Microsoft Intune: Recovery Lock management for macOS

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Who is affected: The audience described by the Microsoft update is represented by: Microsoft Intune: Recovery Lock management for macOS This feature adds the ability to manage the password used to access the macOS recovery partition. Configuring a recovery OS password prevents users from booting company-owned devices into recovery mode, reinstalling macOS, and bypassing remote management. GA date: February CY2026 In development General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC GCC High DoD Microsoft Intune Mac

Why it matters: The change matters because the official source describes: Microsoft Intune: Recovery Lock management for macOS This feature adds the ability to manage the password used to access the macOS recovery partition. Configuring a recovery OS password prevents users from booting company-owned devices into recovery mode, reinstalling macOS, and bypassing remote management. GA date: February CY2026 In development General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC GCC High DoD Microsoft Intune Mac

Urgency: Monitor

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Risks and objections

• The official source does not establish facts beyond the quoted material.

Points to confirm

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