<# .TITLE Sync Devices .SYNOPSIS Trigger synchronization on specific managed devices in Intune or devices in an Entra ID group. .DESCRIPTION This script connects to Microsoft Graph and triggers synchronization operations on targeted devices. You can target devices by specific names, device IDs, or by Entra ID group membership. The script provides real-time feedback on sync operations and handles errors gracefully. .TAGS Operational,Devices .MINROLE Intune Administrator .PERMISSIONS DeviceManagementManagedDevices.PrivilegedOperations.All,DeviceManagementManagedDevices.Read.All,GroupMember.Read.All .AUTHOR Ugur Koc .VERSION 1.8 .CHANGELOG 1.8 - Let the finally block own Graph disconnection so early exits do not emit a second-disconnect error 1.7 - Ignore empty string-array values supplied by Azure Automation when validating the selected target 1.6 - Added a portal-safe DryRun mode and records an empty target group as a successful no-op 1.5 - Added Azure Automation contract validation, portal-safe boolean parameters, beta Graph endpoints, and terminating paging errors 1.4 - Azure Automation now records script progress, outcomes, and summaries in job history 1.3 - Exit code 1 when any sync fails; 429 retry with 60s wait on sync calls; group matching now falls back to userPrincipalName/mail so user-membership groups work; group lookup failures abort with a distinct error; added $select to managed device queries 1.2 - Local runs now use MgGraphCommunity for WAM-free interactive sign-in (auto-installed if missing) 1.0 - Initial release 1.1 - Improved authentication scopes and fixed group device members search - added `DeviceManagementManagedDevices.PrivilegedOperations.All` scope for interactive Graph auth - fixed `Get-DevicesByEntraGroup` to correctly match devices by `azureADDeviceId` - replaced `+=` with `[System.Collections.Generic.List[Object]]` for faster result handling - standardized string quoting to single quotes - optimized `Get-MgGraphAllPage` with strongly typed list - replaced `Out-Null` with `$null =` assignment for cleaner output suppression - improved consistency in logging and error handling .LASTUPDATE 2026-07-30 .EXAMPLE .\sync-devices.ps1 -DeviceNames "LAPTOP001","DESKTOP002" Synchronizes specific devices by name .EXAMPLE .\sync-devices.ps1 -DeviceIds "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012","87654321-4321-4321-4321-210987654321" Synchronizes specific devices by their Intune device IDs .EXAMPLE .\sync-devices.ps1 -EntraGroupName "IT Department Devices" Synchronizes all devices belonging to users in the specified Entra ID group .EXAMPLE .\sync-devices.ps1 -EntraGroupName "Sales Team" -ForceSync "true" Forces synchronization of all devices for users in the Sales Team group .EXAMPLE .\sync-devices.ps1 -EntraGroupName "Sales Team" -DryRun "true" Lists the target devices without sending a synchronization action .NOTES - Supports both local execution and Azure Automation Runbook environments - Automatically detects execution environment and uses appropriate authentication method - Local execution: Uses interactive authentication with specified scopes - Azure Automation: Uses Managed Identity authentication - Requires Microsoft.Graph.Authentication module (auto-installs if missing in local environment) - Use -ForceModuleInstall to skip installation prompts in local environment - Requires appropriate permissions in Entra ID - Sync operations are triggered immediately but may take time to complete on the device - Use -ForceSync to override the 1-hour sync threshold - The script will show real-time progress and results - Local interactive sign-in uses the MgGraphCommunity module to avoid the Graph SDK's mandatory WAM broker on Windows #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [string[]]$DeviceNames, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [string[]]$DeviceIds, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [string]$EntraGroupName, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [ValidateSet("true", "false", "1", "0", '$true', '$false')] [string]$ForceSync, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Preview target devices without synchronizing them")] [ValidateSet("true", "false", "1", "0", '$true', '$false')] [string]$DryRun, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [int]$SyncDelaySeconds = 2, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = 'Force module installation without prompting')] [ValidateSet("true", "false", "1", "0", '$true', '$false')] [string]$ForceModuleInstall ) # Normalize the local module-install override for Azure Automation parameter binding. $forceModuleInstallRaw = [string]$ForceModuleInstall Remove-Variable -Name ForceModuleInstall if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($forceModuleInstallRaw)) { $ForceModuleInstall = $false } elseif ($forceModuleInstallRaw.Trim().ToLowerInvariant() -in @("true", "1", '$true')) { $ForceModuleInstall = $true } elseif ($forceModuleInstallRaw.Trim().ToLowerInvariant() -in @("false", "0", '$false')) { $ForceModuleInstall = $false } else { throw "Parameter 'ForceModuleInstall' accepts only true, false, 1, 0, $true, or $false." } # Azure Automation supplies portal parameter values as strings. Normalize the # public boolean parameters once so local and runbook execution use real booleans. foreach ($runbookBooleanParameter in @('ForceSync', 'DryRun')) { $runbookBooleanRaw = [string](Get-Variable -Name $runbookBooleanParameter -ValueOnly) Remove-Variable -Name $runbookBooleanParameter if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($runbookBooleanRaw)) { Set-Variable -Name $runbookBooleanParameter -Value $false continue } switch ($runbookBooleanRaw.Trim().ToLowerInvariant()) { { $_ -in @("true", "1", '$true') } { Set-Variable -Name $runbookBooleanParameter -Value $true } { $_ -in @("false", "0", '$false') } { Set-Variable -Name $runbookBooleanParameter -Value $false } default { throw "Parameter '$runbookBooleanParameter' accepts only true, false, 1, 0, $true, or $false." } } } $DeviceNames = @($DeviceNames | Where-Object { -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace([string]$_) }) $DeviceIds = @($DeviceIds | Where-Object { -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace([string]$_) }) $selectedTargets = @( if ($DeviceNames.Count -gt 0) { 'DeviceNames' } if ($DeviceIds.Count -gt 0) { 'DeviceIds' } if (-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($EntraGroupName)) { 'EntraGroup' } ) if ($selectedTargets.Count -ne 1) { throw "Specify exactly one target: DeviceNames, DeviceIds, or EntraGroupName." } $TargetMode = $selectedTargets[0] # ============================================================================ # ENVIRONMENT DETECTION AND SETUP # ============================================================================ function Initialize-RequiredModule { <# .SYNOPSIS Ensures required modules are available and loaded #> param( [string[]]$ModuleNames, [bool]$IsAutomationEnvironment, [bool]$ForceInstall = $false ) foreach ($ModuleName in $ModuleNames) { Write-Verbose "Checking module: $ModuleName" # Check if module is available $module = Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name $ModuleName | Select-Object -First 1 if (-not $module) { if ($IsAutomationEnvironment) { $errorMessage = @" Module '$ModuleName' is not available in this Azure Automation Account. To resolve this issue: 1. Go to Azure Portal 2. Navigate to your Automation Account 3. Go to 'Modules' > 'Browse Gallery' 4. Search for '$ModuleName' 5. Click 'Import' and wait for installation to complete Alternative: Use PowerShell to import the module: Import-Module Az.Automation Import-AzAutomationModule -AutomationAccountName "YourAccount" -ResourceGroupName "YourRG" -Name "$ModuleName" "@ throw $errorMessage } else { # Local environment - attempt to install Write-Information "Module '$ModuleName' not found. Attempting to install..." -InformationAction Continue if (-not $ForceInstall) { $response = Read-Host "Install module '$ModuleName'? (Y/N)" if ($response -notmatch '^[Yy]') { throw "Module '$ModuleName' is required but installation was declined." } } try { # Check if running as administrator for AllUsers scope $isAdmin = ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] 'Administrator') $scope = if ($isAdmin) { 'AllUsers' } else { 'CurrentUser' } Write-Information "Installing '$ModuleName' in scope '$scope'..." -InformationAction Continue Install-Module -Name $ModuleName -Scope $scope -Force -AllowClobber -Repository PSGallery Write-Information "✓ Successfully installed '$ModuleName'" -InformationAction Continue } catch { throw "Failed to install module '$ModuleName': $($_.Exception.Message)" } } } # Import the module try { Write-Verbose "Importing module: $ModuleName" Import-Module -Name $ModuleName -Force -ErrorAction Stop Write-Verbose "✓ Successfully imported '$ModuleName'" } catch { throw "Failed to import module '$ModuleName': $($_.Exception.Message)" } } } # Detect execution environment if ($PSPrivateMetadata.JobId.Guid) { Write-Output 'Running inside Azure Automation Runbook' $IsAzureAutomation = $true } else { Write-Output 'Running locally in IDE or terminal' $IsAzureAutomation = $false } # Initialize required modules $RequiredModules = @( 'Microsoft.Graph.Authentication' ) # MgGraphCommunity gives WAM-free interactive sign-in for local runs if (-not $IsAzureAutomation) { $RequiredModules += "MgGraphCommunity" } try { Initialize-RequiredModule -ModuleNames $RequiredModules -IsAutomationEnvironment $IsAzureAutomation -ForceInstall $ForceModuleInstall Write-Verbose '✓ All required modules are available' } catch { Write-Error "Module initialization failed: $_" exit 1 } # ============================================================================ # AUTHENTICATION # ============================================================================ try { if ($IsAzureAutomation) { # Azure Automation - Use Managed Identity Write-Output 'Connecting to Microsoft Graph using Managed Identity...' Connect-MgGraph -Identity -NoWelcome -ErrorAction Stop Write-Output '✓ Successfully connected to Microsoft Graph using Managed Identity' } else { # Local execution - WAM-free interactive sign-in via MgGraphCommunity Write-Output 'Connecting to Microsoft Graph with interactive authentication...' $scopes = @('DeviceManagementManagedDevices.PrivilegedOperations.All', 'DeviceManagementManagedDevices.Read.All') if ($TargetMode -eq 'EntraGroup') { $scopes += 'GroupMember.Read.All' } Connect-MgGraphCommunity -Scopes $scopes -NoWelcome -ErrorAction Stop Write-Output '✓ Successfully connected to Microsoft Graph' } } catch { Write-Error "Failed to connect to Microsoft Graph: $($_.Exception.Message)" exit 1 } # Function to get all pages of results function Get-MgGraphAllPage { param( [string]$Uri, [int]$DelayMs = 100 ) [System.Collections.Generic.List[PSCustomObject]]$allResults = @() $nextLink = $Uri $requestCount = 0 do { try { # Add delay to respect rate limits if ($requestCount -gt 0) { Start-Sleep -Milliseconds $DelayMs } $response = Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Uri $nextLink -Method GET $requestCount++ if ($null -ne $response.value) { $response.value | ForEach-Object { $allResults.Add($_) } } else { $allResults.Add($response) } $nextLink = $response.'@odata.nextLink' } catch { if ($_.Exception.Message -like '*429*' -or $_.Exception.Message -like '*throttled*') { Write-Information "`nRate limit hit, waiting 60 seconds..." -InformationAction Continue Start-Sleep -Seconds 60 continue } throw "Error fetching data from $nextLink : $($_.Exception.Message)" } } while ($nextLink) return $allResults } # Function to trigger device sync function Invoke-DeviceSync { param( [string]$DeviceId, [string]$DeviceName ) try { $syncUri = "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/deviceManagement/managedDevices('$DeviceId')/syncDevice" Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Uri $syncUri -Method POST Write-Information "✓ Sync triggered successfully for device: $DeviceName" -InformationAction Continue return $true } catch { if ($_.Exception.Message -like '*429*' -or $_.Exception.Message -like '*throttled*') { Write-Information "Rate limit hit for device $DeviceName, waiting 60 seconds before retry..." -InformationAction Continue Start-Sleep -Seconds 60 try { Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Uri $syncUri -Method POST Write-Information "✓ Sync triggered successfully for device: $DeviceName" -InformationAction Continue return $true } catch { Write-Information "✗ Failed to sync device $DeviceName after retry: $($_.Exception.Message)" -InformationAction Continue return $false } } Write-Information "✗ Failed to sync device $DeviceName : $($_.Exception.Message)" -InformationAction Continue return $false } } # Function to get devices by Entra ID group function Get-DevicesByEntraGroup { param([string]$GroupName) try { Write-Information "Finding Entra ID group: $GroupName..." -InformationAction Continue # Find the group $groupUri = "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/groups?`$filter=displayName eq '$GroupName'" $groups = @(Get-MgGraphAllPage -Uri $groupUri) if ($groups.Count -eq 0) { throw "Group '$GroupName' not found" } elseif ($groups.Count -gt 1) { throw "Multiple groups found with name '$GroupName'. Please use a more specific name." } $group = $groups[0] Write-Information "✓ Found group: $($group.displayName) (ID: $($group.id))" -InformationAction Continue # Get group members Write-Information 'Retrieving group members...' -InformationAction Continue $membersUri = "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/groups/$($group.id)/members" $members = @(Get-MgGraphAllPage -Uri $membersUri) Write-Information "✓ Found $($members.Count) members in group" -InformationAction Continue # Get all managed devices Write-Information 'Retrieving managed devices...' -InformationAction Continue $devicesUri = "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/deviceManagement/managedDevices?`$select=id,deviceName,azureADDeviceId,userPrincipalName,operatingSystem,osVersion,model,lastSyncDateTime" $allDevices = @(Get-MgGraphAllPage -Uri $devicesUri) # Filter devices by group members (device membership first, then user membership fallback) [System.Collections.Generic.List[PSCustomObject]]$targetDevices = @() foreach ($device in $allDevices) { $deviceInGroup = $false if ($device.azureADDeviceId -and $members.deviceId -contains $device.azureADDeviceId) { $deviceInGroup = $true } elseif ($device.userPrincipalName) { $userInGroup = $members | Where-Object { $_.userPrincipalName -eq $device.userPrincipalName -or $_.mail -eq $device.userPrincipalName } if ($userInGroup) { $deviceInGroup = $true } } if ($deviceInGroup) { $targetDevices.Add($device) } } Write-Information "✓ Found $($targetDevices.Count) devices belonging to group members" -InformationAction Continue return $targetDevices } catch { throw "Failed to get devices by Entra ID group: $($_.Exception.Message)" } } # ============================================================================ # MAIN SCRIPT LOGIC # ============================================================================ try { # Get target devices based on parameter set $targetDevices = @() switch ($TargetMode) { 'DeviceNames' { Write-Output 'Retrieving devices by names...' $devicesUri = "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/deviceManagement/managedDevices?`$select=id,deviceName,azureADDeviceId,userPrincipalName,operatingSystem,osVersion,model,lastSyncDateTime" $allDevices = Get-MgGraphAllPage -Uri $devicesUri foreach ($deviceName in $DeviceNames) { $matchingDevices = $allDevices | Where-Object { $_.deviceName -eq $deviceName } if ($matchingDevices) { $targetDevices += $matchingDevices Write-Output "✓ Found device: $deviceName" } else { Write-Warning "Device not found: $deviceName" } } } 'DeviceIds' { Write-Output 'Retrieving devices by IDs...' foreach ($deviceId in $DeviceIds) { try { $deviceUri = "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/deviceManagement/managedDevices/$deviceId`?`$select=id,deviceName,azureADDeviceId,userPrincipalName,operatingSystem,osVersion,model,lastSyncDateTime" $device = Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Uri $deviceUri -Method GET $targetDevices += $device Write-Output "✓ Found device: $($device.deviceName)" } catch { Write-Warning "Device not found with ID: $deviceId" } } } 'EntraGroup' { $targetDevices = Get-DevicesByEntraGroup -GroupName $EntraGroupName } } if ($targetDevices.Count -eq 0) { Write-Output 'No target devices found. No synchronization action is required.' exit 0 } # Display target information Write-Output "`n📱 TARGET DEVICES SUMMARY" Write-Output '=========================' Write-Output "Total devices to process: $($targetDevices.Count)" if ($DryRun) { foreach ($device in $targetDevices) { Write-Output "• $($device.deviceName) [$($device.id)]" } Write-Output "✓ Dry run completed. No synchronization actions were sent." exit 0 } # Process sync operations $successfulSyncs = 0 $failedSyncs = 0 $skippedSyncs = 0 $processedDevices = 0 Write-Output "`nProcessing device synchronization..." foreach ($device in $targetDevices) { $processedDevices++ Write-Progress -Activity 'Synchronizing Devices' -Status "Processing device $processedDevices of $($targetDevices.Count): $($device.deviceName)" -PercentComplete (($processedDevices / $targetDevices.Count) * 100) # Calculate time since last sync $hoursSinceSync = if ($device.lastSyncDateTime) { [math]::Round(((Get-Date) - [DateTime]$device.lastSyncDateTime).TotalHours, 1) } else { 999 } # Determine if sync should be triggered $shouldSync = $ForceSync -or $hoursSinceSync -gt 1 -or $null -eq $device.lastSyncDateTime if ($shouldSync) { $syncSuccessful = Invoke-DeviceSync -DeviceId $device.id -DeviceName $device.deviceName if ($syncSuccessful) { $successfulSyncs++ } else { $failedSyncs++ } # Add delay between sync operations to avoid overwhelming the service if ($processedDevices -lt $targetDevices.Count) { Start-Sleep -Seconds $SyncDelaySeconds } } else { Write-Output "⏭️ Skipping $($device.deviceName) - synced $hoursSinceSync hours ago" $skippedSyncs++ } } Write-Progress -Activity 'Synchronizing Devices' -Completed # Display final summary Write-Output "`n🔄 SYNC OPERATION SUMMARY" Write-Output '=========================' Write-Output "Total Devices Processed: $($targetDevices.Count)" Write-Output "Successful Syncs: $successfulSyncs" Write-Output "Failed Syncs: $failedSyncs" Write-Output "Skipped Devices: $skippedSyncs" # Show failed devices if any if ($failedSyncs -gt 0) { Write-Output "`n❌ Failed sync operations require manual review." exit 1 } Write-Output "`n🎉 Device synchronization completed successfully!" } catch { Write-Error "Script execution failed: $($_.Exception.Message)" exit 1 } finally { # Disconnect from Microsoft Graph try { if (Get-MgContext) { $null = Disconnect-MgGraph -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue Write-Output '✓ Disconnected from Microsoft Graph' } } catch { # Ignore disconnection errors - this is expected behavior when already disconnected Write-Verbose 'Graph disconnection completed (may have already been disconnected)' } } # Copia sin cambios de https://github.com/ugurkocde/IntuneAutomation (commit 797bb2e). # MIT License # # Copyright (c) 2025 Ugur Koc | Microsoft MVP # # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy # of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal # in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights # to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell # copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is # furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: # # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all # copies or substantial portions of the Software. # # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR # IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, # FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. 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