Intune Wipe vs Fresh Start – Summarized

Intune Wipe vs Fresh Start

After explaining the difference between Wipe and Fresh Start in Microsoft Intune countless times, I decided to write a concise post to clarify the distinction.

Key Differences Between Intune Fresh Start, Wipe, Retire, and Delete

Data Deletion:

  • Intune Fresh Start: Removes preinstalled applications (bloatware) while preserving user data and organizational settings.
  • Intune Wipe: Erases all personal and company data, settings, and applications, restoring the device to factory settings.
  • Intune Retire: Deletes corporate data and configurations but retains personal data and applications.
  • Intune Delete: Does not remove any data from the device; it only deletes the device record from the Intune portal.

Device State After Action:

  • Intune Fresh Start: The device is left with a clean, updated OS while retaining Azure AD and MDM enrollment.
  • Intune Wipe: The device is reset to its factory state, unenrolled from Intune, and ready for a new user.
  • Intune Retire: The device is no longer managed by Intune but remains fully functional with personal data intact.
  • Intune Delete: The device remains unchanged, as the action is purely administrative.

Enrollment and Management:

  • Intune Fresh Start: Maintains Azure AD and MDM enrollment, keeping the device under management.
  • Intune Wipe: Unenrolls the device from Intune, removing it from management.
  • Intune Retire: Removes the device from Intune management without affecting its enrollment in other services.
  • Intune Delete: Only removes the device record from the Intune portal without impacting its enrollment or management status.

Check out the official Microsoft documentation for more details, and don’t forget to explore my other posts!

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