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Why do policies with only device scope settings assigned to groups with only devices show separate entries for users in the report?
For example.. my "Test - GPO - Client_Windows_Update_for_Business" policy contains only device settings, and it's scoped to a device, but you can see in the picture of my device's monitor view that the policy has been applied three times. Thanks!
- Mike-Danoski
Microsoft
Thank you for your question Eric. Regardless of scope, each user may have a different state for each setting, so we show the results of the check-ins for each unique pair. A pair consists of a device ID and user ID presented at check in and this page shows all combos with the specific selected DeviceID. We've been hearing similar feedback on how to make this report more friendly for a single user device with an associated primary user. Would you prefer to only see the results for the assigned primary user of the device?Hey Mike, thank you for the detailed explanation. Are these details in Microsoft Docs? (I've searched, and I'm unable to find them.)
Some of the confusion stems from the differing statuses. For example, I am looking at the Test - GPO - Client_Windows_Update_for_Business - Telemetry policy in my screenshot.
There are three unique pairs in my screenshot.
Device / No user = Error
Device / eohlin = Error
Device / eohlin (priv account) = SucceededHow does this even happen? Why could the policy not apply to the device without a user when it's a device scope policy? Why does it work for one user but not the other? (This leads to the other question I asked about the empty error codes and how we should triage this.)
Would you prefer to only see the results for the assigned primary user of the device? In the end, I want to see all green, and if I do not see green, how do I fix it? It also doesn't make sense to me how each user can have a different state for a policy that's not scoped to them. For example, doesn't a device scope setting apply to everyone who logs onto the device, the same, no matter what?Thank you for your time. We appreciate it.
Hey Mike-Danoski , I hope you are well. Were you able to review my response? Thanks!
