4 ways to sync your device with Intune

Did you know that Intune’s default synchronization cycle is 8 hours ⏱️ for all devices (Windows, iOS, Android, macOS) ❓

what if you want to test a policy and see the result right now ❓

Are you going to wait for Intune synchronization cycle ❓

Here is 4 Quick solutions to force synchronization :

1. Via Windows Settings

  1. Settings
  2. Accounts
  3. Work/School access
  4. Synchronize.

2. Via Company Portal

  1. Open the application
  2. Go to settings
  3. Click on “Synchronize

3. Via PowerShell

Get-ScheduledTask 'PushLaunch' | Start-ScheduledTask 

4. From the Intune Admin portal

  • Select the device from Intune portal
  • Click on “Sync

Pro Tip :

✅ For Win32 applications, remember that the Intune Management Extension has a different synchronization cycle of 1 hour

In my case, I’m using solution 1+4 in the same time 😂.

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Aymen EL JAZIRI (Microsoft MVP)
Aymen EL JAZIRI (Microsoft MVP)

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