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Restrict users to rename pc
Hi, How do prevent the users from renaming the PC name by themselves? I have noticed that some user changed their pc name without admin privilege. What is the setting in Intune to prevent the user...
I stumbled across this post as I realized the same with one of my users.
It was an Autopilot device and we set standard user in the deployment profile.
But he really renamed the device via the settings app, it showed renamed in Intune (while rename in Company Portal is just there).
It turned out that the timeframe from importing the hash until the deployment profile was assigned was longer than user started OOBE. In Intune the deployment profile name was missing in the hardware section. Talking to the user, the OOBE was different, e.g giving it a name, even though it ended up with our device name pattern.
Just saying we used Autopilot is not proof that it is working as expected, the user was still admin.
As the deployment profile was assigned in the meantime, resetting/wiping the device, and starting from nothing had the expected OOBE & ESP, standard user was the result and user is not able to change computer name anymore.
It was an Autopilot device and we set standard user in the deployment profile.
But he really renamed the device via the settings app, it showed renamed in Intune (while rename in Company Portal is just there).
It turned out that the timeframe from importing the hash until the deployment profile was assigned was longer than user started OOBE. In Intune the deployment profile name was missing in the hardware section. Talking to the user, the OOBE was different, e.g giving it a name, even though it ended up with our device name pattern.
Just saying we used Autopilot is not proof that it is working as expected, the user was still admin.
As the deployment profile was assigned in the meantime, resetting/wiping the device, and starting from nothing had the expected OOBE & ESP, standard user was the result and user is not able to change computer name anymore.
Olaf_Thyssen what if users know the local admin password, they could be able to change the device name. Is there any policy in Intune which can restrict users to rename the PC?