MD-102 Protect devices Practice Question
An organization uses Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) with Microsoft Intune for device management. The security team wants to automatically remediate risks detected by MDE on Windows devices. Which Intune feature should be used to trigger remediation actions based on MDE alerts?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse Device compliance policies with automated remediation, but compliance policies only evaluate and report status—they do not execute remediation actions like scans or isolation, which is the specific function of the Conditional Launch policy.
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
✓
Conditional Launch policy for MDE
The Conditional Launch policy in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) allows you to define automatic remediation actions (e.g., running a scan, isolating a device) triggered by specific MDE threat alerts. This policy is configured within the MDE security settings managed by Intune, enabling a direct, automated response to risks without manual intervention.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Device configuration profile
Why it's wrong here
Configuration profiles apply static settings, not dynamic remediation.
- ✓
Conditional Launch policy for MDE
Why this is correct
Conditional Launch allows blocking access until device risk is remediated.
- ✗
Device compliance policy
Why it's wrong here
Compliance policies mark devices noncompliant but do not automatically remediate.
- ✗
Windows Update rings
Why it's wrong here
Update rings manage updates, not security remediation.
Go deeper
Related to this question
Learn chapter
Introduction to Endpoint Management in Microsoft 365
Key term
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a cloud-delivered enterprise-grade security platform that protects devices, servers, and networks from advanced cyber threats by combining antivirus, endpoint detection and response, and automated investigation and remediation.
Key term
Intune
Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based service that helps organizations manage their users' devices and applications, ensuring security and compliance without needing to own or control the physical hardware.
About these practice questions
This MD-102 question is part of Courseiva's 942-question bank — original exam-style content with full explanations and wrong-answer analysis, never real exam questions or exam dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This MD-102 practice question is part of Courseiva's free Microsoft certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the MD-102 exam.