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Restart Windows 10 and 11 from MDE
Hi, I need to be able to restart some Windows 10 and 11 due to the application of updates. Is it possible to force a Windows restart from the MDE interface or by any query? Thanks
Hi,
by using MDE no but you can use Intune to force restart.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/remote-actions/device-restart#restart-a-device
by using MDE no but you can use Intune to force restart.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/remote-actions/device-restart#restart-a-device
- Hi,
Thanks for the reply. I know in Intune I can restart the machines, but that raises a lot of issues. This way I would have to create a script, to check for something within Defender, and then issue a restart request to Intune to those specific machines.
Also, does Intune allows any control over the restart, like confirmation, timings, etc?
Thanks- Unfortunately not. Here is no any information for user and restart should be performed immediately. But if you want to play with scripts you can write powershell script (force restart) and upload and run this script using Live Response session. But it's a long process.
- Thanks, I see where you're going, which is a quite interesting path, even though it would be something really hard.
If the machines are on the network, I have means to restart them. I would have to find a way to integrate stuff, but the main problem is the machines which are out of the network.
