Key takeaways

  • 3 minutes

In this module, you learned how to deploy and manage applications using Microsoft Intune. You explored how Intune supports different app types—Microsoft Store, Microsoft 365, Win32, and line-of-business—and how each type requires its own approach to packaging, updating, and troubleshooting.

You also learned how to plan and execute a deployment strategy: from building an app inventory and understanding dependencies, to configuring assignment types, targeting user and device groups, and validating outcomes through Intune's reporting tools.

  • Deployment options match app types: Win32 apps give you granular control through detection rules and return codes. Microsoft Store apps update automatically but offer limited version control. Microsoft 365 apps use update channels you manage. Line-of-business apps require you to handle packaging and updates manually.
  • Assignment types drive installation behavior: Required assignments install apps automatically and keep them installed. Available assignments let users choose from the Company Portal. Uninstall assignments remove apps from targeted devices.
  • Targeting supports precision: You can assign apps to Microsoft Entra ID groups, use dynamic groups for automatic membership, and apply assignment filters to target devices by properties like operating system version or device ownership.
  • Update control varies by app type: Required assignments enforce automatic updates for Win32 and LOB apps. Microsoft Store apps update through the Store's own infrastructure, which you can't schedule or delay through Intune.
  • Troubleshooting starts with the right logs: The Troubleshoot + support pane in the Intune admin center helps isolate failures per user and device. For Win32 apps, the AppWorkload.log file at C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\IntuneManagementExtension\Logs provides step-by-step installation details including installer exit codes.

Back to our scenario

At Contoso, you now have a deployment system that replaces manual installations. Microsoft 365 apps roll out to all employees via required assignments. The Win32 expense reporting tool is assigned to the Sales Team device group, with the .NET runtime configured as a dependency so Intune installs prerequisites automatically. Finance's line-of-business apps are uploaded to Intune and assigned to the Finance security group. Your team monitors deployment status from the Intune admin center and uses logs to resolve any failures quickly—without visiting individual devices.

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