Summer is a wonderful time in the Northeastern United States, but it’s so brief. With sunny days calling me outside, it’s a constant tension between getting just one more thing done at my PC or taking a break for a walk or run. To help with that struggle and still enjoy all the season has to offer, I need to be even more focused on the task at hand. Luckily, technology helps me—from turning on “Do not disturb” mode in Teams, which helps maintain concentration time, to using Microsoft Copilot transcriptions to catch up on content. In that spirit, I’m highlighting three new capabilities we’re rolling out (some won’t arrive until after this post is published) in Microsoft Intune that fits in this theme of focus. Hopefully, they’ll help you or the people you support to get more done and get more sun.
Focus on productivity with expanded support for Microsoft Managed Home Screen
Giving powerful mobile devices to frontline workers can unlock productivity, but IT departments need to manage the devices to keep users focused on key applications and operations. The Managed Home Screen Intune capability enables IT admins to do just that via a customizable launcher.
Give users access to just the apps they need with Managed Home Screen.
IT admins can limit the settings available to users, too.
Previously available for user-less kiosk or shared devices, Managed Home Screen will now be available for deployment on corporate-owned, fully managed devices associated with a specific user. This will extend capabilities to a much wider range of use cases and applications. This Intune Customer Success blog post has more details.
Focus on performance with resource reporting
Having visibility into processor performance and RAM on physical Windows devices is valuable for IT support and purchasing teams alike. With the introduction of reporting for physical Windows PCs to the Resource performance report within Intune Advanced Analytics, IT admins can now rely on data-driven insights rather than anecdotal reports of slow machines. This comprehensive view enables admins to identify and address performance issues caused by CPU or RAM spikes, evaluate device performance across models, and make informed decisions about hardware replacements. Purchasing departments may even bring these reports to the negotiating table with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
The report consolidates data into an easy-to-read Resource performance score and offers insights and recommendations for improvements.
You can access the report with either Microsoft Intune Suite or the Advanced Analytics standalone add-on. Learn more about it in the documentation.
Focus on functionality with enhanced availability for Apple device settings
As part of our recent announcements about the new capabilities for managing macOS and iOS/iPadOS devices, we mentioned that we’re leveraging Apple’s GitHub repository to provide comprehensive settings management at the moment of introduction. With the release of macOS 15 and iOS/iPadOS 18, we are pleased to report that we’ve delivered on that commitment. Updated settings for declarative device management and mobile device management policies, including restrictions for new Apple Intelligence features, will be ready for configuration upon release. Be sure to look for a blog post all about the new settings and payloads from our engineering team next month.
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