Practical guides
Microsoft Intune backup and recovery guides
Intune has no built-in backup, recycle bin or version history for policies. These guides explain what Microsoft provides, how to recover a deleted or changed policy and how to move configuration between tenants, with or without TenuVault.
Understand the gap
Does Microsoft Intune have a built-in backup?
Microsoft Intune has no built-in backup, recycle bin or version history for policies. See what native tools exist, their limits and what to use instead.
Intune backup vs Windows Backup for Organizations
Intune backup vs Windows Backup for Organizations, now Windows settings backup and restore: what each protects, where data lives and who it is for.
Recover configuration
How to restore a deleted Intune policy
How to restore a deleted Intune policy: what Microsoft supports, how to recreate it from a backup, and which IDs, assignments and group references change.
How to roll back a bad Intune policy change
How to roll back a bad Intune policy change: find it with drift detection or audit logs, compare versions, restore the previous version and verify on pilots.
Intune disaster recovery plan: a checklist for configuration recovery
Build an Intune disaster recovery plan: a checklist for before, during and after an incident, recovery scenarios, keys and restore drills with TenuVault.
Set up and practice
Set up Intune backups you can verify
Prepare TenuVault, run and review your first Intune backup, save a recovery key and verify weekly or daily schedules with clear desktop operating requirements.
Practice policy recovery before an incident
Run a controlled Intune restore drill with TenuVault: back up an unassigned test policy, restore a copy, compare settings and record the recovery evidence.
Move configuration
Intune tenant to tenant migration: moving configuration
Plan an Intune tenant to tenant migration of configuration: Microsoft's guidance and limits, what TenuVault MSP copies and a step by step checklist.