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AaronDurber
Feb 06, 2025Copper Contributor
Blocking Installation of Software via Intune
Hi We are trying to block users installing software and browser apps once a device is set up. Can we do this via a configuration policy in Intune or do we need a third party app or do we need to inc...
Mar 01, 2025
Standard users are not allowed to have the admin access rights to control what or the applications to run on their computers, only the admins are entitled to do that unless PIM is deployed for certain users.
Also adhering to the practice of least privilege and zero trust across the organization for security purpose.
Jerome Wink
May 30, 2025Copper Contributor
That's not really true and that's the problem. Chrome Browser and other applications can install "User-based" and in doing so bypass the administrator requirements. I get that this calls into question the symantics of what "installed" is as it's not installed to the system. But It registers to add/remove programs if I remember correctly so I consider that "installed".