Windows Intune Client Software Requirements

Computers on which you want to install the Windows Intune client software must meet the following requirements:

• Operating System Requirements
  
  
• Hardware and Memory Requirements
  
  
• Permission Requirements
  
  
• Client Computer Updates
  
  

Operating System Requirements

Hardware and Memory Requirements

Permission Requirements

Client Computer Updates

Important

Before you can enroll client computers in Windows Intune, the client computers must be running at least Windows Installer 3.1. You can view the version of Windows Installer that is running on a client computer by right-clicking %windir%\System32\msiexec.exe and then clicking Properties . You can download the latest version of Windows Installer from Windows Installer. The Windows Intune client software cannot be installed on computers that are running the System Center Configuration Manager or Systems Management Server client. Remove the Configuration Manager or Systems Management Server client before you install the Windows Intune client. For computers that are running Windows Vista and Windows 7 pre-SP1, an additional restart might be required because of a required update to the Windows Filtering Platform. You can avoid the additional restart by installing the Windows Filtering Platform update on the computers before you install the Windows Intune client software. The Windows Filtering Platform update is available at Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) driver hotfix rollup package. Bandwidth savings by using the peer distribution platform in Windows 8 and Windows 7 is available only to client computers that are running one of these Windows operating systems, Windows 8 Enterprise or Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, or Professional. If client computers that you want to manage by using Windows Intune are behind firewalls or proxy servers, you must configure the firewall or proxy server to let Windows Intune communicate with client computers. For more information, see Firewall and Proxy Server Settings for Managed Computers. If the client computers run anti-malware software that is not manufactured by Microsoft, see Planning for Endpoint Protection.

The Windows Intune administrator console, Windows Intune account portal, and Windows Intune company portals are supported on the following web browsers:

• Internet Explorer 8 and later versions
  
  

  Important
  On Windows 8, the Windows Intune administrator console is supported on Internet Explorer for the desktop only.

• Google Chrome 19 and later versions
  
  
• Mozilla Firefox 5 and later versions
  
  

The Windows Intune company portal is also supported on web browsers for the following mobile device platforms:

• Microsoft Windows Phone 7 and later versions
  
  
• Google Android 2.3.4 and later versions
  
  
• Apple iOS 5.0 and later versions
  
  

When you run the Windows Intune client software package, the software performs two tasks, in the following order:

1. The software authenticates and enrolls the client computer in the Windows Intune service, and the initial agent, Windows Intune Client, is installed.
   
   
2. The software schedules the remaining agents and programs to be downloaded and installed.
   
   

After the enrollment process is complete, you must restart computers that are running Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, or Windows 8. Agents that are not installed properly or enrolled correctly are shown to administrators in the Windows Intune administrator console as alerts.

Windows Intune client software installation is typically complete and working with the service within 30 minutes.