Configure optional Windows policies for education
Optional policies, while relatively common, are provided for more situational use cases. With Windows devices, these policies include:
- Windows privacy settings
- Start menu customization
- OneDrive Known Folder Move
Windows privacy
Microsoft Intune and Intune for Education can configure privacy settings for Windows. This article summarizes the configurations that are most commonly used for student and teacher devices, and includes instructions to create the policy using Graph Explorer.
Important
The settings in this article configure user privacy. These settings should only be deployed after careful consideration.
Start menu customization
Microsoft Intune and Intune for Education can configure the Start menu layout for Windows. This article summarizes the configurations that are most commonly used for student and teacher devices, and includes instructions to create the policy using Graph Explorer.
OneDrive Known Folder Move
Microsoft Intune and Intune for Education can configure the settings to redirect and move Windows known folders to OneDrive. This article summarizes the configurations that are most commonly used for student and teacher devices to enable OneDrive Known Folder Move to redirect the user's Documents, Desktop, and Pictures folders to OneDrive to prevent data loss, and includes instructions to create the policy using Graph Explorer.