MD-102 Course Notes

This objective covers deploying and updating applications within Intune, emphasizing the diverse behaviors associated with different application types and assignment options. Understanding these differences is crucial for successful application management and troubleshooting. Implement app protection and app configuration policies to manage and secure applications, focusing on data protection and access control strategies.

• Store apps are managed through the Microsoft Store, while Win32 apps require Intune Management Extensions and detailed detection rules.

• Carefully identify the application type before selecting any configuration options. The type dictates the available management controls.

This objective covers enrolling devices into Microsoft Intune, including Windows automatic enrollment and other methods. Understanding prerequisites, restrictions, and enrollment methods is critical for successful device integration. This objective covers preparing infrastructure for devices by implementing identity and compliance controls within Intune. It centers on leveraging Intune's capabilities to enforce device security posture, including utilizing Conditional Access and understanding the nuances of compliance policies, grace periods, and credential types. Add devices to Microsoft Entra ID by selecting the appropriate device identity type. Understanding the differences between registered, joined, and hybrid joined devices is crucial for proper device management and security.

• Platform Restrictions vs. Device Limits: Platform restrictions block entire device types (e.g., Android), while device limits restrict the number of devices a user can enroll.

• Check the enrollment method selected and its associated prerequisites.

Implement endpoint security policies and Defender integration by leveraging focused management, evaluating baselines, and understanding the limitations of each component. Manage operating system updates by leveraging Windows update rings to control deployment stages and user experience, alongside feature update policies for targeted releases, and Autopatch for automated management.

• Intune Endpoint Security Policies vs. Security Baselines: Policies are focused, while baselines are recommended and require evaluation.

• Prioritize focused policy deployments over broad baseline rollouts.

Implement Windows deployment and provisioning using Windows Autopilot, leveraging OEM-installed Windows images and cloud-based configurations. Focus on user-driven or self-deploying modes. Manage devices by using Intune Suite capabilities, specifically focusing on Endpoint Privilege Management, Remote Help, and Cloud PKI to control access and manage certificates. Configure and manage device configuration profiles by leveraging the settings catalog, custom profiles, and assignment filters to deliver targeted device settings and enforce compliance. This objective covers using Intune's remote actions to manage devices and diagnose issues. It covers actions like Retire, Sync, Restart, Wipe, and Collect Diagnostics, emphasizing the importance of verifying action status and understanding the implications of each action.

• User-driven Autopilot requires a user sign-in and is designed for individual devices, whereas self-deploying mode is for shared or kiosk devices and does not require user credentials.

• Focus on the specific requirements of the deployment scenario.

Monitor and improve endpoint operations by leveraging data-driven insights, automated remediation, and comprehensive reporting. Automate Intune endpoint management using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph. Implement robust automation strategies focusing on least privilege, error handling, and secure authentication to ensure reliable and scalable operations.

• Endpoint Analytics insights are hypotheses needing validation.

• Prioritize Endpoint Analytics evidence to understand the specific device condition.