Plan for Change: Intune moving to support macOS 15 and higher later this year

🚨 The Signal: Intune will soon only support macOS 15 (Sequoia) and newer for new device enrollments. Existing macOS 14.x devices will remain managed but cannot be re-enrolled if wiped. This impacts device lifecycle management and security patching.

The Impact

Admins and security teams are affected by the risk of unmanaged or non-compliant macOS devices if not upgraded.

  • Admins: New macOS 14.x devices cannot enroll, increasing manual management.
  • Security Teams: Older macOS devices may fall out of support, increasing vulnerability.
  • Users: May experience enrollment issues if their macOS is outdated.
  • Compliance Teams: Risk of non-compliance for devices not meeting OS patching standards.

The Action

  1. Go to Devices > All devices in Intune.
  2. Filter by 'macOS' and add columns to identify devices running macOS 14.x or below.
  3. Identify users with affected macOS devices.
  4. Plan for upgrading macOS 14.x devices to macOS 15 (Sequoia) or higher.
  5. Review https://aka.ms/Intune/macOS/ADE-DE-support for nuanced support statements on ADE/DE devices.

Domain: Intune · Impact: medium · Workload: Intune · Essential Eight: Patch Operating Systems · ISM: ISM-1407, ISM-1501, ISM-1621, ISM-1622, ISM-1623, ISM-1654, ISM-1655, ISM-1694, ISM-1695, ISM-1696, ISM-1701, ISM-1702, ISM-1877, ISM-1889, ISM-1902