As 2024 is drawing to a close, we can start to look back at the features that have been added to Microsoft Intune and Windows 365. These upgrades have enhanced the user experience, strengthened security measures, and enabled users to operate more efficiently.

As such, it will be exciting to look at what Microsoft could potentially add to these platforms in 2025. Businesses will be interested in seeing what Microsoft has on the horizon. They will also be eager to see what will improve these platforms even further while simultaneously addressing some common concerns they may have.

With this in mind, in this article, we’ll be going over the information Microsoft has released concerning features scheduled to be released in 2025.

What does 2025 hold for Intune?

Microsoft Intune: Managed device attestation for iOS/iPadOS and macOS device enrollment and ADE

When we consider the threat landscape that organizations constantly have to deal with, it’s easy to see why there is a great need for continually improving security measures. Hence why bringing ACME and managed device attestation support for eligible Apple devices to GA is a great move on Intune’s part. It should enable you to have better control over the verification processes of various devices.

Included in this update are device enrollment and ADE enrollments, notably AC2. Admins should note that this will apply to new enrollments with device enrollment (BYOD) and new enrollments with ADE or Apple Configurator tool. We can expect to see the rollout of this feature beginning in April 2025.

Microsoft Intune: Windows enrollment attestation

Staying with the same theme of enhancing security measures, businesses will also be getting this feature beginning in March 2025. You can expect to have physical devices attested at enrollment and enrollment credentials storage in the hardware of the device.

This can provide administrators with an extra bit of convenience. It will allow them to view device attestations in the new Device attestation status report. Additionally, they can force attestation from that report when necessary.

Microsoft Intune: Enhanced device inventory for Windows devices

Few things can increase work efficiency the way that easily having access to all the information you need when you need it can. This is what businesses will be getting when this service is rolled out in February 2025 enabling them to obtain more inventory information about their Windows devices. You get to specify which device properties you need to collect as well as from which devices. With this, you can view that information for your devices.

Microsoft Intune: Hardware-backed attestation – enhanced for Windows 11

This feature, which will be coming to you in January 2025, seeks to improve the Windows compliance policy. You should expect an improvement in device health due to the addition of five additional hardware attestation settings. These settings are specific to Windows 11 using advanced platform security features. The latter will include features such as firmware protection, virtualization-based security, Memory Integrity and Access Protection, and Early Launch Antimalware protection.

Microsoft Intune: macOS Platform SSO Support

Intune is constantly looking for ways to enhance the user experience for customers that use the macOS platform. To this end, features like this one in particular will give you better security and increase convenience. With the release planned for January 2025, customers should soon be able to log in on a managed Mac using their Entra ID password.

Microsoft Intune: Multiple managed accounts

Adding to the convenience that the upcoming Intune features will bring is this feature. As of January 2025, Microsoft plans on enabling users to use a single device with multiple company accounts to access company information through specific managed applications.

Microsoft Intune: Enrollment time grouping for Android Enterprise Corporate devices

Enrollment time grouping (ETG) for Android Enterprise Corporate devices is a feature that will help targeted apps and policies reach devices faster thus minimizing delays common with device setup. The rollout is slated for January 2025.

AI to boost the capabilities of the Cloud PC

Businesses cannot deny the immense potential that AI can offer them. This technology has vast applications that can positively impact business operations at just about every level. It’s therefore no surprise that Windows 365 is working on taking advantage of AI to improve the user experience for Cloud PC users. Already, Windows 365 can use AI to provide you with Cloud PC resizing recommendations that can help minimize costs and increase efficiency.

Windows 365 does this and more by leveraging AI to evaluate Cloud PC deployment and utilization. With this information in hand, companies can better plan their Cloud PC environments thus maximizing the value of their investment. These tailored, AI-powered insights will help you avoid several issues including:

• Complex purchase discussions – when you lack specific information, your organization could spend vast amounts of time bogged down in discussions with vendors trying to figure out what’s most suitable for your needs.
• Low productivity levels – if your environment operates with incorrect configurations, employees cannot perform at optimum levels and their output will be lower than it should be.
• Fluctuations in usage and license churn – any discrepancies between your purchased licenses and actual use may cause irregular usage patterns which in turn negatively impacts cost management.

Wrap up

The various development teams at Microsoft appreciate the need to keep expanding the capabilities of the products and services they offer. As the modern work environment evolves, so too should the tools available to us. Companies need technologies that empower their employees, strengthen their security, and inspire business innovation.

Fortunately, the new features and capabilities that Microsoft Intune and Windows 365 are working on promise to deliver. Customers can plan excitedly for the future knowing that their platforms of choice will keep them ahead of the curve.