Allow PDF_XPS Printer - File Evidence.md

Device control policy sample: Allow PDF_XPS Printer - File Evidence

Description: This is a policy.
Device Type: Windows Printer

A device control policy is a combination of policy rules, groups and settings.
This sample is based on the sample files.
To configure the sample, follow the deployment instructions.

Policy Rules

Name	Devices		Rule Type	Access	Notification	Conditions
	Included	Excluded		Print
Allow PDF and XPS Printing	Group: PDF_XPS Printer (details)		Allow	✅	Create file evidence with file (8)	-
	Audit Allowed		📄	Send event (2)	-

Groups

PDF_XPS Printer

This is a group of type Device. The match type for the group is MatchAny.

Property	Value
PrinterConnectionId	File

View XML

<Group Id="{e5170dfb-19a9-4466-8109-d36c9c912b4e}" Type="Device">
	<!-- ./Vendor/MSFT/Defender/Configuration/DeviceControl/PolicyGroups/%7Be5170dfb-19a9-4466-8109-d36c9c912b4e%7D/GroupData -->
	<Name>PDF_XPS Printer</Name>
	<MatchType>MatchAny</MatchType>
	<DescriptorIdList>
		<PrinterConnectionId>File</PrinterConnectionId>
	</DescriptorIdList>
</Group>

Settings

Setting Name	Setting Value	Description	Documentation
DefaultEnforcement	Deny	Control Device Control default enforcement. This is the enforcement applied if there are no policy rules present or at the end of the policy rules evaluation none were matched.	documentation
DeviceControlEnabled	True	Enables/disables device control	documentation

Files

This policy is based on information in the following files:

• Intune OMA-URI/Allow PDF_XPS Printer - File Evidence.xml
• Intune OMA-URI/PDF_XPS Printer.xml

Deployment Instructions

Device control policy rules and groups can be deployed through the following management tools:

Windows

• Intune UX
• Intune Custom Settings
• Group Policy (GPO)

Intune UX

Intune UX is not supported for this policy because:

• Create file evidence with file is an unsupported notification.

Use Intune custom settings to deploy the policy instead.

Group Policy (GPO)

Define device control policy groups

1. Go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Microsoft Defender Antivirus > Device Control > Define device control policy groups.
2. Save the XML below to a network share.

<Groups>
	<Group Id="{e5170dfb-19a9-4466-8109-d36c9c912b4e}" Type="Device">
		<!-- ./Vendor/MSFT/Defender/Configuration/DeviceControl/PolicyGroups/%7Be5170dfb-19a9-4466-8109-d36c9c912b4e%7D/GroupData -->
		<Name>PDF_XPS Printer</Name>
		<MatchType>MatchAny</MatchType>
		<DescriptorIdList>
			<PrinterConnectionId>File</PrinterConnectionId>
		</DescriptorIdList>
	</Group>
</Groups>

3. In the Define device control policy groups window, select Enabled and specify the network share file path containing the XML groups data.

Define device control policy rules

1. Go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Microsoft Defender Antivirus > Device Control > Define device control policy rules.
2. Save the XML below to a network share.

<PolicyRules>
	<PolicyRule Id="{07fb98fd-f25b-4aec-bb99-69d4abd4ec4d}" >
		<!-- ./Vendor/MSFT/Defender/Configuration/DeviceControl/PolicyRules/%7B07fb98fd-f25b-4aec-bb99-69d4abd4ec4d%7D/RuleData -->
		<Name>Allow PDF and XPS Printing</Name>
		<IncludedIdList>
			<GroupId>{e5170dfb-19a9-4466-8109-d36c9c912b4e}</GroupId>
		</IncludedIdList>
		<ExcludedIdList>
		</ExcludedIdList>
		<Entry Id="{e8cc55ec-17a8-4900-8df5-1af801342e9d}">
			<Type>Allow</Type>
			<AccessMask>64</AccessMask>
			<Options>8</Options>
		</Entry>
		<Entry Id="{2b410b9c-c940-42ec-be1c-1fcb8cc32bc4}">
			<Type>AuditAllowed</Type>
			<AccessMask>64</AccessMask>
			<Options>2</Options>
		</Entry>
	</PolicyRule>
</PolicyRules>

3. In the Define device control policy rules window, select Enabled, and enter the network share file path containing the XML rules data.

Intune Custom Settings

Create custom intune configuration

1. Navigate to Devices > Configuration profiles
2. Click Create (New Policy)
3. Select Platform "Windows 10 and Later"
4. Select Profile "Templates"
5. Select Template Name "Custom"
6. Click "Create"
7. Under Name, enter **
8. Optionally, enter a description
9. Click "Next"

Add a row for Allow PDF and XPS Printing

1. Click "Add"

2. For Name, enter Allow PDF and XPS Printing

3. For Description, enter **

4. For OMA-URI, enter ./Vendor/MSFT/Defender/Configuration/DeviceControl/PolicyRules/%7B07fb98fd-f25b-4aec-bb99-69d4abd4ec4d%7D/RuleData

5. For Data type, select String (XML File)

6. For Custom XML, select windows/printer/Intune OMA-URI/Allow PDF_XPS Printer - File Evidence.xml

7. Click "Save"

Add a row for PDF_XPS Printer

1. Click "Add"

2. For Name, enter PDF_XPS Printer

3. For Description, enter **

4. For OMA-URI, enter ./Vendor/MSFT/Defender/Configuration/DeviceControl/PolicyGroups/%7Be5170dfb-19a9-4466-8109-d36c9c912b4e%7D/GroupData

5. For Data type, select String (XML File)

6. For Custom XML, select windows/printer/Intune OMA-URI/PDF_XPS Printer.xml

7. Click "Save"

Add a row for DefaultEnforcement

1. Click "Add"

2. For Name, enter DefaultEnforcement

3. For Description, enter **

4. For OMA-URI, enter ./Vendor/MSFT/Defender/Configuration/DefaultEnforcement

5. For Data type, select Integer

6. For Value, enter 2

7. Click "Save"

Add a row for DeviceControlEnabled

1. Click "Add"

2. For Name, enter DeviceControlEnabled

3. For Description, enter **

4. For OMA-URI, enter ./Vendor/MSFT/Defender/Configuration/DeviceControlEnabled

5. For Data type, select Integer

6. For Value, enter 1

7. Click "Save"