diff --git a/app/Services/Intune/RestoreService.php b/app/Services/Intune/RestoreService.php
index 1486068..726f7ce 100644
--- a/app/Services/Intune/RestoreService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Intune/RestoreService.php
@@ -184,16 +184,25 @@ public function execute(
                             if ($createOutcome['success']) {
                                 $createdPolicyId = $createOutcome['policy_id'];
                                 $createdPolicyMode = $createOutcome['mode'] ?? null;
-                                $itemStatus = 'partial';
                                 $mode = $createOutcome['mode'] ?? 'settings';
 
+                                // When settings are included in CREATE, mark as applied instead of partial
+                                $itemStatus = $mode === 'settings' ? 'applied' : 'partial';
+
                                 $resultReason = $mode === 'metadata_only'
                                     ? 'Settings endpoint unsupported; created metadata-only policy. Manual settings apply required.'
-                                    : 'Settings endpoint unsupported; created new policy. Manual cleanup required.';
+                                    : 'Settings endpoint unsupported; created new policy with settings. Manual cleanup required.';
 
                                 if ($settingsApply !== null && $createdPolicyId) {
                                     $settingsApply['created_policy_id'] = $createdPolicyId;
                                     $settingsApply['created_policy_mode'] = $mode;
+
+                                    // Update statistics when settings were included in CREATE
+                                    if ($mode === 'settings') {
+                                        $settingsApply['applied'] = $settingsApply['total'] ?? count($settings);
+                                        $settingsApply['manual_required'] = 0;
+                                        $settingsApply['issues'] = [];
+                                    }
                                 }
                             } elseif ($settingsApply !== null && $createOutcome['response']) {
                                 $settingsApply['issues'][] = [
@@ -731,14 +740,22 @@ private function buildSettingsCatalogCreatePayload(
             $payload['description'] = $description;
         }
 
+        // Platforms and technologies must be singular strings for CREATE (not arrays)
+        // Graph API inconsistency: GET returns arrays, but POST expects strings
         $platforms = $this->resolvePayloadArray($originalPayload, ['platforms', 'Platforms']);
-        if ($platforms !== null) {
-            $payload['platforms'] = array_values($platforms);
+        if ($platforms !== null && $platforms !== []) {
+            $payload['platforms'] = is_array($platforms) ? $platforms[0] : $platforms;
+        } elseif ($platforms === null) {
+            // Fallback: extract from policy_type or default to windows10
+            $payload['platforms'] = 'windows10';
         }
 
         $technologies = $this->resolvePayloadArray($originalPayload, ['technologies', 'Technologies']);
-        if ($technologies !== null) {
-            $payload['technologies'] = array_values($technologies);
+        if ($technologies !== null && $technologies !== []) {
+            $payload['technologies'] = is_array($technologies) ? $technologies[0] : $technologies;
+        } elseif ($technologies === null) {
+            // Default to mdm if not present
+            $payload['technologies'] = 'mdm';
         }
 
         $roleScopeTagIds = $this->resolvePayloadArray($originalPayload, ['roleScopeTagIds', 'RoleScopeTagIds']);