MD-102 Manage and maintain devices Practice Question
This MD-102 practice question tests your understanding of manage and maintain devices. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
Which TWO types of policies can be assigned to user groups in Microsoft Intune?
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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Device compliance policy
Device compliance policy (A) can be assigned to user groups to define rules that devices must meet, such as requiring a minimum OS version or BitLocker encryption, and to trigger conditional access. App protection policy (C) can be assigned to user groups to manage how apps access and handle corporate data, even on unenrolled devices, by applying settings like PIN or data transfer restrictions.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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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Device compliance policy
Why this is correct
Compliance policies can be assigned to user groups to evaluate devices of those users.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Enrollment restriction
Why it's wrong here
Enrollment restrictions are rules, not policies, and are assigned to user groups but not considered a policy type.
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App protection policy
Why this is correct
App protection policies target user groups to protect app data on devices.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Device configuration policy
Why it's wrong here
Device configuration policies are assigned to device groups, not user groups.
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Windows update ring
Why it's wrong here
Update rings are assigned to device groups.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often assume all Intune policies can be assigned to user groups, but Microsoft explicitly restricts enrollment restrictions, device configuration policies, and update rings to device groups only.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Under the hood, Intune uses Azure AD group-based assignment for user-targeted policies like compliance and app protection, leveraging the user's identity to apply settings at sign-in or device check-in. Device-targeted policies (e.g., configuration profiles, update rings) rely on the device's object ID in Azure AD, not the user's, which is why they cannot be assigned to user groups. A real-world scenario: assigning a compliance policy to a user group ensures that when a user enrolls a new device, the policy applies automatically, whereas a device configuration policy assigned to a device group would only apply to pre-enrolled devices in that group.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A company's IT admin needs to give a contractor read-only access to production logs without sharing account credentials. Using role-based access control (RBAC) and temporary scoped permissions — not a permanent shared password — is the correct pattern. Questions like this test whether you can apply least-privilege access across cloud identity services.
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Concepts from this question explained
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Manage and maintain devices — This question tests Manage and maintain devices — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Device compliance policy — Device compliance policy (A) can be assigned to user groups to define rules that devices must meet, such as requiring a minimum OS version or BitLocker encryption, and to trigger conditional access. App protection policy (C) can be assigned to user groups to manage how apps access and handle corporate data, even on unenrolled devices, by applying settings like PIN or data transfer restrictions.
What should I do if I get this MD-102 question wrong?
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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