Most teams structure Intune compliance like this: Detection script = logic + data. Every change = edit script. Every edit = redeploy. Every redeploy = test cycle, rings, delays. It works — until it doesn't scale.

Here's the pattern we use instead: Separate logic from execution.

PowerShell script = pure extractor — reads registry, file versions, outputs flat JSON. Never changes.

JSON rules file = all compliance logic — which apps matter, version thresholds, enforcement rules.

When requirements change? Update the JSON file. Not the script. No redeploy. No testing cycle reset.

Most teams don't realize Intune can support this pattern cleanly. They just keep rewriting scripts.

Tomorrow — why your compliant devices might not actually be compliant.

— Hal

If you're dealing with something like this, reply with ASSESS — I'll tell you if it's fixable.

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