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Right Click Tools Community Edition: Co-Managed Device Actions in Intune 

Co-managed environments force admins to bounce between ConfigMgr and the Intune admin center for everyday maintenance. The Right Click Tools Community Edition browser extension places a set of familiar ConfigMgr actions directly in Intune, so you can trigger device tasks without changing consoles. 

What Problems Does It Solve? 

  • Context switching: Triggering a hardware inventory or policy refresh normally requires opening the ConfigMgr console. 
  • Visibility gaps: Quick compliance checks on co-managed devices aren’t available natively in Intune. 
  • Time cost: Each extra hop adds minutes that scale with fleet size. 

Key Functions Available in the Extension 

Function Where It Appears in Intune Typical Use Case 
Hardware / Software Inventory Device node > right-click Validate inventory before reporting 
Policy Evaluation & Restart Device node > right-click Force-apply config changes 
Software Update Deployment Scan Device node > right-click Confirm patch status, then remediate 

All commands execute through the ConfigMgr agent, so they apply to co-managed devices only. Intune-only endpoints require Right Click Tools Enterprise licensing and a Recast Management Server connection (details below). 

Right Click Tools Community Edition browser extension

New Right Click Tools Community Features  

May’s release added several new tools to the right-click workflow. Highlights below: 

  • Disable / Enable Devices in Active Directory: Make a device inactive in AD without deleting it, preserving its trust relationship. Useful when a laptop is lost, sent for repair, or under legal hold. Find it under Console ToolsDisable Device(s) in AD; re-enable from the same menu. 
  • Open Event Viewer: Start a remote Windows Event Viewer session for the selected device directly from the console—no RDP or MMC detour. Choose Console ToolsOpen Event Viewer
  • Get User Profile Size / Delete Profile: Inside System InformationUser Profiles, expand a profile and click Get User Profile Size to identify space hogs. Remove stale profiles with Delete—instantly clears disk and registry entries. 
  • View Disk Space Details: The System InformationDisks tab now shows free, used, and total space per drive, giving quick context when a deployment fails for lack of storage. 

These additions push more security checks and housekeeping tasks into a single, streamlined menu—further reducing console switching and manual cleanup. 

Installation Steps 

  1. Download the extension from the Edge or Chrome Web Store
  2. Request a new Community license key (covers both ConfigMgr and Intune editions). 
  3. Sign in to Intune → Devices → select a co-managed device → right-click to view actions. 

The extension checks the device’s management state before enabling each command, preventing unsupported operations.  

Enterprise Edition  

If your environment includes Intune-only devices or you need bulk actions across collections, the Enterprise edition unlocks the same functionality plus: 

  • Collection-wide actions 
  • Role-based access controls via Recast Management Server 
  • Custom script execution 

Licensing is additive; the browser extension remains the same. 

Next Steps 

  • Try the Community Edition on a test co-managed device. 
  • Verify that inventory and compliance actions complete from Intune. 
  • Evaluate whether Intune-only endpoints or bulk actions warrant Enterprise features. 

For full documentation—including required network ports and permission scopes—see the Right Click Tools knowledge base

Wrap-up 

Right Click Tools Community Edition gives co-managed admins the Intune-side actions they’ve wanted without adding a new console to learn. Try it on a single device, measure the time you save, and let us know what else would streamline your workflow.  

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