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Getting devices into Intune.

From planning to enrollment to handing devices over from Defender, one step at a time.

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    Engineering4 min read

    Microsoft Intune, Before You Enroll Anything: What It Does and What to Plan

    A plain-spoken tour of what Intune actually handles, where it stops, and the identity decisions you want settled before the first device shows up.

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    Engineering4 min read

    How to Enroll a Windows Device in Intune by Hand

    The Settings app route into Intune, which of its three options to pick, and why the device might show up as personal when you didn't want it to.

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    Script Library2 min read · Script

    Trigger Intune Automatic Enrollment on a Windows Device with PowerShell

    For the Entra-joined PC that never showed up in Intune. Check it's ready, kick off enrollment, and see why it failed if it does.

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    Engineering4 min read

    What Get-WindowsAutopilotInfo Actually Does (and How to Use It Today)

    The hardware hash script behind Windows Autopilot, explained. Upload straight to Intune with -Online, or export a CSV when the device can't reach the tenant.

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    Engineering4 min read

    Pushing Configuration Profiles to Devices That Are Already Deployed

    How to build a configuration profile in Intune, roll it out to machines that are already in people's hands, and confirm it actually landed.

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    Engineering3 min read

    Defender for Endpoint vs. Intune: Who Actually Manages the Device?

    Onboarding to Defender for Endpoint and enrolling in Intune are two different things, and you almost never have to offboard one to get the other.

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    Engineering4 min read

    Checklist: Moving a Device from MDE Security Settings Management to Intune

    A practical checklist for taking a device that gets its security policy through Defender for Endpoint and enrolling it in Intune without leaving a gap.