What’s New in Microsoft Intune – February 2024

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Key Takeaways:

  • Microsoft Intune has added the awaited final configuration feature for macOS automated device enrollment to streamline the onboarding process for company-owned devices.
  • Microsoft has introduced a new feature that lets IT Pros approve driver updates in bulk.
  • The addition of a new setting in Autopilot deployments enables administrators to install critical updates.

Microsoft has published a list of all the new features added to its Microsoft Intune service during the month of February 2023. The company highlighted that these updates should help administrators to improve security and productivity for end users.

Microsoft has announced the general availability of await final configuration support for macOS automated device enrollment. The automated device enrollment (ADE) feature is designed to streamline the process of enrolling company-owned devices into Mobile Device Management (MDM).

The “await final configuration” feature enables a locked experience at the end of Setup Assistant to ensure that critical device configuration policies (such as VPN and WiFi profiles) are installed on devices. This setting is applied once during the out-of-box Apple automated device enrollment experience within the Setup Assistant.

Microsoft has added a new setting in Autopilot deployments that enables administrators to install critical updates. The feature is designed to enhance the provisioning experience for both administrators and end users.

“The new setting allows administrators to block only for selected apps and continue if other applications fail to install during the technician phase. For those non-blocking applications, the installation will be tried again when the user signs in for the first time,” Microsoft explained.

What’s New in Microsoft Intune - February 2024

Microsoft Intune adds support for bulk approval of drivers

Microsoft has introduced a new bulk actions feature that allows administrators to approve, pause, or decline multiple driver updates simultaneously. It should help to save the time and effort required in managing drivers that aren’t included in automatic updates. This means that IT admins can now schedule quality updates alongside driver and firmware updates to further enhance efficiency.

Earlier this month, Microsoft released three new capabilities for its Intune Suite that launched in March 2023. These include Enterprise Application Management, Advanced Analytics, and Cloud PKI (public key infrastructure).