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Change Manager for Group Policy and Intune

Configuration change control for Group Policy and Intune:
Governance, security, and operational scale

Change Manager for Group Policy/Intune delivers modern configuration governance for Intune profiles and Group Policy from a single interface. A web platform provides role-based change control for Intune profiles, GPOs, and AD containers, with roles for editors, approvers, and deployers. Scheduled deployments ensure smooth change implementation. Proactive real-time monitoring for GPO tampering and malicious attacks ensures fast detection of suspicious activity and enhances Active Directory security.

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Whether you are seeking change control for your configuration management environment or getting ready to migrate from the retiring Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) tool, Change Manager for Group Policy and Intune will help you to:

Ensure business continuity
Ensure business continuity

by preventing misconfigurations from becoming incidents and reducing the risk of operational disruption.

Reinforce security
Reinforce security

with proactive policy tampering detection, strict change control, and object delegation that reduces the risk of policy changes being maliciously exploited.

Ensure business continuity
Recover quickly

by rolling back and restoring capabilities to limit the impact of risky changes.

Ensure business continuity
Scale operations

with streamlined workflows and safe delegation so teams can move faster without sacrificing governance.

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FAQ

What is Change Manager for Group Policy/Intune, and how does it help with GPO management?

Change Manager for Group Policy/Intune is a web-based configuration change control platform for Group Policy and Intune profiles. It centralizes GPO management with role-based delegation, version history, scheduled deployments, fast rollback, and automatic detection of out-of-band changes so teams can govern policies at scale.

Is Change Manager for Group Policy/Intune an AGPM alternative?

Yes. Change Manager for Group Policy/Intune is a practical AGPM alternative for teams that need modern change control and governance. It supports the same core workflows many expect from Advanced Group Policy Management while extending support to Intune profiles and adding features such as scheduled deployments, out-of-band change detection, and richer role models.

How does Change Manager for Group Policy/Intune address AGPM retirement and migration planning?

Change Manager for Group Policy/Intune provides migration-friendly capabilities for organizations preparing for AGPM retirement. The product lets you export and compare GPO backups, preserve version history, and run staged or scheduled deployments to minimize risk during the transition.

What configuration change control features does Change Manager for Group Policy/Intune provide?

Change Manager for Group Policy/Intune delivers approval-based change control, GPO version comparison, export of checked-out objects, recycle bin restore, and fine-grained control over security filtering, WMI filters, and container linking. These configuration change control features reduce policy drift and help prevent misconfigurations from becoming incidents.

Can Change Manager for Group Policy/Intune handle both on-premises Group Policy and Intune profile management?

Yes. Change Manager for Group Policy/Intune provides unified management for GPOs, AD containers, and Intune Configuration Profiles in a single web-based dashboard. That unified approach simplifies hybrid GPO management, enables consistent policy governance across environments, and reduces operational friction for administrators.

Does Change Manager for Group Policy/Intune detect malicious activity in Group Policy and help recover from security incidents?

Change Manager for Group Policy/Intune proactively monitors and alerts for GPO tampering and malicious attacks in real time. This includes the ability to detect stealthy attacks that attempt to inject changes directly into the SYSVOL part of a GPO. CMGPI enables faster recovery by providing a global role for restoring modified or deleted GPOs.

Is Change Manager for Group Policy/Intune suitable for complex IT environments?

Yes. Change Manager is designed to fit naturally into complex hybrid environments with hundreds or even thousands of GPOs and Intune profiles. Its centralized visibility, delegation, approval workflows, version history, scheduled deployments, and change monitoring capabilities help IT teams manage configuration changes at scale. Our team also supports customers through installation and adoption, helping them set up the product for their environment and ensuring everything runs smoothly from deployment through day-to-day use.

What are the main features of Change Manager for Group Policy and Intune by SDM Software?

Change Manager for Group Policy/Intune has the following features:

 

  • Web-based change control of Intune Configuration Profiles, GPO, and container (site, domain, OU) changes 

  • Unified dashboard with a bird’s-eye view of all GPOs, containers, and Intune profiles, with status captured

  • Ability to delegate editors, approvers, and optionally, deployers, at the GPO, container, and profile level

  • Virtual “Admin containers” allow for grouping of associated GPOs, containers, and profiles for delegation

  • Ability to quickly compare differences across versions and search for settings across GPOs or Intune profiles

  • Restore deleted GPOs

  • Proactive monitoring and alerting on out-of-band GPO changes, including malicious tampering and stealthy attacks that attempt to inject changes directly into the SYSVOL part of a GPO

  • 22 in-the-box reports across GPO, Containers, and Intune

  • Approval-based workflow with immediate or scheduled deployment

  • Role-based access control of product administration

  • Ability to restrict editing of GPO policy areas to specific users and groups

  • Ability to enforce GPO naming standards

  • Single sign-on (SSO) and delegation using Entra ID users and groups

  • “Break Glass” role for emergency changes

  • PowerShell module for automation of most Change Manager’s tasks

  • Email & MS Teams alerting on changes, approvals, and deployments

  • History of changes for each object

  • High-Availability (HA) deployment support