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GeneralChange a device's primary user in Microsoft Intune - Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Learn
In brief
The article was retitled and updated to explain how to change or remove a device’s primary user from the Properties tab, along with how Intune assigns and uses the primary user.
What Intune admins need to know
Admins can use the updated article to find the primary-user change workflow more easily.
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Find theChange a device's primary user of ain Microsoft Intune device. - Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Learn
A primary user is the user who is primarily associated with a specific Intune device. When a device enrolls in Intune, the signed-in user typically becomes the primary user. When the primary user is assigned, theThe primary user also shows as a device property that you can view and possibly update.
You change or remove a device's primary user from the device's Properties tab. This article explains how, and describes how Intune assigns the primary user and where it's used.
When a device is associated with a user, then that association is known as Device Affinity.
- Choose Devices > choose a device.
- On the Overview page, you can see the primary user listed.
Change a device'sthe primary user
For Windows devices that are Microsoft Entra joined or Microsoft Entra hybrid joined, the primary user of a device can be updated.
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+A primary user is the user who is primarily associated with a specific Intune device. When a device enrolls in Intune, the signed-in user typically becomes the primary user. The primary user also shows as a device property that you can view and update.
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+You change or remove a device's primary user from the device's **Properties** tab. This article explains how, and describes how Intune assigns the primary user and where it's used.
When a device is associated with a user, then that association is known as **Device Affinity**.
@@ -100,7 +105,7 @@ Use the following steps to find the primary user of a device: 2. Choose **Devices** > choose a device.
3. On the **Overview** page, you can see the primary user listed.
-## Change a device's primary user
+## Change the primary user
For Windows devices that are Microsoft Entra joined or Microsoft Entra hybrid joined, the primary user of a device can be updated.