Zero-Touch Patch Management With PowerShell and Intune: How We Automated Compliance at Scale

Keeping hundreds of endpoints patched and compliant sounds easy on paper until you’re juggling different departments, conflicting maintenance windows, and manual tracking spreadsheets. We knew our approach had to change when a missed update led to a critical zero-day vulnerability exposure in one of our branch office servers.

This article walks through how we transitioned from inconsistent, manual patching to a fully automated, audit-friendly system using Microsoft Intune, PowerShell, and scheduled compliance logic. No third-party tools. No more guesswork.