Microsoft Intune Updates Improve Compliance Visibility and Device Management
Microsoft Intune updates boost visibility, management, and security across devices.
Key Takeaways:
- Microsoft Intune boosts compliance visibility with new reporting tools and update readiness dashboards.
- Windows management improves with smarter check-ins and earlier app trust during setup.
- Apple device support expands with real-time app status updates and enhanced macOS security controls.
Microsoft has released its roundup of new features added to its Microsoft Intune in March. The latest enhancements focus on improving compliance visibility while strengthening management capabilities for Apple devices and mobile applications.
Microsoft has now improved how Windows devices receive check-in notifications. In addition to the existing Windows Notification Service, Microsoft Intune now uses the same notification delivery technology as Microsoft Teams. This change first appears in Remote Help for Windows and is designed to reduce missed check‑ins, improve troubleshooting visibility, and prevent delays when starting remote support sessions. Microsoft noted that administrators may need to update firewall settings to support the new notification endpoint.
To prevent accidental over‑permissioning, Microsoft Intune now allows administrators to keep scope tags from different role assignments separate instead of merging them. A new Permissions Assessment Report helps teams evaluate the impact of permission changes before turning the feature on.
Improved app trust during device setup
The Managed Installer policy has been extended to the Windows Autopilot device preparation process. This means that apps deployed via Microsoft Intune (such as Win32 apps, Microsoft Store apps, and Enterprise App Catalog apps) are automatically trusted earlier in the setup experience, even before users reach the desktop. This reduces setup friction and improves first‑use readiness.
Windows Autopatch Update Readiness becomes generally available
Microsoft has announced that Windows Autopatch now includes a full update readiness experience. The new dashboards provide tenant‑wide visibility, per‑device update details, centralized alerts with remediation guidance, and an Update Readiness Checker. These tools help administrators take a more proactive and informed approach to managing Windows updates.
Expanded Apple device and app management
Microsoft Intune continues to enhance Apple device management by expanding its use of Apple’s Declarative Device Management (DDM) framework. With this update, iOS and iPadOS line‑of‑business apps now report installation status proactively whenever changes occur, rather than waiting for the next device check‑in to improve visibility for admins.
On macOS, Microsoft Intune adds Recovery Lock management through MDM, which enables administrators to set and rotate recovery OS passwords. It helps prevent users from bypassing security controls on Apple silicon devices and supports compliance with stricter security standards.
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