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title macOS Device control policies frequently asked questions (FAQ)
description Get answers to common questions about device control policies using JAMF or Intune.
ms.service defender-endpoint
author limwainstein
ms.author lwainstein
ms.reviewer joshbregman
ms.localizationpriority medium
ms.collection
m365-security
tier3
mde-macos
ms.topic faq
ms.subservice macos
ms.date 04/16/2025
appliesto
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2
Microsoft Defender for Business

macOS Device Control policies frequently asked questions (FAQ)

This article provides answers to frequently asked questions about Device Control capabilities in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

Questions | Answers

How do I know whether the machine is Device Control enabled, and what is the Default Enforcement?

Answer: Run mdatp device-control policy preferences list to see all the iOS policies on this machine:

:::image type="content" source="media/macos-device-control-faq-enabled-default-enforcement.png" alt-text="Shows how to run mdatp device-control policy preferences list to see if a device is Device Control enabled. " lightbox="media/macos-device-control-faq-enabled-default-enforcement.png":::

How do I know if the policy is delivered to the client machine?

Answer: Run mdatp device-control policy rules list to see all the iOS policies on this machine:

:::image type="content" source="media/macos-device-control-faq-policy-is-on-client.png" alt-text="Shows how to run mdatp device-control policy rules list to determine whether a policy has been configured on the endpoint." lightbox="media/macos-device-control-faq-policy-is-on-client.png":::

Answer 2: Run mdatp device-control policy groups list to see all the iOS groups on this machine:

:::image type="content" source="media/macos-device-control-faq-policy-is-on-client-ios-groups.png" alt-text="Shows how to see all of the iOS groups on the device." lightbox="media/macos-device-control-faq-policy-is-on-client-ios-groups.png":::

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