MD-102 Manage applications Practice Question
An organization is moving from on-premises SCCM to Microsoft Intune for Windows app management. They need to ensure that users can self-install company portal apps without administrator intervention. Which configuration is required?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse 'Available' assignments with 'Required' assignments, thinking that self-service implies mandatory installation, or incorrectly assume that local admin rights are needed for app installation in Intune.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Assign the app to users as 'Available' in the Company Portal
The 'Available' assignment type in Microsoft Intune allows users to install apps on demand from the Company Portal without requiring administrator intervention. This configuration meets the requirement for self-service installation while respecting user intent, as opposed to forced installations.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Configure the app as 'Required' for all users
Why it's wrong here
A Required assignment pushes the app automatically to every targeted device, so users never choose or initiate installation themselves. It is tempting because Required guarantees delivery, but the scenario asks for user-initiated self-installation, which needs an Available assignment to the user group instead.
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Add the app to the Windows Autopilot deployment profile
Why it's wrong here
Autopilot deployment profiles configure out-of-box experience settings such as device naming and enrolment options; they do not deliver or assign applications. It is tempting because Autopilot does provision devices during enrolment, but app self-installation depends on an Available assignment to users, not on the deployment profile.
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Grant users local administrator rights on their devices
Why it's wrong here
Local administrator rights let users install software directly, but that bypasses Intune management entirely and grants far broader privilege than the scenario needs. It is tempting because admin rights do remove elevation prompts, yet the requirement is self-service installation of Company Portal apps, which Intune delivers through the Company Portal app itself.
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Assign the app to users as 'Available' in the Company Portal
Why this is correct
Assigning the app as 'Available' to users publishes it in the Company Portal, letting users install it themselves without admin rights or IT intervention. Required assignments push silently, while Available is the self-service model the scenario demands.
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Deploying Applications with Intune
Key term
Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based service that helps organizations manage employee devices, apps, and security policies without needing to own or control the physical hardware.
Key term
Company Portal
Company Portal is a Microsoft app that gives employees a secure, self-service way to enroll devices, access company apps, and manage work resources from any device.
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