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Microsoft Intune and Autopilot management updates

Overview

Microsoft has introduced several updates to its device management ecosystem, specifically targeting Windows 11 administration through Intune and Autopilot.

Initial updates to Microsoft Intune added native Windows registry reading capabilities. This allows administrators to collect configuration values from the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive via the property catalog without custom scripting, facilitating easier hardware and software inventory.

Subsequent developments expanded these management capabilities through Windows Autopilot and Microsoft Defender integration. New ‘Device Association’ features in Autopilot use UEFI firmware and TPM hardware-based attestation to permanently link Windows 11 PCs to an organization, ensuring device identity persists through factory resets. Additionally, the integration of Microsoft Defender with Intune enables centralized telemetry and security enforcement across Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms.

Entities

Microsoft Intune · Windows 11 · Microsoft Corp. · Windows registry · IT administrators

Timeline

  1. 16 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Microsoft updates Intune and Autopilot for Windows 11 management

    Microsoft is enhancing Windows 11 management through Intune and Defender integrations, including new UEFI-based hardware attestation for Windows Autopilot to ensure permanent device association.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Microsoft Intune adds native Windows registry reading to ease PC management

    Microsoft Intune now reads Windows registry natively, letting IT admins collect up to 100 system settings per PC without scripts, simplifying device management on Windows 11.

Sources

hubsite365.com · it-connect.fr