Microsoft Intune
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In brief
The What's new page now documents new Windows App and OneDrive settings, a package-removal subsetting, the Disable Get Started setting, and refreshed Visual Studio administrative templates including Disable MCP. These entries apply to Windows.
What Intune admins need to know
Administrators can review and configure the documented controls through Windows settings catalog profiles, including controls for app updates, user access, OneDrive behavior, package removal, and Visual Studio policies.
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- Windows
New Windows App (Azure Virtual Desktop) settings in the Windows settings catalog
There are new Windows App settings in the Windows settings catalog. To see and configure them in Intune, create a Windows settings catalog profile (Devices > Manage devices > Configuration > Create > New policy > Windows 10 and later > Settings catalog). The new settings are:
- Turn off automatic updates for Windows App – controls whether Windows App automatically checks for and installs updates.
- Automatically log off users after inactive interval – signs users out of Windows App after a set period of inactivity.
- Skip First Run Experience (FRE) – skips the first-run experience so users go straight to their resources.
- Admin Release Ring Policy – sets the update release ring (channel) that Windows App follows.
- Automatically create Windows App shortcuts to desktop – creates desktop shortcuts for published Windows App resources.
For more information, see Configure updates for Windows App.
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- Windows
New option for the Remove Default Microsoft Store packages setting
The existing Remove Default Microsoft Store packages setting in the ApplicationManagement area has a new subsetting, Specify additional package family names to remove. It lets you provide a custom list of package family names (PFNs) to remove, in addition to the built-in default set of Microsoft Store packages. For more information, see the ApplicationManagement policy CSP.
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- Windows
New setting to disable the Get Started app
The new Disable Get Started setting prevents the Windows Get Started app from being available to users. For more information, see the Experience policy CSP.
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- Windows
New OneDrive settings in the Windows settings catalog
There are new OneDrive settings in the Windows settings catalog:
- Set a custom name for the OneDrive folder – sets a custom name for the synced OneDrive folder on the user's device.
- Enable OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication for syncing content from an on-prem SharePoint Server using the OneDrive sync app – lets the OneDrive sync app authenticate to an on-premises SharePoint Server using OpenID Connect when the server supports it.
- Specify the Application ID URI for your Entra application for OIDC – specifies the Application ID URI for your Microsoft Entra application used for OIDC when it differs from your SharePoint Server URL.
- Prevent users at your organization from enabling offline mode in OneDrive on the web – blocks users from turning on offline mode for OneDrive on the web.
- Prevent users at your organization from enabling offline mode in OneDrive on the web for libraries and folders that are shared from other organizations – blocks offline mode for libraries and folders shared from other organizations.
- Hard-delete the contents of a folder shortcut when unmounted – permanently deletes the contents of a folder shortcut when it is unmounted instead of moving them to the Recycle Bin.
- Hard-delete contents of a folder shortcut when a user loses permissions to the folder – permanently deletes the contents of a folder shortcut when the user loses permissions to that folder.
For more information, see Use Group Policy to control OneDrive sync app settings.
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- Windows
Updated Visual Studio administrative templates in the Windows settings catalog
The Visual Studio administrative templates were refreshed to version 1.0.184.40051, which adds the latest Visual Studio policy settings to the Windows settings catalog. The new setting is:
- Disable Model Context Protocol (MCP) (DisableMCP)
For more information, see the Visual Studio administrative templates documentation.
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- Windows
Device enrollment
Skip Setup Assistant screens for tvOS and visionOS enrollment
@@ -108,6 +108,73 @@ For the full list of policies, see the [Microsoft Edge policies reference](/depl > > - Windows +#### New Windows App (Azure Virtual Desktop) settings in the Windows settings catalog<!-- 38140497 wndraft wnready -->++ +There are new Windows App settings in the Windows settings catalog. To see and configure them in Intune, create a Windows settings catalog profile (**Devices** > **Manage devices** > **Configuration** > **Create** > **New policy** > **Windows 10 and later** > **Settings catalog**). The new settings are:+- **Turn off automatic updates for Windows App** – controls whether Windows App automatically checks for and installs updates.+- **Automatically log off users after inactive interval** – signs users out of Windows App after a set period of inactivity.+- **Skip First Run Experience (FRE)** – skips the first-run experience so users go straight to their resources.+- **Admin Release Ring Policy** – sets the update release ring (channel) that Windows App follows.+- **Automatically create Windows App shortcuts to desktop** – creates desktop shortcuts for published Windows App resources.+For more information, see [Configure updates for Windows App](/windows-app/configure-updates-windows).+> [!div class="checklist"]+> Applies to:+>+> - Windows++ +#### New option for the Remove Default Microsoft Store packages setting<!-- 38140497 wndraft wnready-->++ +The existing **Remove Default Microsoft Store packages** setting in the ApplicationManagement area has a new subsetting, **Specify additional package family names to remove**. It lets you provide a custom list of package family names (PFNs) to remove, in addition to the built-in default set of Microsoft Store packages.+For more information, see the [ApplicationManagement policy CSP](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-applicationmanagement).+> [!div class="checklist"]+> Applies to:+>+> - Windows++ +#### New setting to disable the Get Started app<!-- 38140497 wndraft wnready-->++ +The new **Disable Get Started** setting prevents the Windows Get Started app from being available to users.+For more information, see the [Experience policy CSP](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-experience).+> [!div class="checklist"]+> Applies to:+>+> - Windows++ +#### New OneDrive settings in the Windows settings catalog<!-- 38140497 wndraft wnready-->++ +There are new OneDrive settings in the Windows settings catalog:+- **Set a custom name for the OneDrive folder** – sets a custom name for the synced OneDrive folder on the user's device.+- **Enable OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication for syncing content from an on-prem SharePoint Server using the OneDrive sync app** – lets the OneDrive sync app authenticate to an on-premises SharePoint Server using OpenID Connect when the server supports it.+- **Specify the Application ID URI for your Entra application for OIDC** – specifies the Application ID URI for your Microsoft Entra application used for OIDC when it differs from your SharePoint Server URL.+- **Prevent users at your organization from enabling offline mode in OneDrive on the web** – blocks users from turning on offline mode for OneDrive on the web.+- **Prevent users at your organization from enabling offline mode in OneDrive on the web for libraries and folders that are shared from other organizations** – blocks offline mode for libraries and folders shared from other organizations.+- **Hard-delete the contents of a folder shortcut when unmounted** – permanently deletes the contents of a folder shortcut when it is unmounted instead of moving them to the Recycle Bin.+- **Hard-delete contents of a folder shortcut when a user loses permissions to the folder** – permanently deletes the contents of a folder shortcut when the user loses permissions to that folder.+For more information, see [Use Group Policy to control OneDrive sync app settings](/sharepoint/use-group-policy).+> [!div class="checklist"]+> Applies to:+>+> - Windows++ +#### Updated Visual Studio administrative templates in the Windows settings catalog<!-- 38140497 wndraft wnready-->++ +The Visual Studio administrative templates were refreshed to version 1.0.184.40051, which adds the latest Visual Studio policy settings to the Windows settings catalog. The new setting is:+- **[Disable Model Context Protocol (MCP)](/visualstudio/ide/visual-studio-github-copilot-admin#configure-copilot-group-policy)** (DisableMCP)+For more information, see the [Visual Studio administrative templates documentation](/visualstudio/install/administrative-templates).+> [!div class="checklist"]+> Applies to:+>+> - Windows+ ### Device enrollment #### Skip Setup Assistant screens for tvOS and visionOS enrollment<!-- 37665726 -->