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How to Fix Conflict Status in Local user Group Membership Policy using Intune

How to Fix Conflict Status in Local user Group Membership Policy using Intune

Written By Anoop C Nair
Last Updated August 5, 2025
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Let’s discuss How to Fix Conflict Status in Local user Group Membership Policy using Intune. Microsoft Intune users face an issue on local user group membership Policy. A status conflict occurred on after 2 local having user group membership Policy.

As you know that, As you know that, Local User Group Membership Policy in Intune This policy allows IT administrators to manage the membership of built-in local groups on Windows 10 and 11 devices using Microsoft Intune.

On the Intune Policy Report shows a conflict between having two  “Local User Group Membership” policies despite having different configurations. There are many reasons behind this issue and users face after effects due to this issue.

In this blog post I would like to share How to Fix Conflict Status in Local user Group Membership Policy using Intune. Also I will share reasons, after effects of Conflict Status in Local user Group Membership Policy. If you are facing this issue, this blog post will help you.

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How to Fix Conflict Status in Local user Group Membership Policy using Intune - Fig.1
How to Fix Conflict Status in Local user Group Membership Policy using Intune – Fig.1

If it is not Possible to have Two “Local User Group Membership” Policies Applying to the PC?

The answer is no. under current Intune behavior, applying multiple “Local User Group Membership” policies to the same PC will trigger a conflict status, even if the policies address different local groups (like Administrators vs Remote Desktop Users).

How to Fix Conflict Status in Local user Group Membership Policy using Intune

As mentioned above, 2 Local user group membership Policy applied on a PC. Both policies, though addressing separate local groups (e.g., Administrators and Remote Desktop Users), are targeted to the same device, which triggers a conflict.

The main reason of this conflict is that, Intune’s current configuration management engine lacks granularity to independently evaluate each policy’s local group assignment. The following table shows the 2 Local user Group Membership Policy.

Local user Group Membership Policy
Global Policy
More specific to a certain group
How to Fix Conflict Status in Local user Group Membership Policy using Intune – Table.1

Due to this issue, the Admin is raised many questions likes why does Intune mark these two policies as a conflict of each other? Is there a way to have a global policy for admin users on the PC and one more private policy for remote user access using “Local User Group Membership”?

Read More – Manage Local Admins using Intune Local User Group Membership Management Policy

How to Fix Conflict Status in Local user Group Membership Policy using Intune - Fig.2
How to Fix Conflict Status in Local user Group Membership Policy using Intune – Fig.2

Suggested Workarounds

To resolve this issue, you can follow some methods. You can try each methods and i hope these workaround will resolve the issue. The following are the Workarounds.

  • Combine access requirements in a single policy and manage inclusion through Azure AD groups (or Entra groups).
  • Use “Update” for Administrators and “Replace” for Remote Desktop Users in the same policy if combining is feasible.
How to Fix Conflict Status in Local user Group Membership Policy using Intune - Fig.3
How to Fix Conflict Status in Local user Group Membership Policy using Intune – Fig.3

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Anoop C Nair has been Microsoft MVP for 10 consecutive years from 2015 onwards. He is a Workplace Solution Architect with more than 22+ years of experience in Workplace technologies. He is a Blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group Community leader. His primary focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM and Intune. He writes about technologies like Intune, SCCM, Windows, Cloud PC, Windows, Entra, Microsoft Security, Career, etc.

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Anoop C Nair is Workplace Technology solution architect with 25+ years of experience in global enterprise organizations such as JP Morgan, Capgemini, etc. Microsoft Certified Trainer. Microsoft MVP from 2015 onwards for consecutive 11+ years! He also conducts Intune and modern workplace tech training for enterprise organizations. He is Blogger, Speaker, and Founder of HTMD Community and HTMD Conference. His main focus is on Device Management technologies like Intune, Windows, Cloud PC. He writes about technologies like Intune, SCCM, Windows, Cloud PC, Windows, Entra, Microsoft Security.

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