Minimum Intune Deployments for Microsoft 365 Apps

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Short answer

C You must create three deployments to account for the three unique combinations of the Microsoft 365 Apps suite.

Question

You have a Microsoft 365 subscription that includes Microsoft Intune. The subscription contains Windows 11 devices enrolled in Intune. The subscription contains three groups named Departement1, Department2, and Department3. You need to deploy Microsoft 365 Apps to the Windows 11 devices. The solution must meet the following requirements: • Users in Department1 and Department2 must receive the full Microsoft 365 Apps suite, including Microsoft Project and Visio. • Users in Department3 must receive the full Microsoft 365 Apps suite, including Microsoft Project, but without Visio. • All other users must receive the full Microsoft 365 Apps suite without Microsoft Project or Visio. What is the minimum number of deployments you should create?
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Key Takeaways

Each unique combination of Microsoft 365 Apps suite components requires a separate Intune deployment, making overlapping assignments invalid for differing app sets.

Deploying Microsoft 365 Apps with different application combinations (like Project and Visio) in Intune requires separate deployments for each unique suite configuration. This guide establishes that three deployments are the minimum required to meet varying departmental requirements without causing installation conflicts.

Common mistake: Choosing 2 deployments, assuming one base deployment can be layered with separate Project or Visio app deployments, which causes conflicts in the Office deployment engine.

Expert Analysis

Why the Answer Is Correct

Three deployments are required because Microsoft Intune requires a separate deployment for each unique combination of the Microsoft 365 Apps suite. You cannot layer separate Project or Visio installations on top of a base M365 Apps deployment without causing conflicts; they must be bundled within the suite configuration. Therefore, one deployment is needed for Department1 and Department2 (M365 Apps + Project + Visio), a second for Department3 (M365 Apps + Project), and a third for all other users (M365 Apps only).

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

One deployment (Option A) cannot satisfy all requirements because you cannot dynamically include or exclude apps like Project or Visio based on group membership within a single deployment. Two deployments (Option B) are insufficient because you would either have to give Department3 Visio or give all other users Project, violating the stated requirements. Four deployments (Option D) is more than the minimum required, as the three unique suite configurations can be perfectly covered by three deployments.

Community Comment Notes

Commenters agree that three deployments are necessary to handle the three distinct sets of application requirements. As jdr002 noted, the deployments map directly to the groups: "1. M365 apps include Dept 1 and Dept 2 2. M365 apps include Dept 3 3. M365 apps include all users exclude Dept 1,2,3".

Exam Strategy

When asked for the minimum number of Intune deployments for Microsoft 365 Apps, count the number of unique app combinations required. Remember that Project and Visio must be included in the suite deployment, not deployed as separate overlapping apps.

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Discussion 3 contributions

Compiled from public community threads and reader submissions, lightly edited for clarity. Handles and vote tallies are shown as recorded, and comments reflect the views of individual contributors.

From public community threads 3

  1. jdr002 👍 5 Answered C
    Correct. 1. M365 apps include Dept 1 and Dept 2 2. M365 apps include Dept 3 3. M365 apps include all users exclude Dept 1,2,3
  2. chafe 👍 2 Answered C
    Answer is correct
  3. EUC_PRO 👍 2 Answered C
    Correct

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