Delete Azure AD Devices – AAD Device Management
Azure Active Directory is an identity solution from Microsoft. But Azure AD helps to perform device management actions also. Most organizations use Intune to manage AAD devices. In this video, you will learn how to delete Azure AD Devices.
The Devices registed to Azure AD are visible in Azure portal. You can login to Azure portal with Azure AD admin privileges to delete devices from there. You can also delete Azure AD devices if you have Intune Administrator access.
How to Get Devices into Azure AD Management?
You have two options to get a device under the Azure AD Management.
- 1.Registering – iOS, Android, and Windows
- 2.Joining – Windows
In bith the above scenarios Azure AD devices can be managed by MDM Solution like Intune. Registering a device to Azure AD enables you to manage a device’s identity. When a device is registered, Azure AD device registration provides the device with an identity that is used to authenticate the device when a user signs-in to Azure AD. You can use the identity to enable or disable a device. You can also Delete Azure AD devices and remove their identities from AAD.
How To Disable an Azure AD Devices
- Login to Azure Portal with required permissions
- Go to Azure Active Directory blade in Azure portal
- Select All Devices option
- Search the devices with Device Name or You can search with User Name
- Select one device and click on Disable button as shown in the above video
How To Delete Azure AD Devices
- Login to Azure Portal with required permissions
- Go to Azure Active Directoty blade in Azure portal
- Select All Devices option
- Search the devices with Device Name or You can search with User Name
- Select one device and click on DELETE button as shown in the above video
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Anoop C Nair is Workplace Technology solution architect with 25+ years (as of 2026) of experience in global enterprise organizations such as JP Morgan, Capgemini, etc. Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). Microsoft MVP from 2015 onwards for consecutive 11+ years! He also conducts Intune and modern workplace tech training for enterprise organizations. He is Blogger, Speaker, and Founder of HTMD Community and HTMD Conference. His main focus is on Device Management technologies like Intune, Windows, Cloud PC. He writes about technologies like Intune, SCCM, Windows, Cloud PC, Windows, Entra, Microsoft Security.
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