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Yousef_Safiran
Mar 12, 2025Copper Contributor
Onboarding Devices
Hello, I have a question regarding our Business Premium license. I connected three test devices to Intune, but since these users use BYOD (Windows 11 Home), I did not connect them to Azure AD. I am...
- Mar 18, 2025
Hello Yousef,
Onboarding Windows home is not supported. The devices need to be running at least Windows 10 Pro. See here for more information https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/minimum-requirements?view=o365-worldwide#hardware-and-software-requirements.
Yousef_Safiran
Mar 20, 2025Copper Contributor
Thank you so much
so, in this case, BYOD, without joining them to Azure AD, can not become onboard devices?
i think also there is a problem with Windows Home, which doesn't have an option to join users Via Azure AD
GenesisHash
Mar 25, 2025Brass Contributor
Hi Yousef
You can role out Defender using the manual onboarding script to the BYOD devices running Windows Home.
if you wish for BYOD devices to join via AAD they need to be at least Windows 10/11 pro.