Intune — Articles by Jannik Reinhard

Build a Microsoft Intune AI Agent with Foundry

Build a Microsoft Intune AI Agent with Foundry

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We’ve all built PowerShell scripts to query Intune, wrapped them in some automation, and called it a day. It works. But with Azure OpenAI Service and models like GPT-4.1 and GPT-5.2 optimized for tool calling, there’s a more interesting approach—building an actual AI agent that can talk to your Intune environment.

Instead of writing a script for every query, you build one agent that understands natural language and calls the Graph API on your behalf. Ask it “which Windows devices are non-compliant?” and it figures out the right API call, executes it, and summarizes the results. It’s not magic—it’s function calling with a nice interface.

In this post, I’ll walk you through two different approaches to building this agent: the classic direct SDK approach and the newer Microsoft Agent Framework. Both use the same underlying Graph API client, but differ in how they orchestrate the AI. Let’s dive in.

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AI-Driven Endpoint Management: The Future with Intune

AI-Driven Endpoint Management: The Future with Intune

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Endpoint management has come a long way from the days of manual, on-premises processes. In today’s world where employees work from home, on the road, or in branch offices, IT teams need tools that are not only powerful but also flexible and intelligent. Microsoft’s journey from Configuration Manager (SCCM) to Intune, and now toward AI-driven automation, shows how we can bridge legacy systems with cloud innovation to deliver seamless, secure, and proactive device management.

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Simplify App Management and Patching with Recast

Simplify App Management and Patching with Recast

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When application management works smoothly, everyone benefits: IT teams operate with fewer tickets, security stays tight, and employees remain productive. Yet for many organizations, keeping every device up to date, simplifying deployments for AVD/Citrix images, managing SSO across the environment, and supporting macOS without costly third-party solutions can feel overwhelming. Add in the need to handle custom, complex applications—where 80% of the workload often goes into just 20% of those installs—and application management becomes even more challenging.

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Patch My PC Home Updater 5.0: What’s New and How It Works

Patch My PC Home Updater 5.0: What’s New and How It Works

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During the recent MMS conference, I had the opportunity to get an early look at the new Patch My PC Home Updater 5.0. Keeping your PC updated is crucial for security, performance, and accessing the latest features in your applications. In business environments, IT teams usually handle this task, but in our personal lives, it’s an important responsibility that often falls to us individually.

To simplify this process, Patch My PC offers a free tool designed to keep your home PC’s software up to date effortlessly. In this blog, I’ll walk you through how it works and what’s new in version 5.0.

Patch My PC Home Updater application interface
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Setup an Autopilot lab on MacOS

Setup an Autopilot lab on MacOS

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As an Intune MVP, I frequently need to test various setups on a dedicated test machine. The easiest way to do this is by using virtual machines (VMs). However, running a Windows VM on a MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon (M3) can be a bit tricky. In this blog post, I’ll guide you through the steps to successfully run a Windows VM on macOS with Apple Silicon.

Setup an Autopilot lab on MacOS
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Microsoft Intune Mac Management: A Complete Guide

Microsoft Intune Mac Management: A Complete Guide

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This post is the Complete Guide to Microsoft Intune Mac Management I wish existed when I started managing macOS endpoints in a Microsoft-first environment. From enrollment via Apple Business Manager to compliance, configuration profiles, and security policies — the workflows here are the patterns I deploy in real tenants.

Managing a fleet of devices in today’s workplace isn’t just about Windows management anymore — Mac devices are becoming increasingly common. As more employees choose Macs for their performance, design, and reliability, you also have to deal with the right ways to manage and secure them. With Microsoft Intune, you have a powerful platform to manage macOS devices alongside other platforms. This post shows you how to manage macOS with Microsoft Intune and explains why integrating Macs into your corporate infrastructure is a smart move.

MacBook with Microsoft Intune management dashboard
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How to build your custom GPT apps

How to build your custom GPT apps

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I wrote a lot of blogs about AI solutions, utilizing e.g. Azure OpenAI. But I want to take you on a journey of how you can build your own apps and websites. In this post I will show you how to build your customized solution with the help of two very powerful frameworks. One is Streamlit and one is Chainlit.

Both provide an interface for a Chat experience, but both have a different design (technical and visual).

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Cloud-Native Endpoint Deployment with Microsoft Intune

Cloud-Native Endpoint Deployment with Microsoft Intune

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You plan to migrate to Intune? Then do this Cloud Native! Use the chance and get rid of your on-premises environment, maintenance of the infrastructure and move this responsibility to Microsoft. In this blog I want to explain what cloud native is and what Intune provides you to make your journey to a success. If you want to validate the provisioning part first, start with a Windows Autopilot test lab.

Cloud native endpoint deployment with Intune
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