# Read driver-update summary counts as one status per device and policy

> Can the Intune driver-update summary reveal every failed update on a device?

- Canonical URL: https://update.dsesecurity.com/updates/dse-20260917-190-read-driver-update-summary-counts-as-one-status-per-device-and-policy/
- Publisher: Detection Systems & Engineering (DSE Security)
- Author: DSE Security Editorial Team
- Published: 2026-09-17T16:31:50+00:00
- Modified: 2026-09-17T16:46:29+00:00
- Last reviewed by DSE: 2026-09-17
- Resource type: Guide
- DSE priority: Information
- Topics: Cybersecurity, IT
- Reading time: 1 minutes

## What you need to know

Can the Intune driver-update summary reveal every failed update on a device?

## Potentially affected

Use this interpretation for the Windows Driver updates summary report. Keep the policy-level device rollup separate from the detailed report for an individual driver update.

## DSE recommendation

DSE recommends using the summary to route review work while consulting update-level detail for installation failures.

## Article

## Source facts

Microsoft represents each device once per policy in the summary, using the highest-priority status among its applicable updates. The documented priority order places NeedsReview above Cancelled and Error. The summary does not provide drill-through to device, update or policy details. [Microsoft Learn](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/device-updates/windows/monitor-driver-updates).

## Applicability

Use this interpretation for the Windows Driver updates summary report. Keep the policy-level device rollup separate from the detailed report for an individual driver update.

## DSE recommendation

DSE recommends using the summary to route review work while consulting update-level detail for installation failures. A device represented under NeedsReview should still be checked for other applicable updates requiring action. Record the report type and policy when presenting counts so readers understand what was aggregated.

## Verification

Choose a representative device with multiple applicable updates and compare its individual update states with its policy summary placement. Document which state determines the rollup and any additional failures requiring follow-up. Assign each unresolved installation issue to an owner. Reconcile the detailed investigation list before reporting that a low Error count means few failed installations.

## Official references

[Microsoft Learn: Reports for Windows driver update policies](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/device-updates/windows/monitor-driver-updates). Source reviewed September 17, 2026.

## Primary reference

- Name: Reports for Windows Driver Update Policies reports - Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Learn
- Authority: Microsoft Learn
- URL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/device-updates/windows/monitor-driver-updates
- Source publication date: Not stated by the source

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