CHEATSHEETS FOR INTUNE ADMINISTRATORS

 As enterprises embrace digital transformation, the position of an Intune Administrator has become increasingly important in assuring smooth device management, compliance, and safe access to company resources. An Intune Administrator is in charge of delivering and administering Intune to protect mobile devices, PCs, and apps, as well as ensuring that all policies and configurations are effectively implemented.

To make our lives easier, i came up with cheat sheets for all the activities "well mostly" we as admins do.

Let's get it started!

🔧 Cheat Sheet: Device Management & Configuration

⚠️ Common Problems

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🧪 Troubleshooting: Where to Look

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✅ Solutions / Fixes

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💼 Cheat Sheet: Application Lifecycle Management

⚠️ Common Problems

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🧪 Troubleshooting: Where to Look


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✅ Solutions / Fixes


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🛠 Pro Tips

  • ✅ Always test detection rules thoroughly in a test device before going live.
  • 🧪 Use Winget for modern app delivery and self-service support via custom portal.
  • 🗂 Use Scope Tags to limit app visibility across departments.
  • 🔄 Use Required + Available assignments for critical apps + self-service fallback.

🔐 Cheat Sheet: Security & Compliance

⚠️ Common Problems

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🧪 Troubleshooting: Where to Look


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🛠 Best Practices

  • 🔄 Assign compliance policies to Users, not Devices (unless kiosk/shared).
  • ✅ Set clear actions for non-compliance (email, wipe, retire, CA).
  • ⏱ Use grace periods wisely to avoid false blocks.
  • 🔐 For BitLocker, do not rely on OS-level encryption check only – validate recovery keys in AAD.
  • 🧪 Monitor compliance with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint + Intune integration.
  • 📉 Use Update Compliance (Log Analytics) to track Defender and OS health at scale.

🪟 Cheat Sheet: Windows Update for Business (WUfB)

⚠️ Common Problems

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🧪 Troubleshooting: Where to Look

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🛠 Best Practices

  • ✅ Assign WUfB Update Rings to Devices, not Users.
  • 🔁 Use two rings: Pre-Production (pilot) and Production with staggered deadlines.
  • 🔍 Monitor Update Compliance (Log Analytics) for deep patching visibility.
  • 🧪 Test Feature Updates with Feature Update Deployment Policy in a ringed rollout.
  • 🔐 Use Defender ATP integration for firmware/driver compatibility insights.
  • 🚫 Avoid legacy WSUS GPOs — they override WUfB even if not assigned via Intune.

🚀 Cheat Sheet: Autopilot & Deployment

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🛠 Best Practices

  • ✅ Use Azure AD Join over Hybrid AADJ unless domain dependencies exist.
  • 🚦 Set up multiple Enrollment Status Pages (ESP) per group/scenario.
  • 🔁 Mark all non-critical apps as non-blocking in ESP.
  • 📥 Use Deployment Profiles per business unit/region.
  • 🔍 Test every app as Required + ESP scenario before mass rollout.
  • 🧪 Keep test devices in dedicated Autopilot group (for pre-prod testing).
  • 🌐 Always ensure Autopilot devices have internet during OOBE (before login).
  • 📦 Wrap apps using IntuneWin format with proper detection logic.
  • ⏱ Assign ESP with a realistic timeout (30–60 mins for large app sets).

🔄 Cheat Sheet: SCCM / Co-Management Migration (Hybrid to Modern)

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🧪 Troubleshooting: Where to Look


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🛠 Best Practices

  • 🔄 Shift workloads gradually using Pilot groups – monitor behavior before going global.
  • 🔒 Convert GPOs to Intune Settings Catalog or Security Baselines using Group Policy Analytics.
  • 📤 Use SCCM scripts to offboard legacy components before flipping workloads.
  • ✅ Track workload migration using ConfigMgr Co-management Dashboard.
  • 🧼 Regularly clean up stale hybrid AAD devices.
  • 📦 Pre-test all IntuneWin apps, especially large ones, using ESP and required mode.
  • 📊 Enable Update Compliance + Log Analytics for proper patch tracking.
  • 🔧 Use Setup Scripts or Proactive Remediation to clean endpoints during migration.

💡 Cheat Sheet: Proactive Remediation & Scripting

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✨ Script Use Cases (Detection + Remediation Ideas)


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🛠 Best Practices

  • ✅ Always log script output (e.g., Out-File -Append to ProgramData) for postmortem
  • 🧠 Use Write-Host in Detection and Start-Transcript in Remediation
  • 🛑 Avoid long-running remediation scripts — aim for <10 minutes
  • 🔁 Schedule remediation cadence based on urgency (daily, hourly, weekly)
  • 🚦 Test scripts via Win32 app wrapper before production push
  • 🔄 Use Intune Win32 app for complex logic instead of Proactive Remediation if it needs download/dependency
  • 🔐 Use Graph API or Managed Identities for secure actions — avoid embedded creds

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