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Lesson 2 of 412 min

Device policies via Intune / RMM (Remote Monitoring and Management)

Compliance policies, configuration profiles, BitLocker, Windows Update rings.

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Intune (now part of Endpoint Manager) lets you enforce settings on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android.

Compliance policies define 'what makes a device acceptable' (encryption on, OS (Operating System) version current, antivirus running). CA (Conditional Access) uses these to gate access.

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Update rings let you pilot Windows updates with IT (Information Technology) first, then rollout to the rest. Never push untested updates company-wide.

Key takeaways

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