Intune rollout checklist for Windows 11

Nathan Chadwick · October 28, 2025 · 1 min read

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Inventory the apps that need elevation before you touch update rings.
Confirm Intune update rings line up with WSUS or Windows Update for Business in hybrid estates.
Ship in rings: pilot, then early adopters, then broad, following Microsoft's Windows 11 planning guidance.
Target with filters for departments rather than one-off device exceptions, and document any exception you do grant.

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Baseline
Rings
References

A row of laptops on a wooden desk, one open beside a blank rollout checklist. — Pilot, then early adopters, then everyone else.

Baseline#

Inventory apps that need elevation, confirm update rings, and align with WSUS or Windows Update for Business where hybrid.

Rings#

Pilot → early adopters → broad, in line with Microsoft's Windows 11 planning guidance. Use filters for departments, not one-off device exceptions unless documented.

References#

Sources and further reading for the claims above.

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Series

Intune and endpoints

Win11 rollout, Win32 packaging, profile cleanup, LAPS, and shipping a VPN client with Entra.

1.Intune rollout checklist for Windows 11
2.Package an .exe for silent deployment: build an .intunewin for Intune
3.Clean up old Windows user profiles with a PowerShell startup script
4.One password, every laptop: lateral movement and why you need Windows LAPS