protected and healthy before granting protected service access via Azure AD

For more information, see Preview: App protection policy settings for Windows.

To participate in the public preview, complete the opt-in form.

Device configuration

New settings available in the Apple settings catalog

The Settings Catalog lists all the settings you can configure in a device policy, and all in one place.

Authentication > Extensible Single Sign On (SSO):

Authentication Method
Denied Bundle Identifiers
Registration Token

Full Disk Encryption > FileVault:

Output path
Username
Password
UseKeyChain

Applies to:

macOS

Networking > Network Usage Rules:

SIM Rules

Applies to:

iOS/iPadOS

For more information about configuring Settings Catalog profiles in Intune, go to Create a policy using settings catalog.

Device Firmware Configuration Interface (DFCI) supports Asus devices

For Windows 10/11 devices, you can create a DFCI profile to manage UEFI (BIOS) settings. In Microsoft Intune admin center, select Devices > Configuration profiles > Create profile > Windows 10 and later for platform > Templates > Device Firmware Configuration Interface for profile type.

Some Asus devices running Windows 10/11 are enabled for DFCI. Contact your device vendor or device manufacturer for eligible devices.

For more information about DFCI profiles, go to:

Applies to:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Saaswedo Datalert telecom expense management is removed in Intune

In Intune, you could manage telecom expenses using Saaswedo's Datalert telecom expense management. This feature is removed from Intune. This removal includes:

The Telecom Expense Management connector
Telecom expenses RBAC category
- Read permission
- Update permission

For more information from Saaswedo, go to The datalert service is unavailable (opens Saaswedo's web site).

Applies to:

Android
iOS/iPadOS

Settings insight within Intune security baseline

The Settings insight feature adds insights to security baselines giving you confidence in configurations that are successfully adopted by similar organizations.

Navigate to Endpoint security > Security baselines. When you create and edit the workflow, these insights are available for you in the form of a light bulb.

Device management

New endpoint security Application Control policy in preview

As a public preview, you can use a new endpoint security policy category, Application Control. Endpoint security Application Control policy includes:

Policy to set the Intune Management Extension as a tenant-wide managed installer. When enabled as a managed installer, apps you deploy through Intune (after enablement of Managed Installer) to Windows devices are tagged as installed by Intune. This tag becomes useful when you use Application Control policies to manage which apps you want to allow or block from running on your managed devices.
Application Control policies that are an implementation of Defender Application Control (WDAC). With Endpoint security Application Control policies, it's easy to configure policy that allows trusted apps to run on your managed devices. Trusted apps are installed by a managed installer or from the App store. In addition to built-in trust settings, these policies also support custom XML for application control so you can allow other apps from other sources to run to meet your organizations requirements.

To get started with using this new policy type, see Manage approved apps for Windows devices with Application Control policy and Managed Installers for Microsoft Intune

Applies to:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Endpoint analytics is available to tenants in Government cloud

With this release, Endpoint analytics is available to tenants in Government cloud.

Learn more about Endpoint analytics.

Introducing in-session connection mode switch in Remote Help

In Remote Help, you can now take advantage of the in-session connection mode switch feature. This feature can help effortlessly transition between full control and view-only modes, granting flexibility and convenience.

For more information on Remote Help, go to Remote Help.

Applies to:

Windows 10/11

Device security

Update to Endpoint Privilege Management reports

Intune's Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) reports now support exporting the full reporting payload to a CSV file. With this change, you can now export all events from an elevation report in Intune.

The Endpoint Privilege Management option to Run with elevated access is now available as a top-level right-click option on Windows 11 devices. Previous to this change, standard users were required to select Show more options to view the Run with elevated access prompt on Windows 11 devices.

Endpoint Privilege Management is available as an Intune add-on. For more information, see Use Intune Suite add-on capabilities.

Applies to:

Windows 11

Intune apps

Newly available protected apps for Intune

The following protected apps are now available for Microsoft Intune:

Idenprotect Go by Apply Mobile Ltd (Android)
LiquidText by LiquidText, Inc. (iOS)
MyQ Roger: OCR scanner PDF by MyQ spol. s r.o.
CiiMS GO by Online Intelligence (Pty) Ltd
Vbrick Mobile by Vbrick Systems

For more information about protected apps, see Microsoft Intune protected apps.

Monitor and troubleshoot

Microsoft Intune troubleshooting pane is now generally available

The Intune troubleshooting pane is now generally available. It provides details about user's devices, policies, applications, and status. The troubleshooting pane includes the following information:

A summary of policy, compliance, and application deployment status.
Support for exporting, filtering, and sorting all reports.
Support to filter by excluding policies and applications.
Support to filter to a user's single device.
Details about available device diagnostics and disabled devices.
Details about offline devices that haven't checked-in to the service for three or more days.

You can find the troubleshooting pane in Microsoft Intune admin center by selecting Troubleshooting + support > Troubleshoot.

Updated troubleshoot + support pane in Intune

The Troubleshooting + support pane in the Intune admin center has been updated by consolidating the Roles and Scopes report into a single report. This report now includes all relevant role and scope data from both Intune and Azure Active Directory, providing a more streamlined and efficient experience. For related information, see Use the troubleshooting dashboard to help users at your company.

Download mobile app diagnostics

Now generally available, access user-submitted mobile app diagnostics in the Intune admin center, including app logs sent through Company Portal apps, which include Windows, iOS, Android, Android AOSP, and macOS. In addition, you can retrieve app protection logs via Microsoft Edge. For more information, see Company Portal app logs and Use Edge for iOS and Android to access managed app logs.

Week of June 12, 2023

Device management

New Devices from HTC and Pico supported on Microsoft Intune for Android Open Source Devices

Microsoft Intune for Android open source project devices (AOSP) now supports the following devices:

HTC Vive XR Elite
Pico Neo 3 Pro
Pico 4

For more information, go to:

Applies to:

Android (AOSP)

App management

Microsoft Store for Business or Microsoft Store for Education

Apps added from the Microsoft Store for Business or Microsoft Store for Education won't deploy to devices and users. Apps show as "not applicable" in reporting. Apps already deployed are unaffected. Use the new Microsoft Store app to deploy Microsoft Store apps to devices or users. For related information, see Plan for Change: Ending support for Microsoft Store for Business and Education apps for upcoming dates when Microsoft Store for Business apps will no longer deploy and Microsoft Store for Business apps will be removed.

For more information, see the following resources:

Week of June 5, 2023

Device configuration

Android Enterprise 11+ devices can use Zebra's latest OEMConfig app version

On Android Enterprise devices, you can use OEMConfig to add, create, and customize OEM-specific settings in Microsoft Intune (Devices > Configuration profiles > Create profile > Android Enterprise for platform > OEMConfig).

There's a new Zebra OEMConfig Powered by MX OEMConfig app that aligns more closely to Google's standards. This app supports Android Enterprise 11.0 and newer devices.

The older Legacy Zebra OEMConfig app continues to support devices with Android 11 and earlier.

In your Managed Google Play, there are two versions of Zebra OEMConfig app. Be sure to select the correct app that applies to your Android device versions.

For more information on OEMConfig and Intune, go to Use and manage Android Enterprise devices with OEMConfig in Microsoft Intune.

Applies to:

Android Enterprise 11.0 and newer

Week of May 29, 2023

Device management

Intune UI displays Windows Server devices as distinct from Windows clients for the Security Management for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint scenario

To support the Security Management for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE security configuration) scenario, Intune now differentiates Windows devices in Azure Active Directory as either Windows Server for devices that run Windows Server, or as Windows for devices that run Windows 10 or Windows 11.

With this change, you can improve policy targeting for MDE security configuration. For example, you can use dynamic groups that consist of only Windows Server devices, or only Windows client devices (Windows 10/11).

For more information about this change, see the Intune Customer Success blog Windows Server devices now recognized as a new OS in Microsoft Intune, Azure AD, and Defender for Endpoint .

Tenant administration

Organizational messages for Windows 11 now generally available

Use organizational messages to deliver branded, personalized call-to-actions to employees. Select from more than 25 messages that support employees through device onboarding and lifecycle management, in 15 different languages. Messages can be assigned to Azure AD user groups. They're shown just above the taskbar, in the notifications area, or in the Get started app on devices running Windows 11. Messages continue to appear or reappear based on the frequency you configure in Intune, and until the user has visited the customized URL.

Other features and functionality added in this release include:

Confirm licensing requirements prior to first message.
Choose from eight new themes for taskbar messages.
Give messages a custom name.
Add scope groups and scope tags.
Edit the details of a scheduled message.

Scope tags were previously unavailable for organizational messages. With the addition of scope tag support, Intune adds the default scope tag to every message created before June 2023. Admins that want access to those messages must be associated with a role that has the same tag. For more information about available features and how to set up organizational messages, see Overview of organizational messages.

Week of May 22, 2023 (Service release 2305)

App management

Update to macOS shell scripts maximum running time limit

Based on customer feedback, we're updating the Intune agent for macOS (version 2305.019) to extend the maximum script run time to 60 minutes. Previously, the Intune agent for macOS only allowed shell scripts to run for up to 15 minutes before reporting the script as a failure. The Intune agent for macOS 2206.014 and higher supports the 60-minute timeout.

Assignment filters support app protection policies and app configuration policies

Assignment filters support MAM app protection policies and app configuration policies. When you create a new filter, you can fine tune MAM policy targeting using the following properties:

Device Management Type
Device Manufacturer
Device Model
OS Version
Application Version
MAM Client Version

Important

All new and edited app protection policies that use Device Type targeting are replaced with assignment filters.

For more information on filters, go to Use filters when assigning your apps, policies, and profiles in Microsoft Intune.

Update to MAM reporting in Intune

MAM reporting has been simplified and overhauled, and now uses Intune's newest reporting infrastructure. Benefits of this include improved data accuracy and instantaneous updating. You can find these streamlined MAM reports in the Microsoft Intune admin center by selecting Apps > Monitor. All MAM data available to you is contained within the new App protection status report and App configuration status report.

Global quiet time app policy settings

The global quiet time settings allow you to create policies to schedule quiet time for your end users. These settings automatically mute Microsoft Outlook email and Teams notifications on iOS/iPadOS and Android platforms. These policies can be used to limit end user notifications received after work hours. For more information, see Quiet time notification policies.

Device configuration

Introducing enhanced chat in Remote Help

Introducing enhanced chat with Remote Help. With the new and enhanced chat you can maintain a continuous thread of all messages. This chat provides support for special characters and other languages including Chinese and Arabic.

For more information on Remote Help, go to Remote Help.

Applies to:

Windows 10/11

Remote Help administrators can reference audit log sessions

For Remote Help, in addition to existing session reports, administrators can now reference audit logs sessions created in Intune. This feature enables administrators to reference past events for troubleshooting and analyzing log activities.

For more information on Remote Help, go to Remote Help.

Applies to:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Turn on/off Personal data encryption on Windows 11 devices using the settings catalog

The settings catalog includes hundreds of settings that you can configure and deploy to your devices.

In the settings catalog, you can turn on/off Personal data encryption (PDE). PDE is a security feature introduced in Windows 11 version 22H2 that provides more encryption features for Windows.

PDE is different than BitLocker. PDE encrypts individual files and content, instead of whole volumes and disks. You can use PDE with other encryption methods, such as BitLocker.

For more information on the settings catalog, go to:

This feature applies to:

Windows 11

Visual Studio ADMX settings are in the Settings Catalog and Administrative Templates

Visual Studio settings are included in the Settings Catalog and Administrative Templates (ADMX). Previously, to configure Visual Studio settings on Windows devices, you imported them with ADMX import.

For more information on these policy types, go to:

Applies to:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Group policy analytics supports scope tags

In Group Policy analytics, you import your on-premises GPO. The tool analyzes your GPOs and shows the settings that can (and can't) be used in Intune.

When you import your GPO XML file in Intune, you can select an existing scope tag. If you don't select a scope tag, then the Default scope tag is automatically selected. Previously, when you imported a GPO, the scope tags assigned to you were automatically applied to the GPO.

Only admins within that scope tag can see the imported policies. Admins not in that scope tag can't see the imported policies.

Also, admins within their scope tag can migrate the imported policies that they have permissions to see. To migrate an imported GPO into a Settings Catalog policy, a scope tag must be associated with the imported GPO. If a scope tag isn't associated, then it can't migrate to a Settings Catalog policy. If no scope tag is selected, then a default scope tag is automatically applied.

For more information on scope tags and Group Policy analytics, go to:

Introducing Intune integration with the Zebra Lifeguard Over-the-Air service (public preview)

Now available in public preview, Microsoft Intune supports integration with Zebra Lifeguard Over-the-Air service, which allows you to deliver OS updates and security patches over-the-air to eligible Zebra devices that are enrolled with Intune. You can select the firmware version you want to deploy, set a schedule, and stagger update downloads and installs. You can also set minimum battery, charging status, and network conditions requirements for when the update can happen.

Available for Android Enterprise Dedicated and Fully Managed Zebra devices that are running Android 8 or later, and requires an account with Zebra.

New Google domain allowlist settings for Android Enterprise personally owned devices with a work profile

On Android Enterprise personally owned devices with a work profile, you can configure settings that restrict device features and settings.

Currently, there's an Add and remove accounts setting that can allow Google accounts be added to the work profile. For this setting, when you select Allow all accounts types, you can also configure:

Google domain allow-list: Restricts users to add only certain Google account domains in the work profile. You can import a list of allowed domains or add them in the admin center using the contoso.com format. When left blank, by default, the OS might allow adding all Google domains in the work profile.

For more information on the settings you can configure, go to Android Enterprise device settings list to allow or restrict features on personally owned devices using Intune.

Applies to:

Android Enterprise personally owned devices with a work profile

Renaming Proactive remediation to Remediations and moving to a new location

Proactive remediations are now Remediations and are available from Devices > Remediations. You can still find Remediations in both the new location and the existing Reports > Endpoint Analytics location until the next Intune service update.

Remediations are currently not available in the new Devices experience preview.

Applies to:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Remediations are now available in Intune for US Government GCC High and DoD

Remediations (previously known as proactive remediations) are now available in Microsoft Intune for US Government GCC High and DoD.

Applies to:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Create inbound and outbound network traffic rules for VPN profiles on Windows devices

Note

This setting is coming in a future release, possibly the 2308 Intune release.

You can create a device configuration profile that deploys a VPN connection to devices (Devices > Configuration profiles > Create profile > Windows 10 and later for platform > Templates > VPN for profile type).

In this VPN connection, you can use the Apps and Traffic rules settings to create network traffic rules.

There's a new Direction setting you can configure. Use this setting to allow Inbound and Outbound traffic from the VPN connection:

Outbound (default): Allows only traffic to external networks/destinations to flow using the VPN. Inbound traffic is blocked from entering the VPN.
Inbound: Allows only traffic coming from external networks/ sources to flow using the VPN. Outbound traffic is blocked from entering the VPN.

For more information on the VPN settings you can configure, including the network traffic rule settings, go to Windows device settings to add VPN connections using Intune.

Applies to:

Windows 10 and later

New settings available in the macOS settings catalog

The Settings Catalog lists all the settings you can configure in a device policy, and all in one place.

Microsoft Defender > Antivirus engine:

Scanning inside archive files
Enable file hash computation

Applies to:

macOS

For more information about configuring Settings Catalog profiles in Intune, go to Create a policy using settings catalog.

Wipe device action and new obliteration behavior setting available for macOS

You can now use the Wipe device action instead of Erase for macOS devices. Additionally, you can configure the Obliteration Behavior setting as part of the Wipe action.

This new key allows you to control the wipe fallback behavior on Macs that have Apple Silicon or the T2 Security Chip. To find this setting, navigate to Devices > macOS > [Select a device] > Overview > Wipe in the Device action area.

For more information on the Obliteration Behavior setting, go to Apple's Platform Deployment site Erase Apple devices - Apple Support.

Applies to:

macOS

Device enrollment

Account driven Apple User Enrollment available for iOS/iPadOS 15+ devices (public preview)

Intune supports account driven user enrollment, a new and improved variation of Apple User Enrollment for iOS/iPadOS 15+ devices. Now available for public preview, the new option utilizes just-in-time registration, which eliminates the need for the Company Portal app during enrollment. Device users can initiate enrollment directly in the Settings app, resulting in a shorter and more efficient onboarding experience. You can continue to target iOS/iPadOS devices using the existing profile-based user enrollment method that uses Company Portal. Devices running iOS/iPadOS, version 14.8.1 and earlier remain unaffected by this update and can continue to use the existing method. For more information, see Set up account driven Apple User Enrollment.

Device security

New security baseline for Microsoft 365 Office Apps

We've released a new security baseline to help you manage security configurations for M365 Office Apps. This new baseline uses an updated template and experience that uses the unified settings platform seen in the Intune settings catalog. You can view the list of settings in the new baseline at Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise baseline settings (Office).

The new Intune security baseline format aligns the presentation of settings that are available to the settings found in the Intune settings catalog. This alignment helps resolve past issues for setting names and implementations for settings that could create conflicts. The new format also improves the reporting experience for baselines in the Intune admin center.

The Microsoft 365 Office Apps baseline can help you rapidly deploy configurations to your Office Apps that meet the security recommendations of the Office and security teams at Microsoft. As with all baselines, the default baseline represents the recommended configurations. You can modify the default baseline to meet the requirements of your organization.

To learn more, see Security baselines overview.

Applies to:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Security baseline update for Microsoft Edge version 112

We've released a new version of the Intune security baseline for Microsoft Edge, version 112. In addition to releasing this new version for Microsoft Edge, the new baseline uses an updated template experience that uses the unified settings platform seen in the Intune settings catalog. You can view the list of settings in the new baseline at Microsoft Edge baseline settings (version 112 and higher).

Now that the new baseline version is available, all new profiles you create for Microsoft Edge use the new baseline format and version. While the new version becomes the default baseline version, you can continue to use the profiles you've previously created for older versions of Microsoft Edge. But, you can't create new profiles for those older versions of Microsoft Edge.

To learn more, see Security baselines overview.

Applies to:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Intune apps

Newly available protected apps for Intune

The following protected apps are now available for Microsoft Intune:

Achievers by Achievers Inc.
Board.Vision for iPad by Trusted Services PTE. LTD.
Global Relay by Global Relay Communications Inc.
Incorta (BestBuy) by Incorta, Inc. (iOS)
Island Enterprise Browser by Island (iOS)
Klaxoon for Intune by Klaxoon (iOS)

For more information about protected apps, see Microsoft Intune protected apps.

Week of May 8, 2023

Device configuration

Device Firmware Configuration Interface (DFCI) supports Dynabook devices

Some Dynabook devices running Windows 10/11 are enabled for DFCI. Contact your device vendor or device manufacturer for eligible devices.

For more information about DFCI profiles, go to:

Applies to:

Windows 10
Windows 11

eSIM bulk activation for Windows PCs via download server is now available on the Settings Catalog

You can now perform at-scale configuration of Windows eSIM PCs using the Settings Catalog. A download server (SM-DP+) is configured using a configuration profile.

Once the devices receive the configuration, they automatically download the eSIM profile. For more information, go to eSIM configuration of a download server.

Applies to:

Windows 11
eSIM capable devices

Week of May 1, 2023

App management

macOS shell scripts maximum running time limit

We have fixed an issue that caused Intune tenants with long-running shell scripts to not report back on the script run status. The macOS Intune agent stops any macOS shell scripts that run longer than 15 minutes. These scripts report as failed. The new behavior is enforced from macOS Intune agent version 2305.019.

DMG app installation for macOS

The DMG app installation feature for macOS is now generally available. Intune supports required and uninstall assignment types for DMG apps. The Intune agent for macOS is used to deploy DMG apps. For related information, see Deploy DMG-type applications to managed macOS devices.

Deprecation of Microsoft Store for Business and Education

The Microsoft Store for Business connector is no longer accessible in the Microsoft Intune admin center. Apps added from the Microsoft Store for Business or Microsoft Store for Education won't sync with Intune. Apps that have previously synced continue to be available and deploy to devices and users.

It's now also possible to delete Microsoft Store for Business apps from the Apps pane in the Microsoft Intune admin center so that you can clean up your environment as you move to the new Microsoft Store app type.

For related information, see Plan for Change: Ending support for Microsoft Store for Business and Education apps for upcoming dates when Microsoft Store for Business apps won't deploy and Microsoft Store for Business apps are removed.

Device configuration

Remote Help now supports conditional access capability

Administrators can now utilize conditional access capability when setting up policies and conditions for Remote Help. For example, multi-factor authentication, installing security updates, and locking access to Remote Help for a specific region or IP addresses.

For more information, go to:

Device security

Updated settings for Microsoft Defender in endpoint security Antivirus policy

We've updated the available settings in the Microsoft Defender Antivirus profile for endpoint security Antivirus policy. You can find this profile in the Intune admin center at Endpoint security > Antivirus > Platform: Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server > Profile: Microsoft Defender Antivirus.

The following settings have been added:
- Metered Connection Updates
- Disable Tls Parsing
- Disable Http Parsing
- Disable Dns Parsing
- Disable Dns Over Tcp Parsing
- Disable Ssh Parsing
- Platform Updates Channel
- Engine Updates Channel
- Security Intelligence Updates Channel
- Allow Network Protection Down Level
- Allow Datagram Processing On Win Server
- Enable Dns Sinkhole
For more information about these settings, see the Defender CSP. The new settings are also available through the Intune Settings Catalog.
The following setting has been deprecated:
- Allow Intrusion Prevention System
This setting now appears with the Deprecated tag. If this deprecated setting was previously applied on a device, the setting value is updated to NotApplicable and has no effect on the device. If this setting is configured on a device, there's no effect on the device.

Applies to:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Week of April 17, 2023 (Service release 2304)

App management

Changes to iCloud app backup and restore behavior on iOS/iPadOS and macOS devices

As an app setting, you can select to Prevent iCloud app backup for iOS/iPadOS and macOS devices. You can not backup managed App Store apps and line-of-business (LOB) apps on iOS/iPadOS, as well as managed App Store apps on macOS devices (macOS LOB apps don't support this feature), for both user and device licensed VPP/non-VPP apps. This update includes both new and existing App Store/LOB apps sent with and without VPP that are being added to Intune and targeted to users and devices.

Preventing the backup of the specified managed apps ensures that these apps can be properly deployed via Intune when the device is enrolled and restored from backup. If the admin configures this new setting for new or existing apps in their tenant, then managed apps can and will be reinstalled for devices. But, Intune doesn't allow them to be backed up.

This new setting appears in Microsoft Intune admin center by modifying the properties of an app. For an existing app, you can select Apps > iOS/iPadOS or macOS > select the app > Properties > Assignment Edit. If no group assignment has been set, select Add group to add a group. Modify either the setting under VPN, Uninstall on device removal, or Install as removable. Then, select Prevent iCloud app backup. The Prevent iCloud app backup setting is used to prevent backup of app data for the application. Set to No to allow the app to be backed up by iCloud.

For more information, see Changes to applications' backup and restore behavior on iOS/iPadOS and macOS devices and Assign apps to groups with Microsoft Intune.

Prevent automatic updates for Apple VPP apps

You can control the automatic update behavior for Apple VPP at the per-app assignment level using the Prevent automatic updates setting. This setting is available in Microsoft Intune admin center by selecting Apps > iOS/iPadOS or macOS > Select a volume purchase program app > Properties > Assignments > Select an Azure AD group > App settings.

Applies to:

iOS/iPadOS
macOS

Device configuration

Updates to the macOS Settings Catalog

The Settings Catalog lists all the settings you can configure in a device policy, and all in one place.

The new setting is located under:

Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) > [targeted app]:

Update channel override

The following settings have been deprecated:

Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) > [targeted app]:

Channel Name (Deprecated)

Privacy > Privacy Preferences Policy Control > Services > Listen Event or Screen Capture:

Allowed

Applies to:

macOS

For more information about configuring Settings Catalog profiles in Intune, go to Create a policy using settings catalog.

The Microsoft Enterprise SSO plug-in for Apple devices is now generally available

In Microsoft Intune, there's a Microsoft Enterprise SSO plug-in. This plug-in provides single sign-on (SSO) to iOS/iPadOS and macOS apps and websites that use Microsoft Azure AD for authentication.

This plug-in is now generally available (GA).

For more information about configuring the Microsoft Enterprise SSO plug-in for Apple devices in Intune, go to Microsoft Enterprise SSO plug-in in Microsoft Intune.

Applies to:

iOS/iPadOS
macOS

Disable Activation Lock device action for supervised macOS devices

You can now use the Disable Activation Lock device action in Intune to bypass Activation Lock on Mac devices without requiring the current username or password. This new action is available in Devices > macOS > select one of your listed devices > Disable Activation Lock.

More information on managing Activation Lock is available at Bypass iOS/iPadOS Activation Lock with Intune or on Apple's website at Activation Lock for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support.

Applies to:

macOS 10.15 or later

ServiceNow Integration is now Generally Available (GA)

Now generally available, you can view a list of ServiceNow incidents associated with the user you've selected in the Intune Troubleshooting workspace. This new feature is available under Troubleshooting + Support > select a user > ServiceNow Incidents. The incidents shown have a direct link back to the source incident and show key information from the incident. All incidents listed link the "Caller" identified in the incident with the user selected for Troubleshooting.

For more information, go to Use the troubleshooting portal to help users at your company.

More permissions to support administrators in controlling delivery of organization messages

With more permissions administrators can control delivery of content created and deployed from Organizational messages and the delivery of content from Microsoft to users.

The Update organizational message control RBAC permission for organizational messages determines who can change the Organizational Messages toggle to allow or block Microsoft direct messages. This permission is also added to the Organizational Messages Manager built-in role.

Existing custom roles for managing Organizational Messages must be modified to add this permission for users to modify this setting.

For more information, about role-based access control (RBAC), see RBAC with Microsoft Intune.
For more information, about prerequisites for organization messages, see Organizational messages prerequisites.

Device management

Endpoint security firewall rules support for ICMP type

You can now use the IcmpTypesAndCodes setting to configure inbound and outbound rules for Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) as part of a firewall rule. This setting is available in the Microsoft Defender Firewall rules profile for the Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server platform.

Applies to:

Windows 11 and later

Manage Windows LAPS with Intune policies (public preview)

Now available in a public preview, manage Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (Windows LAPS) with Microsoft Intune Account protection policies. To get started, see Intune support for Windows LAPS.

Windows LAPS is a Windows feature that allows you to manage and backs up the password of a local administrator account on your Azure Active Directory-joined or Windows Server Active Directory-joined devices.

To manage LAPS, Intune configures the Windows LAPS configuration service provider (CSP) that is built in to Windows devices. It takes precedence over other sources of Windows LAPS configurations, like GPOs or the Microsoft Legacy LAPS tool. Some of the capabilities you can use when Intune manages Windows LAPS include:

Define password requirements like complexity and length that apply to the local administrator accounts on a device.
Configure devices to rotate their local admin account passwords on a schedule. And, back up the account and password in your Azure Active Directory or on-premises Active Directory.
Use an Intune device action from the admin center to manually rotate the password for an account on your own schedule.
View account details from within the Intune admin center, like the account name and password. This information can help you recover devices that are otherwise inaccessible.
Use Intune reports to monitor your LAPS policies, and when devices last rotated passwords manually or by schedule.

Applies to:

Windows 10
Windows 11

New settings available for macOS software update policies

macOS software update policies now include the following settings to help manage when updates install on a device. These settings are available when the All other updates update type is configured to Install later:

Max User Deferrals: When the All other updates update type is configured to Install later, this setting allows you to specify the maximum number of times a user can postpone a minor OS update before it's installed. The system prompts the user once a day. Available for devices running macOS 12 and later.
Priority: When the All other updates update type is configured to Install later, this setting allows you to specify values of Low or High for the scheduling priority for downloading and preparing minor OS updates. Available for devices running macOS 12.3 and later.

For more information, see Use Microsoft Intune policies to manage macOS software updates.

Applies to:

macOS

Introducing the new partner portals page

You can now manage hardware specific information on your HP or Surface devices from our partner portals page.

The HP link takes you to HP Connect where you can update, configure, and secure the BIOS on your HP devices. The Microsoft Surface link takes you to the Surface Management Portal where you can get insights into device compliance, support activity, and warranty coverage.

To access the Partner portals page, you must enable the Devices pane preview and then navigate to Devices > Partner Portals.

Windows Update compatibility reports for Apps and Drivers are now generally available

The following Microsoft Intune reports for Windows Update compatibility are out of preview and now generally available:

Windows feature update device readiness report - This report provides per-device information about compatibility risks that are associated with an upgrade or update to a chosen version of Windows.
Windows feature update compatibility risks report - This report provides a summary view of the top compatibility risks across your organization for a chosen version of Windows. You can use this report to understand which compatibility risks impact the greatest number of devices in your organization.

These reports can help you plan an upgrade from Windows 10 to 11, or for installing the latest Windows feature update.

Device security

Microsoft Intune Endpoint Privilege Management is generally available

Microsoft Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) is now generally available and no longer in preview.

With Endpoint Privilege Management, admins can set policies that allow standard users to perform tasks normally reserved for an administrator. To do so, you configure policies for automatic and user-confirmed workflows that elevate the run-time permissions for apps or processes you select. You then assign these policies to users or devices that have end users running without Administrator privileges. After the device receives a policy, EPM brokers the elevation on behalf of the user, allowing them to elevate approved applications without needing full administrator privileges. EPM also includes built-in insights and reporting.

Now that EPM is out of preview, it requires another license to use. You can choose between a stand-alone license that adds only EPM, or license EPM as part of the Microsoft Intune Suite. For more information, see Use Intune Suite add-on capabilities.

While Endpoint Privilege Management is now generally available, the reports for EPM will transition to a feature in preview, and will receive some more enhancements before being removed from preview.

Support for WDAC Application ID tagging with Intune Firewall Rules policy

Intune's Microsoft Defender Firewall Rules profiles, which are available as part of endpoint security Firewall policy, now include the Policy App ID setting. This setting is described in the MdmStore/FirewallRules/{FirewallRuleName}/PolicyAppId CSP and supports specifying a Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) Application ID tag.

With this capability, you can scope your firewall rules to an application or a group of applications and rely on your WDAC policies to define those applications. By using tags to link to and rely on WDAC policies, your Firewall Rules policy won't need to rely on the firewall rules option of an absolute file path, or use of a variable file path that can reduce security of the rule.

Use of this capability requires you to have WDAC policies in place that include AppId tags that you can then specify in your Intune Microsoft Defender Firewall Rules.

For more information, see the following articles in the Windows Defender Application Control documentation:

Applies to:

Windows 10/11

New App and browser isolation profile for Intune's endpoint security Attack Surface Reduction policy

We have released a new experience creating new App and Browser Isolation profiles for endpoint security Attack Surface Reduction policy. The experience for editing your previously created App and Browser isolation policies remains the same, and you can continue to use them. This update applies only for the new App and Browser Isolation policies you create for the Windows 10 and later platform.

This update is part of the continuing rollout of new profiles for endpoint security policies, which began in April 2022.

Additionally, the new profile includes the following changes for the settings it includes:

Block external content from non-enterprise approved sites - This setting is removed from the updated profile as it was supported only by Microsoft Edge Legacy. Microsoft Edge Legacy support ended in March 2021. Microsoft 365 apps say farewell to Internet Explorer 11 and Windows 10 sunsets Microsoft Edge Legacy - Microsoft Community Hub.
Clipboard file type – This setting is added to the updated profile and determines the type of content that can be copied from the host to Application Guard environment and vice versa. You can view the CSP for this new setting at Settings/ClipboardFileType in the WindowsDefenderApplicationGuard CSP documentation.

Intune apps

Newly available protected apps for Intune

The following protected apps are now available for Microsoft Intune:

ixArma by INAX-APPS (iOS)
myBLDNG by Bldng.ai (iOS)
RICOH Spaces V2 by Ricoh Digital Services
Firstup - Intune by Firstup, Inc. (iOS)

For more information about protected apps, see Microsoft Intune protected apps.

Role-based access control

New Assign (RBAC) permissions for organizational messages

The Assign RBAC permissions for organizational messages determines who can assign target Azure AD groups to an organizational message. To access RBAC permissions, sign in to the Microsoft Intune admin center and go to Tenant administration > Roles.

This permission is also added to the Organizational Messages Manager built-in role. Existing custom roles for managing Organizational Messages must be modified to add this permission for users to modify this setting.

For more information, about role-based access control (RBAC), see RBAC with Microsoft Intune.
For more information, about prerequisites for organization messages, see Organizational messages prerequisites.

Tenant administration

Delete organizational messages

You can now delete organizational messages from Microsoft Intune. After you delete a message, it's removed from Intune, and no longer appears in the admin center. You can delete a message anytime, regardless of its status. Intune automatically cancels active messages after you delete them. For more information, see Delete organizational messages.

Review audit logs for organizational messages

Use audit logs to track and monitor organizational message events in Microsoft Intune. To access the logs, sign in to the Microsoft Intune admin center and go to Tenant administration > Audit logs. For more information, see Audit logs for Intune activities.

Week of April 10, 2023

Device configuration

User configuration support for Windows 10 multi-session VMs is now GA

You can now:

Configure user scope policies using Settings catalog and assign to groups of users.
Configure user certificates and assign to users.
Configure PowerShell scripts to install in the user context and assign to users.

Applies to:

Windows 10
Virtual machines created in Azure Public and Azure Government clouds

Week of April 3, 2023

Device configuration

Add Google accounts to Android Enterprise personally owned devices with a work profile

On Android Enterprise personally owned devices with a work profile, you can configure settings that restrict device features and settings. Currently, there's an Add and remove accounts setting. This setting prevents accounts from being added in the work profile, including preventing Google accounts.

This setting changed. You can now add Google accounts. The Add and remove accounts setting options are:

Block all accounts types: Prevents users from manually adding or removing accounts in the work profile. For example, when you deploy the Gmail app into the work profile, you can prevent users from adding or removing accounts in this work profile.
Allow all accounts types: Allows all accounts, including Google accounts. These Google accounts are blocked from installing apps from the Managed Google Play Store.

This setting requires:
- Google Play app version 80970100 or higher
Allow all accounts types, except Google accounts (default): Intune doesn't change or update this setting. By default, the OS might allow adding accounts in the work profile.

For more information on the settings you can configure, go to Android Enterprise device settings list to allow or restrict features on personally owned devices using Intune.

Applies to:

Android Enterprise personally owned devices with a work profile

Week of March 27, 2023

App management

Update macOS DMG apps

You can now update apps of type macOS apps (DMG) deployed using Intune. To edit a DMG app that's already created in Intune, upload the app update with the same bundle identifier as the original DMG app. For related information, see Add a macOS DMG app to Microsoft Intune.

Install required apps during pre-provisioning

A new toggle is available in the Enrollment Status Page (ESP) profile that allows you to select whether you want to attempt to install required applications during the pre-provisioning (white glove) technician phase. We understand that installing as many applications as possible during pre-provisioning is desired to reduce the end user setup time. If there's an app install failure, ESP continues except for the apps specified in the ESP profile. To enable this function, you need to edit your Enrollment Status Page profile by selecting Yes on the new setting entitled Only fail selected apps in technician phase. This setting only appears if you have blocking apps selected. For information about ESP, go to Set up the Enrollment Status Page.

Week of March 20, 2023 (Service release 2303)

App management

More minimum OS versions for Win32 apps

Intune supports more minimum operating system versions for Windows 10 and 11 when installing Win32 apps. In Microsoft Intune admin center, select Apps > Windows > Add > Windows app (Win32). In the Requirements tab next to Minimum operating system, select one of the available operating systems. Other OS options include:

Windows 10 21H2
Windows 10 22H2
Windows 11 21H2
Windows 11 22H2

Managed apps permission is no longer required to manage VPP apps

You can view and manage VPP apps with only the Mobile apps permission assigned. Previously, the Managed apps permission was required to view and manage VPP apps. This change doesn't apply to Intune for Education tenants who still need to assign the Managed apps permission. More information about permissions in Intune is available at Custom role permissions.

Device configuration

New settings and setting options available in the macOS Settings Catalog

The Settings Catalog lists all the settings you can configure in a device policy, and all in one place.

New settings are available in the Settings Catalog. In the Microsoft Intune admin center, you can see these settings at Devices > Configuration profiles > Create profile > macOS for platform > Settings catalog for profile type.

New settings include:

Microsoft Defender > Tamper protection:

Enforcement level

Microsoft Office > Microsoft OneDrive:

Automatic upload bandwidth percentage
Automatically and silently enable the Folder Backup feature (aka Known Folder Move)
Block apps from downloading online-only files
Block external sync
Disable automatic sign in
Disable download toasts
Disable personal accounts
Disable tutorial
Display a notification to users once their folders have been redirected
Enable Files On-Demand
Enable simultaneous edits for Office apps
Force users to use the Folder Backup feature (aka Known Folder Move)
Hide dock icon
Ignore named files
Include ~/Desktop in Folder Backup (aka Known Folder Move)
Include ~/Documents in Folder Backup (aka Known Folder Move)
Open at login
Prevent users from using the Folder Backup feature (aka Known Folder Move)
Prompt users to enable the Folder Backup feature (aka Known Folder Move)
Set maximum download throughput
Set maximum upload throughput
SharePoint Prioritization
SharePoint Server Front Door URL
SharePoint Server Tenant Name

Applies to:

macOS

For more information about configuring Settings Catalog profiles in Intune, go to Create a policy using settings catalog.

Add custom Bash scripts to configure Linux devices

In Intune, you can add existing Bash scripts to configure Linux devices (Devices > Linux > Configuration Scripts).

When you create this script policy, you can set the context that the script runs in (user or root), how frequently the script runs, and how many times execution should retry.

For more information on this feature, go to Use custom Bash scripts to configure Linux devices in Microsoft Intune.

Applies to:

Linux Ubuntu Desktops

Device enrollment

Support for the await final configuration setting for iOS/iPadOS Automated device enrollment (public preview)

Now in public preview, Intune supports a new setting called Await final configuration in eligible new and existing iOS/iPadOS automated device enrollment profiles. This setting enables an out-of-the-box locked experience in Setup Assistant. It prevents device users from accessing restricted content or changing settings on the device until most Intune device configuration policies are installed. You can configure the setting in an existing automated device enrollment profile, or in a new profile (Devices > iOS/iPadOS > iOS/iPadOS enrollment > Enrollment program tokens > Create profile). For more information, see Create an Apple enrollment profile.

New setting gives Intune admins control over device-to-category mapping

Control visibility of the device category prompt in Intune Company Portal. You can now hide the prompt from end users and leave the device-to-category mapping up to Intune admins. The new setting is available in the admin center under Tenant Administration > Customization > Device Categories. For more information, see Device categories.

Support for multiple enrollment profiles and tokens for fully managed devices

Create and manage multiple enrollment profiles and tokens for Android Enterprise fully managed devices. With this new functionality, you can now use the EnrollmentProfileName dynamic device property to automatically assign enrollment profiles to fully managed devices. The enrollment token that came with your tenant remains in a default profile. For more information, see Set up Intune enrollment of Android Enterprise fully managed devices.

New Azure AD frontline worker experience for iPad (public preview)

This capability begins to roll out to tenants in mid-April.

Intune now supports a frontline worker experience for iPhones and iPads using Apple automated device enrollment. You can now enroll devices that are enabled in Azure AD shared mode via zero-touch. For more information about how to configure automated device enrollment for shared device mode, see Set up enrollment for devices in Azure AD shared device mode.

Applies to:

iOS/iPadOS

Device management

Endpoint security firewall policy support for log configurations

You can now configure settings in endpoint security Firewall policy that configure firewall logging options. These settings can be found in the Microsoft Defender Firewall profile template for the Windows 10 and later platform, and are available for the Domain, Private, and Public profiles in that template.

Following are the new settings, all found in the Firewall configuration service provider (CSP):

Enable Log Success Connections
Log File Path
Enable Log Dropped Packets
Enable Log Ignored Rules

Applies to:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Endpoint security firewall rules support for Mobile Broadband (MBB)

The Interface Types setting in endpoint security Firewall policy now include the option for Mobile Broadband. Interface Types is available in the Microsoft Defender Firewall Rules profile for all platforms that support Windows. For information about the use of this setting and option, see Firewall configuration service provider (CSP).

Applies to:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Endpoint security firewall policy support for network list manager settings

We've added a pair of network list manager settings to endpoint security Firewall policy. To help determine when an Azure AD device is or isn't on your on-premises domain subnets, you can use the network list manager settings. This information can help firewall rules apply correctly.

The following settings are found in a new category named Network List Manager, that's available in the Microsoft Defender Firewall profile template for the Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server platform:

Allowed Tls Authentication Endpoints
Configured Tls Authentication Network Name

For information about Network Categorization settings, see NetworkListManager CSP.

Applies to:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Improvements to Devices area in admin center (public preview)

The Devices area in the admin center now has a more consistent UI, with more capable controls and an improved navigation structure so you can find the information you need faster. To opt in to the public preview and try out the new experience, go to Devices and flip the toggle at the top of the page. Improvements include:

A new scenario-focused navigation structure.
New location for platform pivots to create a more consistent navigation model.
A reduction in journey, helping you get to your destination faster.
Monitoring and reports are within the management workflows, giving you easy access to key metrics and reports without having to leave the workflow.
A consistent way across list views to search, sort, and filter data.

For more information about the updated UI, see Try new Devices experience in Microsoft Intune.

Device security

Microsoft Intune Endpoint Privilege Management (public preview)

As a public preview, you can now use Microsoft Intune Endpoint Privilege Management. With Endpoint Privilege Management, admins can set policies that allow standard users to perform tasks normally reserved for an administrator. Endpoint Privilege Management can be configured in the Intune admin center at Endpoint security > Endpoint Privilege Management.

With the public preview, you can configure policies for automatic and user-confirmed workflows that elevate the run-time permissions for apps or processes you select. You then assign these policies to users or devices that have end users running without Administrator privileges. Once policy is received, Endpoint Privilege Management will broker the elevation on behalf of the user, allowing them to elevate approved applications without needing full administrator privileges. The preview also includes built-in insights and reporting for Endpoint Privilege Management.

To learn how to activate the public preview and use Endpoint Privilege Management policies, start with Use Endpoint Privilege Management with Microsoft Intune. Endpoint Privilege Management is part of the Intune Suite offering, and free to try while it remains in public preview.

Intune apps

Newly available protected apps for Intune

The following protected apps are now available for Microsoft Intune:

EVALARM by GroupKom GmbH (iOS)
ixArma by INAX-APPS (Android)
Seismic | Intune by Seismic Software, Inc.
Microsoft Viva Engage by Microsoft (formally Microsoft Yammer)

For more information about protected apps, see Microsoft Intune protected apps.

Monitor and troubleshoot

Diagnostic data collection for Endpoint Privilege Management

To support the release of Endpoint Privilege Management, we've updated Collect diagnostics from a Windows device to include the following data, which is collected from devices enabled for Endpoint Privilege Management:

Registry keys:
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EPMAgent
Commands:
- %windir%\system32\pnputil.exe /enum-drivers
Log files:
- %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft EPM Agent\Logs\*.*
- %windir%\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\mdm\*.log

View status for pending and failed organizational messages

We've added two more states to organizational message reporting details to make it easier to track pending and failed messages in the admin center.

Pending: The message hasn't been scheduled yet and is currently in progress.
Failed: The message failed to schedule due to a service error.

For information about reporting details, see View reporting details for organizational messages.

You can now view information for tenant attach devices in the existing antivirus reports under the Endpoint Security workload. A new column differentiates between devices managed by Intune and devices managed by Configuration Manager. This reporting information is available in Microsoft Intune admin center by selecting Endpoint security > Antivirus.

Week of March 13, 2023

Device management

Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro are now in Open Beta (US only) on Microsoft Intune for Android Open Source Devices

Microsoft Intune for Android open source project devices (AOSP) has welcomed Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro into Open Beta for the US market.

For more information, go to Operating systems and browsers supported by Microsoft Intune

Applies to:

Android (AOSP)

App management

Trusted Root Certificates Management for Intune App SDK for Android

If your Android application requires SSL/TLS certificates issued by an on-premises or private certificate authority to provide secure access to internal websites and applications, the Intune App SDK for Android now has support for certificate trust management. For more information and examples, see Trusted Root Certificates Management.

System context support for UWP apps

In addition to user context, you can deploy Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps from the Microsoft Store app (new) in system context. If a provisioned .appx app is deployed in system context, the app auto-installs for each user that logs in. If an individual end user uninstalls the user context app, the app still shows as installed because it's still provisioned. In addition, the app must not already be installed for any users on the device. Our general recommendation is to not mix install contexts when deploying apps. Win32 apps from the Microsoft Store app (new) already support system context.

Week of March 6, 2023

App management

Deploy Win32 apps to device groups

You can now deploy Win32 apps with Available intent to device groups. For more information, see Win32 app management in Microsoft Intune.

Device management

New URL for Microsoft Intune admin center

The Microsoft Intune admin center has a new URL: https://intune.microsoft.com. The previously used URL, https://endpoint.microsoft.com, continues to work but will redirect to the new URL in late 2023. We recommend taking the following actions to avoid issues with Intune access and automated scripts:

Update login or automation to point to https://intune.microsoft.com.
Update your firewalls, as needed, to allow access to the new URL.
Add the new URL to your favorites and bookmarks.
Notify your helpdesk and update IT administrator documentation.

Tenant administration

Add CMPivot queries to Favorites folder

You can add your frequently used queries to a Favorites folder in CMPivot. CMPivot allows you to quickly assess the state of a device managed by Configuration Manager via Tenant Attach and take action. The functionality is similar to one already present in the Configuration Manager console. This addition helps you keep all your most used queries in one place. You can also add tags to your queries to help search and find queries. The queries saved in the Configuration Manager console aren't automatically added to your Favorites folder. You need to create new queries and add them to this folder. For more information about CMPivot, see Tenant attach: CMPivot usage overview.

Device enrollment

New Microsoft Store apps now supported with the Enrollment Status Page

The Enrollment Status Page (ESP) now supports the new Microsoft store applications during Windows Autopilot. This update enables better support for the new Microsoft Store experience and should be rolling out to all tenants starting with Intune 2303. For related information, see Set up the Enrollment Status Page.

Week of February 27, 2023

Device configuration

Support for Locate device on Android Enterprise corporate owned fully managed and Android Enterprise corporate owned work profile devices

You can now use "Locate device" on Android Enterprise corporate owned fully managed and Android Enterprise corporate owned work profile devices. With this feature, admins are able to locate lost or stolen corporate devices on-demand.

In Microsoft Intune admin center, you need to turn the feature on using Device Restrictions in Device Configuration for Android Enterprise.

Select Allow on the Locate device toggle for fully managed and corporate owned work profile devices and select applicable groups. Locate device is available when you select Devices, and then select All devices. From the list of devices you manage, select a supported device, and choose the Locate device remote action.

For information on locating lost or stolen devices with Intune, go to:

Locate lost or stolen devices with Intune

Applies to:

Android Enterprise corporate owned fully managed
Android Enterprise corporate owned dedicated devices
Android Enterprise corporate owned work profile

Intune add-ons

Microsoft Intune Suite provides mission-critical advanced endpoint management and security capabilities into Microsoft Intune.

You can find add-ons to Intune in the Microsoft Intune admin center under Tenant administration > Intune add-ons.

For detailed information, see Use Intune Suite add-on capabilities.

View ServiceNow Incidents in the Intune Troubleshooting workspace (Preview)

In public preview, you can view a list of ServiceNow incidents associated with the user you've selected in the Intune Troubleshooting workspace. This new feature is available under Troubleshooting + Support > select a user > ServiceNow Incidents. The list of incidents shown have a direct link back to the source incident and show key information from the incident. All incidents listed link the "Caller" identified in the incident with the user selected for Troubleshooting.

For more information, go to Use the troubleshooting portal to help users at your company.

Device security

Microsoft Tunnel for MAM is now generally available

Now out of preview and generally available, you can add Microsoft Tunnel for Mobile Application Management to your tenant. Tunnel for MAM supports connections from unenrolled Android and iOS devices. This solution provides your tenant with a lightweight VPN solution that allows mobile devices access to corporate resources while adhering to your security policies.

In addition, MAM Tunnel for iOS now supports Microsoft Edge.

Previously, Tunnel for MAM for Android and iOS was in public preview and free for use. With this release as generally available, this solution now requires an add-on license for its use.

For licensing details, see Intune add-ons.

Applies to:

Android
iOS

Tenant administration

Organizational messages now support custom destination URLs

You can now add any custom destination URL to organizational messages in the taskbar, notifications area, and Get Started app. This feature applies to Windows 11. Messages created with Azure AD-registered domains that are in a scheduled or active state are still supported. For more information, see Create organizational messages.

What's new archive

For previous months, see the What's new archive.

Notices

These notices provide important information that can help you prepare for future Intune changes and features.

Plan for Change: Transition Jamf macOS devices from Conditional Access to Device Compliance

We've been working with Jamf on a migration plan to help customers transition macOS devices from Jamf Pro’s Conditional Access integration to their Device Compliance integration. The Device Compliance integration uses the newer Intune partner compliance management API, which involves a simpler setup than the partner device management API and brings macOS devices onto the same API as iOS devices managed by Jamf Pro. The platform Jamf Pro’s Conditional Access feature is built on will no longer be supported after September 1, 2024.

Note that customers in some environments cannot be transitioned initially, for more details and updates read the blog: Support tip: Transitioning Jamf macOS devices from Conditional Access to Device Compliance.

How does this affect you or your users?

If you're using Jamf Pro’s Conditional Access integration for macOS devices, follow Jamf’s documented guidelines to migrate your devices to Device Compliance integration: Migrating from macOS Conditional Access to macOS Device Compliance – Jamf Pro Documentation.

After the Device Compliance integration is complete, some users may see a one-time prompt to enter their Microsoft credentials.

How can you prepare?

If applicable, follow the instructions provided by Jamf to migrate your macOS devices. If you need help, contact Jamf Customer Success. For more information and the latest updates, read the blog post: Support tip: Transitioning Jamf macOS devices from Conditional Access to Device Compliance.

Update to the latest Intune App SDK and Intune App Wrapper for iOS to support iOS/iPadOS 17

To support the upcoming release of iOS/iPadOS 17, update to the latest versions of the Intune App SDK and the App Wrapping Tool for iOS to ensure applications stay secure and run smoothly. Additionally, for organizations using the Conditional Access grant “Require app protection policy”, users should update their apps to the latest version prior to upgrading to iOS 17. You can learn more by reading the blog: Update Intune App SDK, Wrapper, and iOS apps using MAM policies to support iOS/iPadOS 17.

Plan for Change: Removal of Microsoft Graph Beta API Android LOB app properties ‘identityVersion’ and ‘identityName’

With Intune’s October (2310) service release, we'll be removing the Android line-of-business (LOB) app properties “identityVersion” and “identityName” from the Microsoft Graph Beta API managedAndroidLobApp resource type. The same data can be found using the Graph API "versionCode” and “versionName” properties.

How does this affect you or your users?

If you have automation or reporting using the Android LOB app properties “identityVersion” and “identityName”, you'll need update to the “versionName” and “versionCode” properties for the Graph call to continue working.

How can you prepare?

Update your documentation and reporting as needed.

Plan for Change: Intune ending support for Android device administrator on devices with GMS access in August 2024

Google has deprecated Android device administrator management, continues to remove management capabilities, and no longer provides fixes or improvements. Due to these changes, Intune will be ending support for Android device administrator management on devices with access to Google Mobile Services (GMS) beginning August 30, 2024. Until that time, we will support device administrator management on devices running Android 14 and earlier. For more details, read the blog: Microsoft Intune ending support for Android device administrator on devices with GMS access in August 2024.

How does this affect you or your users?

After Intune ends support for Android device administrator, devices with access to GMS will be impacted in the following ways:

Users won't be able to enroll devices with Android device administrator.
Intune won't make changes or updates to Android device administrator management, such as bug fixes, security fixes, or fixes to address changes in new Android versions.
Intune technical support will no longer support these devices.

How can you prepare?

Stop enrolling devices into Android device administrator and migrate impacted devices to other management methods. You can check your Intune reporting to see which devices or users may be affected. Go to Devices > All devices and filter the OS column to Android (device administrator) to see the list of devices.

Read the blog, Microsoft Intune ending support for Android device administrator on devices with GMS access in August 2024, for our recommended alternative Android device management methods and information about the impact to devices without access to GMS.

Plan for Change: Intune is moving to support iOS/iPadOS 15 and later

Later this year, we expect iOS 17 to be released by Apple. Microsoft Intune, including the Intune Company Portal and Intune app protection policies (APP, also known as MAM), will require iOS 15/iPadOS 15 and higher shortly after iOS 17’s release.

How does this affect you or your users?

If you're managing iOS/iPadOS devices, you might have devices that won't be able to upgrade to the minimum supported version (iOS/iPadOS 15).

Because Office 365 mobile apps are supported on iOS/iPadOS 15.0 and later, this change might not affect you. You've likely already upgraded your OS or devices.

To check which devices support iOS 15 or iPadOS 15 (if applicable), see the following Apple documentation:

Note

Userless iOS and iPadOS devices enrolled through Automated Device Enrollment (ADE) have a slightly nuanced support statement due to their shared usage. The minimum supported OS version will change to iOS 15/iPadOS 15 while the allowed OS version will change to iOS 12/iPadOS 12 and later. See this statement about ADE Userless support for more information.

How can you prepare?

Check your Intune reporting to see what devices or users might be affected. For devices with mobile device management (MDM), go to Devices > All devices and filter by OS. For devices with app protection policies, go to Apps > Monitor > App protection status and use the Platform and Platform version columns to filter. Note that there's a current known issue where several columns are missing from the App protection status report. We expect a fix soon.

To manage the supported OS version in your organization, you can use Microsoft Intune controls for both MDM and APP. For more information, see Manage operating system versions with Intune.

Plan for change: Intune is moving to support macOS 12 and higher later this year

Later this year, we expect macOS 14 Sonoma to be released by Apple. Microsoft Intune, the Company Portal app and the Intune mobile device management agent will be moving to support macOS 12 and later. Since the Company Portal app for iOS and macOS are a unified app, this change will occur shortly after the release of iOS/iPadOS 17.

How does this affect you or your users?

This change only affects you if you currently manage, or plan to manage, macOS devices with Intune. This change might not affect you because your users have likely already upgraded their macOS devices. For a list of supported devices, see macOS Monterey is compatible with these computers.

Note

Devices that are currently enrolled on macOS 11.x or earlier will continue to remain enrolled even when those versions are no longer supported. New devices will be unable to enroll if they are running macOS 11.x or earlier.

How can you prepare?

Check your Intune reporting to see what devices or users might be affected. Go to Devices > All devices and filter by macOS. You can add more columns to help identify who in your organization has devices running macOS 11.x or earlier. Ask your users to upgrade their devices to a supported OS version.

Plan for Change: Ending support for Microsoft Store for Business and Education apps

In April 2023, we'll begin ending support for the Microsoft Store for Business experience in Intune. This occurs in several stages. For more information, see: Adding your Microsoft Store for Business and Education apps to the Microsoft Store in Intune

How does this affect you or your users?

If you're using Microsoft Store for Business and Education apps:

On April 30, 2023, Intune will disconnect Microsoft Store for Business services. Microsoft Store for Business and Education apps won't be able to sync with Intune and the connector page will be removed from the Intune admin center.
On June 15, 2023, Intune will stop enforcing online and offline Microsoft Store for Business and Education apps on devices. Downloaded applications remain on the device with limited support. Users may still be able to access the app from their device, but the app won't be managed. Existing synced Intune app objects remain to allow admins to view the apps that had been synced and their assignments. Additionally, you'll not be able to sync apps via the Microsoft Graph API syncMicrosoftStoreForBusinessApps and related API properties will display stale data.
On September 15, 2023, Microsoft Store for Business and Education apps will be removed from the Intune admin center. Apps on the device remain until intentionally removed. The Microsoft Graph API microsoftStoreForBusinessApp will no longer be available about a month later.

Note that the retirement of Microsoft Store for Business and Education was announced in 2021. When the Microsoft Store for Business and Education portals are retired, admins will no longer be able to manage the list of Microsoft Store for Business and Education apps that are synced or download offline content from the Microsoft Store for Business and Education portals.

How can you prepare?

We recommend adding your apps through the new Microsoft Store app experience in Intune. If an app isn't available in the Microsoft Store, you need to retrieve an app package from the vendor and install it as a line-of-business (LOB) app or Win32 app. For instructions read the following articles:

Related information

Plan for Change: Ending support for Windows Information Protection

Microsoft Windows announced they're ending support for Windows Information Protection (WIP). The Microsoft Intune family of products will be discontinuing future investments in managing and deploying WIP. In addition to limiting future investments, we removed support for WIP without enrollment scenario at the end of calendar year 2022.

How does this affect you or your users?

If you have enabled WIP policies, you should turn off or disable these policies.

How can you prepare?

We recommend disabling WIP to ensure users in your organization do not lose access to documents that have been protected by WIP policy. Read the blog Support tip: End of support guidance for Windows Information Protection for more details and options for removing WIP from your devices.

Plan for Change: Ending support for Windows 8.1

Microsoft Intune will be ending support for devices running Windows 8.1 on October 21, 2022. Additionally, the sideloading key scenario for line-of-business apps will stop being supported since it's only applicable to Windows 8.1 devices.

Microsoft strongly recommends that you move to a supported version of Windows 10 or Windows 11, to avoid a scenario where you need service or support that is no longer available.

How does this affect you or your users?

If you're managing Windows 8.1 devices those devices should be upgraded to a supported version of Windows 10 or Windows 11. There is no impact to existing devices and policies, however, you'll not be able to enroll new devices if they are running Windows 8.1.

How can you prepare?

Upgrade your Windows 8.1 devices, if applicable. To determine which users’ devices are running Windows 8.1 navigate to Microsoft Intune admin center > Devices > Windows > Windows devices, and filter by OS.

Additional information

Manage operating system versions with Intune

Update your certificate connector for Microsoft Intune

As of June 1, 2022, Intune certificate connectors earlier than version 6.2101.13.0 may no longer work as expected and stop connecting to the Intune service. For more information on the certificate connector lifecycle and support see, Certificate Connectors for Microsoft Intune.

How does this affect you or your users?

If you're impacted by this change, see MC393815 in the Message center.

How can you prepare?

Download, install, and configure the latest certificate connector. For more information see, Install the Certificate Connector for Microsoft Intune.

To check which version of the certificate connector you are using, follow these steps:

On a Windows Server running the Intune Certificate Connector, launch "Add or Remove programs".
A list of installed programs and applications will be displayed.
Look for an entry related to the Microsoft Intune Certificate Connector. There will be a "Version" associated with the connector. Note that names for older connectors may vary.

Plan for change: Intune is moving to support Android 8.0 and later in January 2022

Microsoft Intune will be moving to support Android version 8.0 (Oreo) and later for mobile device management (MDM) enrolled devices on or shortly after January 7, 2022.

How does this affect you or your users?

After January 7, 2022, MDM enrolled devices running Android version 7.x or earlier will no longer receive updates to the Android Company Portal or the Intune App. Enrolled devices will continue to have Intune policies applied but are no longer supported for any Intune scenarios. Company Portal and the Intune App will not be available for devices running Android 7.x and lower beginning mid-February; however, these devices won't be blocked from completing enrollment if the requisite app has been installed prior to this change. If you have MDM enrolled devices running Android 7.x or below, update them to Android version 8.0 (Oreo) or higher or replace them with a device on Android version 8.0 or higher.

Note

Microsoft Teams devices are not impacted by this announcement and will continue to be supported regardless of their Android OS version.

How can you prepare?

Notify your helpdesk, if applicable, of this upcoming change in support. You can identify how many devices are currently running Android 7.x or below by navigating to Devices > All devices > Filter. Then filter by OS and sort by OS version. There are two admin options to help inform your users or block enrollment.

Here's how you can warn users:

Create an app protection policy and configure conditional launch with a min OS version requirement that warns users.
Utilize a device compliance policy for Android device administrator or Android Enterprise and set the action for noncompliance to send an email or push notification to users before marking them noncompliant.

Here's how you can block devices running on versions earlier than Android 8.0:

Create an app protection policy and configure conditional launch with a min OS version requirement that blocks users from app access.
Utilize a device compliance policy for Android device administrator or Android Enterprise to make devices running Android 7.x or earlier noncompliant.
Set enrollment restrictions that prevent devices running Android 7.x or earlier from enrolling.

Note

Intune app protection policies are supported on devices running Android 9.0 and later. See MC282986 for more details.

Plan for change: Intune APP/MAM is moving to support Android 9 and higher

With the upcoming release of Android 12, Intune app protection policies (APP, also known as mobile application management) for Android will move to support Android 9 (Pie) and later on October 1, 2021. This change will align with Office mobile apps for Android support of the last four major versions of Android.

Based on your feedback, we've updated our support statement. We're doing our best to keep your organization secure and protect your users and devices, while aligning with Microsoft app lifecycles.

Note

This announcement doesn't affect Microsoft Teams Android devices. Those devices will continue to be supported regardless of their Android OS version.

How does this affect you or your users?

If you're using app protection policies (APP) on any device that's running Android version 8.x or earlier, or you decide to enroll any device that's running Android version 8.x or earlier, these devices will no longer be supported for APP.

APP policies will continue to be applied to devices running Android 6.x to Android 8.x. But if you have problems with an Office app and APP, support will request that you update to a supported Office version for troubleshooting. To continue to receive support for APP, update your devices to Android version 9 (Pie) or later, or replace them with a device on Android version 9.0 or later before October 1, 2021.

How can you prepare?

Notify your helpdesk, if applicable, about this updated support statement. You also have two admin options to warn users:

Configure a conditional launch setting for APP with a minimum OS version requirement to warn users.
Use a device compliance policy for an Android device administrator or Android Enterprise. Set the action for noncompliance to send a message to users before marking them as noncompliant.

Upgrade to the Microsoft Intune Management Extension

We've released an upgrade to the Microsoft Intune Management Extension to improve handling of Transport Layer Security (TLS) errors on Windows 10 devices.

The new version for the Microsoft Intune Management Extension is 1.43.203.0. Intune automatically upgrades all versions of the extension that are earlier than 1.43.203.0 to this latest version. To check the version of the extension on a device, review the version for Microsoft Intune Management Extension in the program list under Apps & features.

For more information, see the information about security vulnerability CVE-2021-31980 in the Microsoft Security Response Center.

How does this affect you or your users?

No action is required. As soon as the client connects to the service, it automatically receives a message to upgrade.

Update to Endpoint Security antivirus Windows 10 profiles

We've made a minor change to improve the antivirus profile experience for Windows 10. There's no user effect, because this change affects only what you'll see in the UI.

How does this affect you or your users?

Previously, when you configured a Windows security profile for the Endpoint Security antivirus policy, you had two options for most settings: Yes and Not configured. Those settings now include Yes, Not configured, and a new option of No.

Previously configured settings that were set to Not configured remain as Not configured. When you create new profiles or edit an existing profile, you can now explicitly specify No.

In addition, the setting Hide the Virus and threat protection area in the Windows Security app has a child setting, Hide the Ransomware data recovery option in the Windows Security app. If the parent setting is set to Not configured and the child setting is set to Yes, both the parent and child settings are set to Not configured. That change takes effect when you edit the profile.

How can you prepare?

No action is needed. However, you might want to notify your helpdesk about this change.

Plan for change: Intune is ending Company Portal support for unsupported versions of Windows

Intune follows the Windows 10 lifecycle for supported Windows 10 versions. We're now removing support for the associated Windows 10 Company Portals for Windows versions that are out of the Modern Support policy.

How does this affect you or your users?

Because Microsoft no longer supports these operating systems, this change might not affect you. You've likely already upgraded your OS or devices. This change only affects you if you're still managing unsupported Windows 10 versions.

Windows and Company Portal versions that this change affects include:

Windows 10 version 1507, Company Portal version 10.1.721.0
Windows 10 version 1511, Company Portal version 10.1.1731.0
Windows 10 version 1607, Company Portal version 10.3.5601.0
Windows 10 version 1703, Company Portal version 10.3.5601.0
Windows 10 version 1709, any Company Portal version

We won't uninstall these Company Portal versions, but we will remove them from the Microsoft Store and stop testing our service releases with them.

If you continue to use an unsupported version of Windows 10, your users won't get the latest security updates, new features, bug fixes, latency improvements, accessibility improvements, and performance investments. You won't be able to co-manage users by using System Center Configuration Manager and Intune.

How can you prepare?

In the Microsoft Intune admin center, use the discovered apps feature to find apps with these versions. On a user's device, the Company Portal version is shown on the Settings page of the Company Portal. Update to a supported Windows and Company Portal version.

What's new in Microsoft Intune

Week of September 18, 2023 (Service release 2309)

App management

MAM for Windows general availability

Device configuration

Config Refresh settings are in the settings catalog for Windows Insiders

Managed Settings now available in the Apple settings catalog

New setting available in the macOS settings catalog

Intune integration with the Zebra Lifeguard Over-the-Air service is generally available

Device enrollment

SSO support during enrollment for Android Enterprise fully managed and corporate-owned devices with a work profile

Device management

Introducing Remote Help on macOS

Management certificate expiration date

Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) references will update to App Control for Business

Intune supports iOS/iPadOS 15.x as the minimum version

Government tenant support for endpoint security Application Control policy and managed installer

Device security

Endpoint Privilege Management support for Windows 365 devices

Elevation report by Publisher for Endpoint Privilege Management

macOS support with Intune Endpoint security policies for Endpoint detection and response

Linux support with Intune Endpoint security policies for Endpoint detection and response

Monitor and troubleshoot

Updated reports for Update rings for Windows 10 and later

Role-based access

Updating the scope of UpdateEnrollment

Week of September 11, 2023

Device configuration

Introducing Remote Launch on Remote Help

Week of September 4, 2023

Device management

Microsoft Intune ending support for Android device administrator on devices with GMS access in August 2024

Week of August 28, 2023

Device configuration

Windows and Android support for 4096-bit key size for SCEP and PFX certificate profiles

Tenant administration

Access policies for multiple Administrator Approval are now generally available

Week of August 21, 2023 (Service release 2308)

App management

Managed Home Screen end-users prompted to grant exact alarm permission

Managed Home Screen notifications

New macOS web clip app type

Win32 app configurable installation time

Samsung Knox conditional launch check

Device configuration

Remote Help for Android in public preview

Group Policy analytics is generally available

New SSO, login, restrictions, passcode, and tamper protection settings available in the Apple settings catalog

Device enrollment

Just-in-time registration and compliance remediation for iOS/iPadOS Setup Assistant with modern authentication now generally available

Awaiting final configuration for iOS/iPadOS automated device enrollment now generally available

Device management

Changes to Android notification permission prompt behavior

Device security

Defender Update controls to deploy updates for Defender is now generally available

Elevation report by applications for Endpoint Privilege Management

New settings available for macOS Antivirus policy

Intune apps

Newly available protected app for Intune

Monitor and troubleshoot

CloudDesktop log now collected with Windows diagnostics data

Anomaly detection device cohorts in Intune Endpoint analytics is generally available

Improved user experience for device timeline in Endpoint Analytics

Updates for compliance policies and reports

Week of August 14, 2023

App management

Use the Turn off the Store application setting to disable end user access to Store apps, and allow managed Intune Store apps

Week of August 7, 2023

Role-based access control

Introducing a new role-based access control (RBAC) permission under the resource Android for work

Week of July 31, 2023

Device security

New BitLocker profile for Intune's endpoint security Disk encryption policy

App management

Uninstall Win32 and Microsoft store apps using the Windows Company Portal

Week of July 24, 2023 (Service release 2307)

App management

Intune supports new Google Play Android Management API

App report for Android Enterprise corporate-owned devices

Add unmanaged PKG-type applications to managed macOS devices [Public Preview]