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Version: 2.0.0

Get-MdeDeviceCount

SYNOPSIS

Counts how many devices are protected by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

SYNTAX

Count (Default)

Get-MdeDeviceCount [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Details

Get-MdeDeviceCount [-IncludeDetails] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Returns the number of Windows devices that can receive MDE antivirus policies. Only includes devices managed by Defender ('msSense') or Intune ('mdm').

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Get-MdeDeviceCount

Returns the number of MDE-protected devices.

EXAMPLE 2

Get-MdeDeviceCount -IncludeDetails

Returns a hashtable with Count, Devices, and TotalManagedDevices.

PARAMETERS

-IncludeDetails

Returns detailed device information instead of just the count

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Details
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction

{{ Fill ProgressAction Description }}

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

System.Int32

System.Collections.Hashtable

NOTES