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# Drifts

## What Is This Page?

**Drifts** lists every configuration drift IntuneAssistant has detected across all your monitors. A drift is a difference between a monitor's saved baseline and the resource's current, live state in Intune or Entra ID.

## How to Use It

Data is not loaded automatically — click **Load Drifts** to fetch the current list. You can cancel a load in progress, and click **Refresh** afterward to pull the latest results.

Once loaded, use the filter bar to narrow the list by:

* **Monitor** — show drifts from one monitor only
* **Status** — Active or Fixed
* **Resource Type** — the kind of Intune/Entra resource affected

Click **Show Details** on any drift card to expand a full before/after comparison of every property that changed.

### Accepting a Drift

If a detected change is actually correct — for example, someone intentionally updated a setting and the baseline should now reflect that — click **Accept Drift** on the drift card. You'll be asked to provide a short justification explaining why the change is being accepted; this is required and is recorded for audit purposes.

Accepting a drift updates the monitor's baseline so the changed properties now match the resource's current live values. The drift is then marked resolved, since there is no longer a difference to detect.

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Accepting a drift is different from fixing the underlying resource. It permanently changes what the monitor expects going forward — use it when the current state is the one you want to keep, not as a way to temporarily silence an alert.
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## What You Will See

A stats row shows Total Drifts, Active Drifts, Fixed Drifts, Total Monitors, and Monitors with Drifts.

Below the filter bar, each drift is shown as a card with:

* The affected resource's display name
* An **Active** / **Fixed** status badge
* Which monitor flagged it
* The resource type
* How many properties changed
* When it was first detected

Expanding a card shows every drifted property with its **current value** and **desired value** (from the baseline) side by side.

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Before you click **Load Drifts**, the page shows a "Ready to view configuration drifts" prompt rather than an empty list — this is different from loading and finding zero drifts.
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## Common Questions

**What does "Fixed" mean for a drift?**\
The resource's live configuration now matches the baseline again, so the drift is no longer active.

**Can I accept a drift as the new expected state instead of reverting it?**\
Yes. Click **Accept Drift**, provide a justification, and the monitor's baseline is updated to match the current value. Use this when the change was intentional and you want the monitor to stop flagging it.

**What's the difference between fixing a drift and accepting it?**\
Fixing a drift means changing the resource in Intune/Entra back to match the baseline — the monitor will then report it as Fixed on its next check. Accepting a drift instead changes the baseline to match the resource, keeping the new configuration going forward.

## Related Pages

* [All Monitors](/intune-assistant/monitor/all-monitors.md)
* [Monitor Details](/intune-assistant/monitor/monitor-details.md)
* [Global Overview](/intune-assistant/monitor/global-overview.md)