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djolenole
Brass Contributor
May 28, 2024
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Offboard devices - Windows, MacOS, Linux

Hello, the Defender offboarding process is a bit confusing.  It would be nice if we have clear procedure how to perform offboarding.   Does device must be offboarded first and then uninstall Micr...
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    djolenole
    Jun 06, 2024

    Small update, looks like licenses are counted based on activity:

     

     

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rahuljindal-MVP
Bronze Contributor
May 28, 2024
MDE Offboarding is not a requirement, but recommended as part of device offboarding\retirement process. If you don’t do MDE offboarding, the device will eventually switch to inactive and get cleaned up after the retention period is over.
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    djolenole
    Brass Contributor
    May 28, 2024

    Thanks rahuljindal-MVP
    I did offboarding of 2 Windows machines by running local script in command prompt

    and now I see in Defender portal:

    Is this expected behavior? 

    Are these devices using license now?

    Will these devices disappear from portal after 180 days?

     

    Thanks

     

     

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      rahuljindal-MVP
      Bronze Contributor
      May 28, 2024
      Yes, that is correct.
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        djolenole
        Brass Contributor
        Jun 06, 2024

        Small update, looks like licenses are counted based on activity:

         

         

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