Unassigned Policies Monitor
This script connects to Microsoft Graph and retrieves all device configuration policies configured in Intune, then checks which policies have no assignments to users, groups, or devices. Unassigned policies represent potential configuration drift, unused resources, or incomplete policy deployment. The script generates detailed reports in CSV format, highlighting unassigned policies with creation dates, policy types, and recommendations. This helps administrators maintain clean policy governance and identify policies that may need assignment or removal.
Required Permissions
DeviceManagementConfiguration.Read.All
Allows the app to read properties of Microsoft Intune-managed device configuration and device compliance policies and their assignment to groups, without a signed-in user.
<#
.TITLE
Unassigned Policies Monitor
.SYNOPSIS
Identify and report on all unassigned policies in Microsoft Intune.
.DESCRIPTION
This script connects to Microsoft Graph and retrieves all device configuration policies
configured in Intune, then checks which policies have no assignments to users, groups,
or devices. Unassigned policies represent potential configuration drift, unused resources,
or incomplete policy deployment. The script generates detailed reports in CSV format,
highlighting unassigned policies with creation dates, policy types, and recommendations.
This helps administrators maintain clean policy governance and identify policies that
may need assignment or removal.
.TAGS
Monitoring
.MINROLE
Intune Administrator
.PERMISSIONS
DeviceManagementConfiguration.Read.All
.AUTHOR
Ugur Koc
.VERSION
1.0
.CHANGELOG
1.0 - Initial release
.LASTUPDATE
2025-05-29
.EXAMPLE
.\check-unassigned-policies.ps1
Generates a report of all unassigned policies
.EXAMPLE
.\check-unassigned-policies.ps1 -OutputPath "C:\Reports" -IncludeDetails
Generates a detailed report and saves to specified directory
.EXAMPLE
.\check-unassigned-policies.ps1 -CreatedWithinDays 7
Generates report for policies created in the last 7 days
.NOTES
- Requires Microsoft.Graph.Authentication module: Install-Module Microsoft.Graph.Authentication
- Requires appropriate permissions in Azure AD
- Checks all policy types: Device Configuration, Settings Catalog, Administrative Templates
- Unassigned policies may indicate incomplete deployment or unused configurations
- Regular monitoring helps maintain policy governance and compliance
- Consider removing or assigning policies that have been unassigned for extended periods
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Directory path to save reports")]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[string]$OutputPath = ".",
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Include detailed policy information")]
[switch]$IncludeDetails,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Show only policies created in the last N days")]
[ValidateRange(1, 365)]
[int]$CreatedWithinDays = 0,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Force module installation without prompting")]
[switch]$ForceModuleInstall
)
# ============================================================================
# ENVIRONMENT DETECTION AND SETUP
# ============================================================================
function Initialize-RequiredModule {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Ensures required modules are available and loaded
#>
param(
[string[]]$ModuleNames,
[bool]$IsAutomationEnvironment,
[bool]$ForceInstall = $false
)
foreach ($ModuleName in $ModuleNames) {
Write-Verbose "Checking module: $ModuleName"
# Check if module is available
$module = Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name $ModuleName | Select-Object -First 1
if (-not $module) {
if ($IsAutomationEnvironment) {
$errorMessage = @"
Module '$ModuleName' is not available in this Azure Automation Account.
To resolve this issue:
1. Go to Azure Portal
2. Navigate to your Automation Account
3. Go to 'Modules' > 'Browse Gallery'
4. Search for '$ModuleName'
5. Click 'Import' and wait for installation to complete
Alternative: Use PowerShell to import the module:
Import-Module Az.Automation
Import-AzAutomationModule -AutomationAccountName "YourAccount" -ResourceGroupName "YourRG" -Name "$ModuleName"
"@
throw $errorMessage
}
else {
# Local environment - attempt to install
Write-Information "Module '$ModuleName' not found. Attempting to install..." -InformationAction Continue
if (-not $ForceInstall) {
$response = Read-Host "Install module '$ModuleName'? (Y/N)"
if ($response -notmatch '^[Yy]') {
throw "Module '$ModuleName' is required but installation was declined."
}
}
try {
# Check if running as administrator for AllUsers scope
$isAdmin = ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")
$scope = if ($isAdmin) { "AllUsers" } else { "CurrentUser" }
Write-Information "Installing '$ModuleName' in scope '$scope'..." -InformationAction Continue
Install-Module -Name $ModuleName -Scope $scope -Force -AllowClobber -Repository PSGallery
Write-Information "✓ Successfully installed '$ModuleName'" -InformationAction Continue
}
catch {
throw "Failed to install module '$ModuleName': $($_.Exception.Message)"
}
}
}
# Import the module
try {
Write-Verbose "Importing module: $ModuleName"
Import-Module -Name $ModuleName -Force -ErrorAction Stop
Write-Verbose "✓ Successfully imported '$ModuleName'"
}
catch {
throw "Failed to import module '$ModuleName': $($_.Exception.Message)"
}
}
}
# Detect execution environment
if ($PSPrivateMetadata.JobId.Guid) {
Write-Output "Running inside Azure Automation Runbook"
$IsAzureAutomation = $true
}
else {
Write-Information "Running locally in IDE or terminal" -InformationAction Continue
$IsAzureAutomation = $false
}
# Initialize required modules
$RequiredModules = @(
"Microsoft.Graph.Authentication"
)
try {
Initialize-RequiredModule -ModuleNames $RequiredModules -IsAutomationEnvironment $IsAzureAutomation -ForceInstall $ForceModuleInstall
Write-Verbose "✓ All required modules are available"
}
catch {
Write-Error "Module initialization failed: $_"
exit 1
}
# ============================================================================
# AUTHENTICATION
# ============================================================================
try {
if ($IsAzureAutomation) {
# Azure Automation - Use Managed Identity
Write-Output "Connecting to Microsoft Graph using Managed Identity..."
Connect-MgGraph -Identity -NoWelcome -ErrorAction Stop
Write-Output "✓ Successfully connected to Microsoft Graph using Managed Identity"
}
else {
# Local execution - Use interactive authentication
Write-Information "Connecting to Microsoft Graph with interactive authentication..." -InformationAction Continue
$Scopes = @(
"DeviceManagementConfiguration.Read.All"
)
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes $Scopes -NoWelcome -ErrorAction Stop
Write-Information "✓ Successfully connected to Microsoft Graph" -InformationAction Continue
}
}
catch {
Write-Error "Failed to connect to Microsoft Graph: $($_.Exception.Message)"
exit 1
}
# ============================================================================
# HELPER FUNCTIONS
# ============================================================================
# Function to get all pages of results from Graph API
function Get-MgGraphAllPage {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]$Uri,
[int]$DelayMs = 100
)
$AllResults = @()
$NextLink = $Uri
$RequestCount = 0
do {
try {
# Add delay to respect rate limits
if ($RequestCount -gt 0) {
Start-Sleep -Milliseconds $DelayMs
}
$Response = Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Uri $NextLink -Method GET
$RequestCount++
if ($Response.value) {
$AllResults += $Response.value
}
else {
$AllResults += $Response
}
$NextLink = $Response.'@odata.nextLink'
}
catch {
if ($_.Exception.Message -like "*429*" -or $_.Exception.Message -like "*throttled*") {
Write-Information "`nRate limit hit, waiting 60 seconds..." -InformationAction Continue
Start-Sleep -Seconds 60
continue
}
Write-Warning "Error fetching data from $NextLink : $($_.Exception.Message)"
break
}
} while ($NextLink)
return $AllResults
}
# Function to get policy assignments
function Get-PolicyAssignment {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]$PolicyId,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]$PolicyType
)
try {
switch ($PolicyType) {
"DeviceConfiguration" {
$AssignmentsUri = "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/deviceManagement/deviceConfigurations('$PolicyId')/assignments"
}
"ConfigurationPolicy" {
$AssignmentsUri = "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/deviceManagement/configurationPolicies('$PolicyId')/assignments"
}
"GroupPolicyConfiguration" {
$AssignmentsUri = "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/deviceManagement/groupPolicyConfigurations('$PolicyId')/assignments"
}
default {
$AssignmentsUri = "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/deviceManagement/deviceConfigurations('$PolicyId')/assignments"
}
}
$Assignments = Get-MgGraphAllPage -Uri $AssignmentsUri
return $Assignments
}
catch {
Write-Warning "Failed to get assignments for policy $PolicyId : $($_.Exception.Message)"
return @()
}
}
# Function to determine policy risk level
function Get-PolicyRiskLevel {
param(
[string]$PolicyName,
[datetime]$CreatedDateTime,
[string]$PolicyType
)
$DaysOld = (Get-Date) - $CreatedDateTime
# High risk: Security-related policies that are unassigned
if ($PolicyName -match "(Security|Firewall|BitLocker|Defender|Encryption|Password|PIN)") {
return "High"
}
# High risk: Compliance policies that are unassigned
if ($PolicyType -match "(Compliance|DeviceCompliance)") {
return "High"
}
# Medium risk: Policies older than 30 days
if ($DaysOld.Days -gt 30) {
return "Medium"
}
# Low risk: Recently created policies
return "Low"
}
# Function to format policy details
function Format-PolicyDetail {
param(
[object]$Policy,
[string]$PolicyType
)
$Details = @()
if ($PolicyType -eq "ConfigurationPolicy" -and $Policy.templateReference) {
$Details += "Template: $($Policy.templateReference.templateDisplayName)"
$Details += "Template Version: $($Policy.templateReference.templateDisplayVersion)"
}
if ($Policy.platforms) {
$Details += "Platforms: $($Policy.platforms -join ', ')"
}
if ($Policy.technologies) {
$Details += "Technologies: $($Policy.technologies -join ', ')"
}
if ($Policy.settingCount) {
$Details += "Settings Count: $($Policy.settingCount)"
}
return $Details -join "; "
}
# ============================================================================
# MAIN SCRIPT LOGIC
# ============================================================================
try {
Write-Information "Starting unassigned policies analysis..." -InformationAction Continue
# Calculate filter date if specified
$FilterDate = $null
if ($CreatedWithinDays -gt 0) {
$FilterDate = (Get-Date).AddDays(-$CreatedWithinDays)
Write-Information "Filtering policies created after: $($FilterDate.ToString('yyyy-MM-dd'))" -InformationAction Continue
}
# ========================================================================
# GET ALL DEVICE CONFIGURATION POLICIES
# ========================================================================
Write-Information "Retrieving device configuration policies..." -InformationAction Continue
$AllUnassignedPolicies = @()
try {
# Get traditional device configuration policies
$DeviceConfigUri = "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/deviceManagement/deviceConfigurations"
$DeviceConfigurations = Get-MgGraphAllPage -Uri $DeviceConfigUri
Write-Information "Retrieved $($DeviceConfigurations.Count) device configuration policies" -InformationAction Continue
# Get Settings Catalog policies (Configuration Policies)
$ConfigPoliciesUri = "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/deviceManagement/configurationPolicies"
$ConfigurationPolicies = Get-MgGraphAllPage -Uri $ConfigPoliciesUri
Write-Information "Retrieved $($ConfigurationPolicies.Count) settings catalog policies" -InformationAction Continue
# Get Administrative Templates (Group Policy Configurations)
$GroupPolicyUri = "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/deviceManagement/groupPolicyConfigurations"
$GroupPolicyConfigurations = Get-MgGraphAllPage -Uri $GroupPolicyUri
Write-Information "Retrieved $($GroupPolicyConfigurations.Count) administrative template policies" -InformationAction Continue
}
catch {
Write-Error "Failed to retrieve policies: $($_.Exception.Message)"
exit 1
}
# ========================================================================
# CHECK ASSIGNMENTS FOR EACH POLICY TYPE
# ========================================================================
Write-Information "Checking policy assignments..." -InformationAction Continue
# Check Device Configuration Policies
Write-Information "Analyzing device configuration policies..." -InformationAction Continue
foreach ($Policy in $DeviceConfigurations) {
try {
# Apply date filter if specified
if ($FilterDate -and $Policy.createdDateTime) {
$CreatedDate = [datetime]$Policy.createdDateTime
if ($CreatedDate -lt $FilterDate) {
continue
}
}
$Assignments = Get-PolicyAssignment -PolicyId $Policy.id -PolicyType "DeviceConfiguration"
if ($Assignments.Count -eq 0) {
$RiskLevel = Get-PolicyRiskLevel -PolicyName $Policy.displayName -CreatedDateTime ([datetime]$Policy.createdDateTime) -PolicyType "DeviceConfiguration"
$Details = if ($IncludeDetails) { Format-PolicyDetail -Policy $Policy -PolicyType "DeviceConfiguration" } else { "" }
$UnassignedPolicy = [PSCustomObject]@{
PolicyName = $Policy.displayName
PolicyType = "Device Configuration"
PolicySubType = $Policy.'@odata.type' -replace '#microsoft.graph.', ''
CreatedDateTime = $Policy.createdDateTime
LastModified = $Policy.lastModifiedDateTime
RiskLevel = $RiskLevel
Description = $Policy.description
Details = $Details
PolicyId = $Policy.id
}
$AllUnassignedPolicies += $UnassignedPolicy
}
}
catch {
Write-Warning "Error processing device configuration policy '$($Policy.displayName)': $($_.Exception.Message)"
continue
}
}
# Check Settings Catalog Policies
Write-Information "Analyzing settings catalog policies..." -InformationAction Continue
foreach ($Policy in $ConfigurationPolicies) {
try {
# Apply date filter if specified
if ($FilterDate -and $Policy.createdDateTime) {
$CreatedDate = [datetime]$Policy.createdDateTime
if ($CreatedDate -lt $FilterDate) {
continue
}
}
$Assignments = Get-PolicyAssignment -PolicyId $Policy.id -PolicyType "ConfigurationPolicy"
if ($Assignments.Count -eq 0) {
$RiskLevel = Get-PolicyRiskLevel -PolicyName $Policy.name -CreatedDateTime ([datetime]$Policy.createdDateTime) -PolicyType "ConfigurationPolicy"
$Details = if ($IncludeDetails) { Format-PolicyDetail -Policy $Policy -PolicyType "ConfigurationPolicy" } else { "" }
$UnassignedPolicy = [PSCustomObject]@{
PolicyName = $Policy.name
PolicyType = "Settings Catalog"
PolicySubType = if ($Policy.templateReference) { $Policy.templateReference.templateDisplayName } else { "Custom" }
CreatedDateTime = $Policy.createdDateTime
LastModified = $Policy.lastModifiedDateTime
RiskLevel = $RiskLevel
Description = $Policy.description
Details = $Details
PolicyId = $Policy.id
}
$AllUnassignedPolicies += $UnassignedPolicy
}
}
catch {
Write-Warning "Error processing settings catalog policy '$($Policy.name)': $($_.Exception.Message)"
continue
}
}
# Check Administrative Template Policies
Write-Information "Analyzing administrative template policies..." -InformationAction Continue
foreach ($Policy in $GroupPolicyConfigurations) {
try {
# Apply date filter if specified
if ($FilterDate -and $Policy.createdDateTime) {
$CreatedDate = [datetime]$Policy.createdDateTime
if ($CreatedDate -lt $FilterDate) {
continue
}
}
$Assignments = Get-PolicyAssignment -PolicyId $Policy.id -PolicyType "GroupPolicyConfiguration"
if ($Assignments.Count -eq 0) {
$RiskLevel = Get-PolicyRiskLevel -PolicyName $Policy.displayName -CreatedDateTime ([datetime]$Policy.createdDateTime) -PolicyType "GroupPolicyConfiguration"
$Details = if ($IncludeDetails) { Format-PolicyDetail -Policy $Policy -PolicyType "GroupPolicyConfiguration" } else { "" }
$UnassignedPolicy = [PSCustomObject]@{
PolicyName = $Policy.displayName
PolicyType = "Administrative Template"
PolicySubType = "Group Policy"
CreatedDateTime = $Policy.createdDateTime
LastModified = $Policy.lastModifiedDateTime
RiskLevel = $RiskLevel
Description = $Policy.description
Details = $Details
PolicyId = $Policy.id
}
$AllUnassignedPolicies += $UnassignedPolicy
}
}
catch {
Write-Warning "Error processing administrative template policy '$($Policy.displayName)': $($_.Exception.Message)"
continue
}
}
# ========================================================================
# DISPLAY RESULTS
# ========================================================================
Write-Information "`n========================================" -InformationAction Continue
Write-Information "UNASSIGNED POLICIES ANALYSIS RESULTS" -InformationAction Continue
Write-Information "========================================" -InformationAction Continue
if ($AllUnassignedPolicies.Count -eq 0) {
Write-Information "✓ No unassigned policies found!" -InformationAction Continue
if ($FilterDate) {
Write-Information " (Checked policies created after $($FilterDate.ToString('yyyy-MM-dd')))" -InformationAction Continue
}
}
else {
Write-Information "Found $($AllUnassignedPolicies.Count) unassigned policies:" -InformationAction Continue
# Group by risk level
$HighRisk = $AllUnassignedPolicies | Where-Object { $_.RiskLevel -eq "High" }
$MediumRisk = $AllUnassignedPolicies | Where-Object { $_.RiskLevel -eq "Medium" }
$LowRisk = $AllUnassignedPolicies | Where-Object { $_.RiskLevel -eq "Low" }
Write-Information "`nRisk Level Summary:" -InformationAction Continue
Write-Information " High Risk: $($HighRisk.Count) policies" -InformationAction Continue
Write-Information " Medium Risk: $($MediumRisk.Count) policies" -InformationAction Continue
Write-Information " Low Risk: $($LowRisk.Count) policies" -InformationAction Continue
# Display top 10 unassigned policies
Write-Information "`nTop 10 Unassigned Policies (by risk level):" -InformationAction Continue
$TopPolicies = $AllUnassignedPolicies | Sort-Object @{Expression = {
switch ($_.RiskLevel) {
"High" { 1 }
"Medium" { 2 }
"Low" { 3 }
}
}
}, CreatedDateTime | Select-Object -First 10
$PolicyNumber = 1
foreach ($Policy in $TopPolicies) {
Write-Information "`n[$PolicyNumber] $($Policy.PolicyName)" -InformationAction Continue
Write-Information " Type: $($Policy.PolicyType) ($($Policy.PolicySubType))" -InformationAction Continue
Write-Information " Created: $($Policy.CreatedDateTime)" -InformationAction Continue
Write-Information " Risk Level: $($Policy.RiskLevel)" -InformationAction Continue
if ($Policy.Description) {
Write-Information " Description: $($Policy.Description)" -InformationAction Continue
}
if ($IncludeDetails -and $Policy.Details) {
Write-Information " Details: $($Policy.Details)" -InformationAction Continue
}
$PolicyNumber++
}
}
# ========================================================================
# EXPORT TO CSV
# ========================================================================
if ($AllUnassignedPolicies.Count -gt 0) {
$OutputFile = Join-Path -Path $OutputPath -ChildPath "UnassignedPolicies_$(Get-Date -Format 'yyyyMMdd_HHmmss').csv"
try {
$AllUnassignedPolicies | Export-Csv -Path $OutputFile -NoTypeInformation -Encoding UTF8
Write-Information "✓ Report exported to: $OutputFile" -InformationAction Continue
}
catch {
Write-Warning "Failed to export CSV report: $($_.Exception.Message)"
}
}
Write-Information "`n✓ Unassigned policies analysis completed successfully" -InformationAction Continue
}
catch {
Write-Error "Script failed: $($_.Exception.Message)"
exit 1
}
finally {
# Cleanup operations
try {
Disconnect-MgGraph -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
Write-Information "Disconnected from Microsoft Graph" -InformationAction Continue
}
catch {
Write-Warning "Failed to disconnect from Microsoft Graph: $($_.Exception.Message)"
}
}
# ============================================================================
# SCRIPT SUMMARY
# ============================================================================
Write-Information "
========================================
Script Execution Summary
========================================
Script: Unassigned Policies Monitor
Total Policies Checked: $($DeviceConfigurations.Count + $ConfigurationPolicies.Count + $GroupPolicyConfigurations.Count)
Unassigned Policies Found: $($AllUnassignedPolicies.Count)
Status: Completed
========================================
" -InformationAction Continue