What are Microsoft Intune Policy Sets? In this blog post we will show you, what Microsoft Intune Policy Sets are, Why we should use it and how we configure one in Microsoft Intune.
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What are Microsoft Intune Policy Sets?
Policy sets allow you to create a bundle of references to already existing management entities that need to be identified, targeted, and monitored as a single conceptual unit. A policy set is an assignable collection of apps, policies, and other management objects you’ve created. Creating a policy set enables you to select many different objects at once, and assign them from a single place. As your organization changes, you can revisit a policy set to add or remove its objects and assignments. You can use a policy set to associate and assign existing objects, such as apps, policies, and VPNs in a single package. Policy sets don’t replace existing concepts or objects. You can continue to assign individual objects and you can also reference individual objects as part of a policy set. Therefore, any changes to those individual objects will be reflected in the policy set.
Why should I use Microsoft Intune Policy Sets?
When you create a policy set, you create a single unit of assignment, and manage associations between different objects. A policy set will be a reference to objects external to it. Any changes in the included objects will affect the policy set as well. After you create a policy set, you can repeatedly view and edit its objects and assignments.
You can use policy sets to:
- Group objects that need to be assigned together
- Assign your organization’s minimum configuration requirements on all managed devices
- Assign commonly used or relevant apps to all users
You can include the following management objects in a policy set:
- Apps
- App configuration policies
- App protection policies
- Device configuration profiles
- Device compliance policies
- Windows autopilot deployment profiles
- Enrollment status page
- Settings catalog policies
How to create a Microsoft Intune Policy Set
In this section we will show you, how you can create a Microsoft Intune Policy Set. Just follow the steps bellow.
- Go to intune.microsoft.com
- Click on Devices
- Click on Policy Sets
- Click on Policy Sets
- Click on Create
On the Basics page, add the following values:
- Policy set name – Provide a name for this policy set.
- Description – Optionally, provide a description for the policy set.
On the Application management page you can optionally add apps, app configuration policies, and app protection policies to your policy set.
The Device management page allows you to add device management objects to your policy set, such as device configuration profiles and device compliance policies. Be sure to include all associated objects, such as other policies, certificates, and security baseline profiles.
The Device enrollment page allows you to add device enrollment objects to your policy set, such as Windows Autopilot deployment profiles, and enrollment status page profiles.
The Assignments page allows you can assign the policy set to users and devices. It’s important to note that you can assign a policy set to a device whether or not the device is managed by Intune.
Review + create to review the values you entered for the profile. When you’re done, click Create to create the policy set in Intune.
Conclusion
You learned What are Microsoft Intune Policy Sets? and how you can create one within the Microsoft Intune admin portal. We have shown you the comprehensive steps to create one and gave some tips on how you can get the most of it. Did you enjoy this article? Dont forget to follow us and share this article. You may also like the the following articles.
