Microsoft Intune Cookbook - Second Edition: Practical recipes for configuring, managing, securing, and automating identities, apps, and endpoints (Paperback or Softback)

Updated edition of Packt's trusted, top-selling Intune title, this cookbook helps you solve daily admin challenges faster using proven workflows, PowerShell and Microsoft Graph automation, reporting, and AI-assisted insights for secure, reliable endpoint operations.

Key Features

• Manage and secure cloud-connected endpoints across Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux
• Automate Intune administration using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph APIs
• Improve operational efficiency with analytics, reporting, and AI-powered guidance using Security Copilot

Book Description

Microsoft Intune Cookbook, Second Edition, is a hands-on guide for IT administrators managing and supporting modern endpoints, built around the latest Intune capabilities and endpoint security enhancements.

Written by Andrew Taylor, an experienced Intune practitioner and active community contributor, it focuses on everyday admin tasks and turns them into clear, repeatable recipes. You’ll start by preparing an Intune tenant and setting up key Entra ID foundations, then work through managing Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux using practical, proven workflows. Along the way, you’ll configure policies, enroll devices, deploy apps, and strengthen security with compliance, Microsoft Defender integration, encryption, and Conditional Access. You’ll also go beyond the portal by using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph to automate routine work, reduce manual effort, and make changes at scale. Monitoring and reporting are covered so you can track device health, security posture, and deployment outcomes with confidence.

Advanced scenarios include secure remote support, privilege elevation, cloud-based certificate management, real-time queries, and AI-assisted guidance to speed up troubleshooting and decision-making. By the end, you’ll have practical techniques you can apply immediately to run a modern, cloud-first Intune environment.

What you will learn

• Set up and configure a Microsoft Intune tenant
• Manage Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux devices
• Secure endpoints using policies, compliance, and Microsoft Defender
• Deploy and manage applications across platforms
• Automate administration with PowerShell and Microsoft Graph
• Monitor devices using analytics, reporting, and logs
• Apply advanced endpoint capabilities such as Remote Help and EPM
• Use AI-assisted insights to troubleshoot and optimize operations

Who this book is for

This book is for IT administrators, endpoint engineers, and cloud administrators responsible for managing devices with Microsoft Intune. It suits professionals with basic knowledge of Windows and Microsoft 365 who want practical guidance for daily device management, security, application deployment, compliance, troubleshooting, and automation across multiple platforms in a cloud-first environment.

Table of Contents

1. Getting Started with Microsoft Intune
2. Configuring Your New Tenant for Windows Devices
3. Securing Your Windows Devices with Security Policies
4. Setting Up Enrollment and Updates for Windows
5. Android Device Management
6. iOS Device Management
7. macOS Device Management
8. Setting Up Your Compliance Policies
9. Monitoring Your New Environment
10. Looking at Reporting
11. Packaging Your Windows Applications
12. PowerShell Scripting Across Intune
13. Tenant Administration
14. Looking at Intune Suite
15. Using AI with Security Copilot

Andrew Taylor has been working in the IT industry for over 20 years across a variety of roles and industries, but always with a passion for end-user computing and automation. Now working as CTO at Software Central building tools to make working with Intune even better! He is also a keen blogger and shares many popular scripts with the community as well as attending community events worldwide. Living in the North East of England with his wife and two children, Andrew is a four-time Microsoft MVP in both Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Security Copilot and holds many Microsoft Certifications (10 at the time of writing). Outside of work and family time, he is a film fan and can often be found at the local cinema or practising his archery skills.