Let’s discuss Enable Sync My Settings Policy on Intune Settings Catalog. Configure the Sync My Settings Policy using the Settings Catalog in Intune. In this blog post, I will share my experience enabling it.
The Sync My Settings policy in the Intune settings catalog allows administrators to configure and manage the synchronization of user settings across multiple Windows devices. These settings will benefit you and also be effective for your organization.
Users get a consistent experience across their devices, as their personalized settings will be automatically applied whenever they sign in with their Microsoft account. A seamless, personalized experience across devices can increase user satisfaction and engagement.
Enabling Sync My Settings Policy can provide many advantages for your organization. Policy deployment is easier and more secure Using the Intune Settings Catalog. In this post, I will share configuration steps, client-side verification, etc.
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Which are the Settings can be Configure Manage using Sync My Settings Policy?
Using Sync My Settings Policy, many settings can be configured and managed. These include themes, passwords, language preferences, and other Windows settings.
Enable Sync My Settings Policy on Intune Settings Catalog
Enabling this policy will sync settings so users can quickly get up and running on any device without manually configuring their preferences. Administrators can use this policy to create a user-friendly environment in your organization.
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CSP Details of Sync My Settings Policy
CSPs help apply policies, settings, and configurations to devices, ensuring they comply with organizational requirements. You can find policies according to your organizational preferences. The table below shows more CSP details of the Sync My Settings Policy.
Scope | Edition | Applicable OS |
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User Not Applicable | Pro | Windows 10, version 1507 [10.0.10240] and later |
Device | Enterprise | |
Education | ||
Windows SE | ||
IoT Enterprise / IoT Enterprise LTSC |
Steps for Enable Sync My Settings
Let’s look at the steps for Enable Sync My Settings in Intune. To start the configuration, open the Microsoft Intune Portal. Then go to Devices > Configuration > Policies > Create.
Create a Profile
To create a Profile, you must select the platform, Profile type, etc. Here, select the platform as Windows 10 and later and the Profile type as Settings Catalog. Click on the Create button.
To continue creating a Policy, you must create a Name and Description. The Name and Description can be made according to preference, but you should provide a relevant name and description to identify the policy later. The Name and Description can be entered on the Basic Tab.
- Name – Enable Sync My Settings Policy on Intune Settings Catalog
- Description – This policy is created to Enable the Sync My Settings Policy on the Intune Settings Catalog
Configuration Settings Tab
The Configuration Settings Tab is the Starting point for selecting settings. From the window below, you can choose settings from the Settings Picker. To do that, Click on the +Add settings hyperlink to get another window.
After clicking on +Add settings, you will get the Settings Picker. I will select the Sync My Settings policy from the Experience Category here. Click on Allow Sync My Settings.
After selecting the policy, it will appear on the Configuration Settings page. From this page, enable this policy. By default, this setting is enabled. Click on the Next button.
Enable Sync My Settings |
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Allows or disallows all Windows sync settings on the device. For information about what settings are sync’ed, see About sync setting on Windows 10 devices. |
Scope Tags
Scope Tag is the Next step in the Intune Settings Catalog Policy. This step is not compulsory to continue the policy creation; you can skip it. Click on the Next button.
Assignments Tab
The Assignment tab is designed to specify the group to which the Sync My Settings policy should be assigned. You can select any number of groups for this policy; no specific limit is mentioned for the number of groups you can choose.
- Click on the +Add groups button under included groups.
- Select the groups from the window and click on the Select button.
- Then, the selected group is shown on the Assignment tab.
- Click on the Next button.
Review + Create Tab
The Review + Create tab is used to finalize the previous steps for successfully configuring the policy. This tab shows every step in all the tabs. Click on the Review + Create button. Once you click Create, you will receive a notification confirming the policy has been created successfully.
After the success message, you can see the created policy on the Configuration page under Policies. This page shows the Policy Name, Platform, Policy type, last modified time, etc. Look at the window below for more clarity.
Monitor Status of Sync My Settings
To check the Monitoring Status of a created policy, Open the Policy from the Configuration tab. Before that, you must sync your device on the Company Portal to quickly configure the policy. Then, you will only get the successful Result on the Monitoring Status Page.
Client Side Verification – Event Log
You can check the Client Side verification, you can use the Event Viewer. To access the successful event log navigate to o the Application and Service Logs: Microsoft > Windows >Select the Device Management Enterprise Diagnostics Provider. Click on “Admin” to view the number of events.
Here i got the Success Event log on the Event ID 813. To easily get the result, filter the Event ID as 813. Follow the below screenshot.
MDM PolicyManager: Set policy int, Policy: (AllowSyncMySettings), Area: (Experience),
EnrollmentID requesting merge: (B1E9301C-8666-412A-BA2F-3BF8A55BFA62), Current User:
(Device), Int: (0x1), Enrollment Type: (0x6), Scope: (0x0).
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Anoop C Nair has been Microsoft MVP for 10 consecutive years from 2015 onwards. He is a Workplace Solution Architect with more than 22+ years of experience in Workplace technologies. He is a Blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group Community leader. His primary focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM and Intune. He writes about technologies like Intune, SCCM, Windows, Cloud PC, Windows, Entra, Microsoft Security, Career, etc.