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Microsoft Intune Cookbook

By : Andrew Taylor
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Microsoft Intune Cookbook

By: Andrew Taylor

Overview of this book

Microsoft Intune is a cloud-managed mobile device management (MDM) tool that empowers you to manage your end-user device estate across various platforms. While it is an excellent platform, the initial setup and configuration can be a daunting process, and mistakes made early on can be more challenging to resolve later. This book addresses these issues by guiding you through the end-to-end configuration of an Intune environment, incorporating best practices and utilizing the latest functionalities. In addition to setting up your environment, you’ll delve into the Microsoft Graph platform to understand the underlying mechanisms behind the web GUI. This knowledge will enable you to automate a significant portion of your daily tasks using PowerShell. By the end of this book, you’ll have established an Intune environment that supports Windows, Apple iOS, Apple macOS, and Android devices. You’ll possess the expertise to add new configurations, policies, and applications, tailoring an environment to your specific requirements. Additionally, you’ll have the ability to troubleshoot any issues that may arise and package and deploy your company applications. Overall, this book is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to learn how to use Microsoft Intune to manage their organization's end-user devices.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)

Deploying applications via Apple VPP

We now have our restrictions configured so we know the devices are secure, but our users will not be happy if they cannot access the App Store and do not have any applications available centrally.

This recipe is going to concentrate on Apple VPP applications, as they are the preferred choice for application deployment in an enterprise environment. It is worth covering the other application options for awareness of what is available:

  • iOS store app: This adds applications that are effectively shortcuts to the App Store. Users will need an Apple ID and you will need your restrictions policy configured to leave the store unblocked, which obviously means users can install anything they want.
  • iOS/iPadOS web clip: This adds a shortcut to a web app to the device’s home screen.
  • Web link: This deploys a web link to devices to the home screen.
  • Built-in app: These are pre-approved and curated applications that can be deployed without...