Understand platform considerations

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Microsoft Intune supports several device platforms. The available platforms that Intune can manage include iOS/iPadOS, Windows, Android, and macOS. These platforms are often referred to as device types. Each platform offers sightly different enrollment methods, devices settings, protection policy settings, configuration policy settings, custom policy settings, and remote actions.

Diagram of Microsoft Intune supported platforms.

When you create your endpoint-management design, you need to determine the platforms that must be supported in your endpoint environment. Once you know the platforms you need to support, you must verify whether each platform is supported by Intune.

Intune supported operating systems

You can manage devices running the following operating systems:

Apple

  • Apple iOS 14.0 and later
  • Apple iPadOS 14.0 and later
  • macOS X 11.0 and later

Google

  • Android 8.0 and later (including Samsung KNOX Standard 3.0 and higher)
  • Android Enterprise

Microsoft

  • Windows 11 (Home, S, Pro, Education, and Enterprise editions)
  • Surface Hub
  • Windows 10 (Home, S, Pro, Education, and Enterprise versions)
  • Windows 10 and Windows 11 Cloud PCs on Windows 365
  • Windows 10 Enterprise 2021 LTSC
  • Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC
  • Windows 10 IoT Enterprise (x86, x64)
  • Windows 10 Teams (Surface Hub)
  • Windows Holographic for Business
  • Windows 10 version 1709 (RS3) and later, Windows 8.1 RT, PCs running Windows 8.1 (Sustaining mode)

For more information about Intune supported devices, platforms, and operating systems, see Supported operating systems and browsers in Intune.

Configuration Manager supported operating systems

Configuration Manager supports several dozen OS versions for clients and devices. The following is an overall list of operating systems and devices types:

  • Windows computers
    • Windows 10/11 (x86, x64, ARM64): Enterprise, Pro, Education, Pro Education, Pro for Workstation, Windows Insider
    • Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB, Enterprise 2016 LTSB, and Enterprise LTSC 2019
    • Windows 8.1 (x86, x64): Professional, Enterprise
  • Windows Servers (several variations available)
  • Windows Server Core (several variations available)
  • Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Windows Embedded computers (several variations available)
  • Windows 10 IoT Mobile Enterprise
  • Windows 10 Team for Surface Hub

For more information about Configuration Manager supported devices, servers, platforms, and operating systems, see Supported OS versions for clients and devices for Configuration Manager.