Transfer device to another user / enrol device

Simon_410 1 Reputation point
2022-11-22T00:45:21.8+00:00

Hi all,

I'm stuck and looking for some help converting my laptop to a managed device please.

For context: I am a solo business owner with two user profiles - a day-to-day work account and a separate Admin profile. I have a single Business Premium license allocated to the user profile, nothing to the Admin one.

I have successfully enrolled and am managing my phone via Intune, however the laptop has come in AD joined under the Admin profile (possibly due to the order in which I established the profiles). Anything I've tried to bring it in as a managed item or change the device ownership over to the user account has just gone in circles. My next approach was going to be deleting the device from Azure AD, however a lot of what I've read warns against that and, given I've only got the single desktop, I'm worried it may lock me out of admin view causing more headaches.

Is there something simple I can do to move/enroll the device under the user profile, or will I have to go the route of deleting and trying to add it again under the user profile? I'd rather not pay for an additional license just for the admin profile to get E3 capabilities, but is that the way to go?

Am pretty new to this scope of IT so appreciate any help/guidance!

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  1. Simon_410 1 Reputation point
    2022-11-23T03:16:24.01+00:00

    Thanks @Lu Dai-MSFT ,

    I managed to resolve it by using connecting a 'device only' in addition to the work or school access account but using my user account instead of the admin that the device was already registered with.