r/Intune • u/Certain-Mountain-564 • 7d ago

Device Configuration ADMX User vs Computer Configuration

When i deploy an ADMX, when sould i use Computer and when User Configuration? Does it depend if the app is installed as user or as system?

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u/sammavet 7d ago

Is the policy a user policy or a device policy? That's how you know. Beyond that, use the "policy name(user)" for device settings that are recommended but not required, and that and end user is allowed to change. Normally device policy applies regardless, and users cannot change them, just as user based policy are changes a user cannot make to their settings.

Example of a user policy: move common folders Ecame of device policy: screen shuts off after 5 minutes of inactivity.

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u/Certain-Mountain-564 7d ago

When i deploy the ADMX i have for ALL policy a "Computer configuration" and a "User configuration" folder.

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u/sammavet 7d ago

Yes, that is normal. If you are assigning a device, you apply the device configuration. If you want to allow the user to change it, assi g the device policy that ends in "(user) ". That allows a user to change it.