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Luuk_P
Copper Contributor
Apr 25, 2025
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Deleted Device from Intune - Lost recovery key

Hi everyone, Apologies if this has been answered before. Yesterday, I accidentally deleted a laptop from Intune.  The result is that it is no longer possible to log into the device, the device reco...
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    Bogdan_Guinea
    Apr 28, 2025

    Only registered devices are automatically deleted from Entra after you delete them from Intune.

    If your devices are provisioned via Autopilot, they will not be deleted from Entra after you delete them from Intune as the Entra object is linked to the Autopilot enrollment.

    If you have a local administrator, you can try to clean the TPM and install a new OS image on your device.

    And for the next time it happens, hope not to, go directly under the

    https://account.microsoft.com/devices/recoverykey with the user account for the specific device, you should be able to find the key.

    Good luck!

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Luuk_P
Copper Contributor
Apr 29, 2025

Thanks everyone for your input.  Lesson learned...  It would be nice if Microsoft built in a verification function (e.g. "Are you sure you want to delete this device?  Deleting the device will make it inoperable!" 

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