Monitoring and Reporting in Endpoint Management Flashcards

An administrator wants to trigger an immediate policy sync on a Windows 10 device managed by Intune without waiting for the next scheduled check-in. What should the admin do?

Answer: Use the Sync action from the device in Intune portal

The Sync remote action in the Intune portal sends a notification to the device to check in immediately and pull down any pending policy or app updates.

Which diagnostic tool is available in Intune to collect logs and diagnostic data from a managed Windows 10 device for troubleshooting?

Answer: Collect diagnostics remote action

The Collect diagnostics remote action in Intune gathers diagnostic logs from the managed device and uploads them to the Intune portal for administrator review.

Which Intune feature allows administrators to run queries on managed device inventory and configuration data using KQL?

Answer: Intune Data Warehouse

The Intune Data Warehouse provides historical device and compliance data that can be queried using Power BI or OData feeds, while advanced hunting uses KQL in Microsoft 365 Defender.

A Windows 10 device shows as 'Not evaluated' in the Intune compliance report. What is the most likely reason?

Answer: The device has no compliance policies assigned

A 'Not evaluated' compliance status in Intune occurs when no compliance policy has been assigned to the device or user, so no evaluation has taken place.

Which Microsoft service provides a centralized security dashboard that aggregates alerts from Defender for Endpoint, Intune compliance, and identity risk?

Answer: Microsoft 365 Defender portal

The Microsoft 365 Defender portal (security.microsoft.com) aggregates security signals from Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, and other services into a unified security dashboard.

An administrator needs to see which users have the most device compliance failures across the organization. Which Intune report provides this information?

Answer: Device compliance – Per user compliance report

The per-user compliance report in Intune shows compliance status broken down by user, allowing administrators to identify users with the most compliance issues.