Understanding the Significance of Config Refresh in Intune and How to Implement It Effectively
Config Refresh is a feature in Microsoft Intune that ensures the settings you deploy to devices stay intact and are reapplied periodically. This helps to maintain compliance with your organization's policies by automatically refreshing the configuration settings on devices at regular intervals.
How Config Refresh Works
Periodic Reapplication: The settings configured in Intune are periodically reapplied to devices. This ensures that any settings that might have been changed or removed by the user or an external application are restored to the desired state.
Device Compliance: Config Refresh helps in maintaining device compliance by ensuring that all devices remain configured according to the organization’s policies.
How to Set Up the Config Refresh Feature in Intune
Sign in to the Intune Admin Center:
Go to the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center: https://endpoint.microsoft.com.
Sign in with your administrator credentials.
Create or Edit a Configuration Profile:
Navigate to Devices > Configuration profiles.
Select + Create profile if you want to create a new profile, or choose an existing profile to edit.
Choose the Platform:
Select the platform for which you want to configure the settings (e.g., Windows 10 and later, iOS/iPadOS, Android, etc.).
Configure Settings:
Depending on the platform, choose the type of profile and configure the desired settings (e.g., Wi-Fi, VPN, security baselines, etc.).
Assign the Profile:
After configuring the settings, assign the profile to the appropriate groups or devices.
Enable Config Refresh (if applicable):
Config Refresh is typically enabled by default for most settings. However, in some specific scenarios, you might need to enable it manually.
Check the profile settings or the device compliance policies to ensure that periodic refresh is enabled.
Monitor the Deployment:
After deploying the profile, you can monitor its status by navigating to Devices > Monitor > Configuration profiles.
You can check the deployment status and ensure that the settings are being refreshed as expected.
Best Practices
Regular Monitoring: Regularly monitor your device compliance and configuration profiles to ensure that the settings are being applied consistently.
Test in Pilot Groups: Before deploying Config Refresh to all devices, test the feature in a pilot group to ensure it behaves as expected.
Document Configuration Changes: Keep a record of all configuration changes to troubleshoot any issues that may arise during the refresh process.
This process ensures that all devices remain compliant with your organization’s policies and reduces the risk of misconfiguration.
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