Mastering Microsoft Intune - Third Edition: A complete guide to AI-first management for Windows 11, Windows 365, agents and Zero Trust

Deploy and secure Windows 365 and Windows 11 with Microsoft Intune, Security Copilot, and modern Zero Trust practices

Key Features

• Learn from Microsoft product leaders shaping Intune, Windows 365, and endpoint security
• Build secure, cloud-first endpoint strategies with Zero Trust and enterprise-tested guidance
• Use Security Copilot and AI agents to modernize investigation, remediation, and operations

Book Description

Modern endpoint management has changed dramatically. You are no longer just deploying devices and policies; you are managing Cloud PCs, securing hybrid work, enforcing Zero Trust, and preparing for AI-driven operations. Mastering Microsoft Intune Third Edition takes you through that full journey.

Written by Microsoft experts Christiaan Brinkhoff and Per Larsen, this edition begins with Microsoft Intune, modern management, and the architecture needed for a secure, cloud-first endpoint strategy. From there, the book moves into planning and deploying Windows 365, onboarding devices with Autopilot, delivering applications, enforcing policies, managing updates, and strengthening identity and endpoint security.

What makes this third edition especially timely is its expanded focus on changes across the Microsoft ecosystem. You will explore AI-enabled Cloud PCs, Intune Suite, Security Copilot, built-in agents, and new approaches to troubleshooting, remediation, and governance. Rather than treating these as separate innovations, the book shows how they fit into everyday endpoint operations.

By the end of the book, you will be ready to design, deploy, secure, monitor, and troubleshoot modern Windows environments with greater confidence and a clearer view of where endpoint management is heading next.

What you will learn

• Design Windows 365 architectures for enterprise needs
• Deploy Cloud PCs and Windows devices with Intune
• Enroll and provision devices with Windows Autopilot
• Apply Zero Trust controls across endpoint workflows
• Strengthen security with Intune Suite and Defender
• Use Security Copilot for investigation and remediation
• Troubleshoot policy, app, and enrollment issues faster

Who this book is for

This book is for endpoint administrators, IT professionals, cloud architects, consultants, security practitioners, and Microsoft partners responsible for managing Windows devices and Cloud PCs. It is ideal for readers working with Microsoft Intune, Windows 365, and Microsoft 365 who want to modernize endpoint operations, strengthen security, and adopt AI-assisted workflows. Familiarity with Windows, Microsoft 365, and enterprise IT administration is recommended.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Microsoft 365 Cloud and AI Services
2. Modern Management in a Zero Trust World
3. Requirements for Microsoft Intune
4. What is Windows 365?
5. Deploying Windows 365
6. Windows Cloud Native Management
7. Managing Windows Autopilot Device Preparation
8. Application Management and Delivery
9. Understanding Policy Management
10. Windows Autopatch
11. Intune Advanced Capabilities
12. Copilot
13. Identity and Security Management
14. Monitoring and Endpoint Analytics
15. Troubleshooting Microsoft Intune and Windows 365
16. Partner Solutions for Windows 365 and Intune

Christiaan Brinkhoff works as a Principal Program Manager and Community Director for Windows 365 and AVD at Microsoft, in his role at Microsoft, he works on features such as Windows 11, Windows 365 app, Switch and Boot. Christiaan is also an Author (3 books) and Inventor (3 patents). His mission is to drive innovation while bringing Windows 365, Windows, and Microsoft Intune closer together, drive community efforts around virtualization to empower Microsoft customers in leveraging new cloud virtualization scenarios. Christiaan joined Microsoft in 2018 as part of the FSLogix acquisition. He has also been rewarded with the Microsoft MVP, Citrix CTP, and VMware vExpert community achievements - for his continued support in the EUC community.

Per works as a Senior Product Manager for Microsoft Intune, where he partners with strategic customers to evaluate and adopt Microsoft Security and Microsoft Intune capabilities before general availability. He works at the intersection of customer engagement, product engineering, and innovation, helping organizations realize value from emerging security solutions while providing critical feedback that shapes product direction. His role focuses on driving early adoption of pre-release Microsoft Intune and security features, collaborating directly with enterprise customers to validate scenarios, gather insights, and accelerate outcomes. He also helps bridge customer needs with engineering teams to improve product readiness, usability, and business impact, while enabling customers to strengthen their security posture and modern endpoint management through the latest Microsoft innovations. His areas of expertise include Microsoft Intune, endpoint management, security, early adoption programs, customer engagement, product strategy, enterprise mobility, Zero Trust, and Microsoft Security. Before joining Microsoft on 1 April 2019, Per was a Microsoft MVP in Enterprise Mobility from 1 July 2016.