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Microsoft Intune December 2025 Updates: Admin Tasks Hub

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Summary

Microsoft’s latest Intune updates introduce a new Admin tasks hub in public preview that brings EPM elevation requests, Defender for Endpoint security tasks, and Multi-Admin Approval requests into one place, helping admins work faster and avoid missed actions. The release also strengthens security by enforcing scope tags on EPM request visibility and improves Android and enrollment experiences, which matters because it reduces operational overhead while better aligning endpoint management with Zero Trust and frontline usability needs.

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Introduction: why this matters

Endpoint management teams are under constant pressure to move faster without widening security risk. Intune’s latest updates continue the 2025 theme of eliminating “busy work” by consolidating workflows, tightening access boundaries, and improving cross-platform controls—especially where frontline Android and Apple automated enrollment experiences can make or break user satisfaction.

What’s new (November–December 2025)

1) A single place to review admin work (Public Preview)

A new Admin tasks node (Intune admin center > Tenant administration) centralizes:

  • Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) file elevation requests
  • Defender for Endpoint security tasks
  • Multi-Admin Approval requests

Admins can search, filter, and sort across task types—reducing context switching and missed approvals.

2) EPM elevation requests now respect scope tags

Intune adds scope tag enforcement for reviewing EPM elevation requests. Previously, authorized reviewers could potentially see requests across the entire tenant; now RBAC aligns better with Zero Trust principles by limiting visibility to an admin’s assigned scope.

3) Android improvements: UX, app management, and stronger privacy controls

Managed Home Screen gains frontline-friendly options:

  • Offline mode and app access without sign-in
  • More granular volume controls (call, ring, notifications, alarms, media)

For managed Google Play catalog maintenance, a new “Reset to Basic” option quickly restores the default “all approved apps visible” experience.

Under the hood, Android protection expands through the Intune Settings Catalog, including:

  • Block assist content sharing with privileged apps (helps prevent AI assistants/screen readers from capturing work profile context)
  • Work-profile privacy controls (e.g., block Bluetooth contact sharing, prevent work contacts appearing in personal caller ID)
  • New work profile password controls (expiration, reuse history, wipe on failure)

4) More precise Android targeting + real-time VPN enforcement

You can now use Device Management Type as an assignment filter property to better target policies across Android Enterprise and AOSP scenarios.

Additionally, when Defender for Endpoint detects root on Android, Microsoft Tunnel can immediately block VPN access (including dropping active connections) until the device is remediated.

5) Apple enrollment experience design (GA)

Setup Assistant customization for iOS/iPadOS and macOS Automated Device Enrollment is now generally available. Admins can hide/show specific Setup Assistant screens to tailor onboarding per device or user group.

6) Windows 365 onboarding: Autopilot device prep (Preview)

Windows Autopilot device preparation in automatic mode is now in public preview for:

  • Windows 365 Enterprise
  • Windows 365 Frontline (dedicated mode)
  • Windows 365 Cloud Apps

This enables device prep policies during Cloud PC provisioning—reducing reliance on custom images and improving day-one readiness with clearer reporting.

Impact on IT admins and end users

  • Admins get faster, more reliable review workflows (and less console hopping).
  • Stronger least-privilege boundaries for EPM request handling.
  • Android fleets benefit from practical frontline UX improvements and stronger privacy controls—especially relevant as AI-assisted features evolve.
  • Apple ADE becomes more consistent and user-friendly, improving first-run experience.
  • Windows 365 users can land on a Cloud PC with required apps/scripts ready sooner.

Action items / next steps

  • Pilot the Admin tasks node and update operational runbooks for approvals and security tasks.
  • Review scope tag strategy to ensure EPM reviewers have the right (and only the right) visibility.
  • For Android: evaluate new Settings Catalog controls (especially “block assist content sharing”) and refine policy targeting using Device Management Type filters.
  • If using Microsoft Tunnel, validate the root detection → VPN block workflow and confirm remediation guidance for users.
  • For Apple ADE, standardize Setup Assistant screen sets per persona (e.g., executive vs. frontline).
  • For Windows 365, test Autopilot device prep (automatic mode) in a pilot group and monitor CPC + Autopilot device prep deployment reports.

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