AMA: Windows backup and restore options - December 2, 2025

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Heather_Poulsen

Updated Dec 01, 2025

Iron Contributor

Dec 03, 2025

Hi, once restore for Hybrid will be supported, will it work with devices provisioned with OSD (sccm)?

We would like to keep imaging devices with OSD while being able to restore user's settings via this new backup and restore solution.

Thks

Jason_Sandys

Microsoft

Dec 03, 2025

Provisioning methodology will not impair the usage of restore on hybrid join devices as this will be implemented post provisioning and on-demand. Of course, the bigger question is why you have not started your cloud-native Windows journey yet :-).

lalanc01
Iron Contributor
Dec 04, 2025
Who's to say we haven't ;)