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Windows Autopatch on shared multi-user devices
Licensing requirements state: "Windows Autopatch is included with Window 10/11 Enterprise E3 or higher (user-based only)."
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/windows-autopatch/overview/windows-autopatch-faq#requirements
We've got about 500 shared multi-user devices that are userless. These devices just have a "Microsoft Intune Plan 1 Device" license assigned. But the users that log into those shared machines do have a "Microsoft 365 E3" license assigned.
So I'm guessing Autopatch is out of the question for those devices?
If so, what is the preferred configuration for a split setup like that?
2 Replies
- RichardLian
Microsoft
Hi PieterP84
Thanks for your question. Assuming you are not talking about multi-session Windows desktops and the devices are standard Windows 10/11 enterprise desktops that are shared use (that is to say multiple users with E3 licenses login to them); then your scenario is supported by Autopatch
.
As long as your E3 licenses are provided through an eligible service plan listed on the Autopatch license prerequisite list, then you should be good to go!
If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out.
Regards,Richard
- I'm not talking about the multi-session shared virtual machines.
I'm talking about multi-user shared physical machines:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/configuration/shared-user-device-settings
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/configuration/shared-user-device-settings-windows
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/sharedpc-csp
These machines don't have a one-on-one relationship between machine and user. They have a "Microsoft Intune Plan 1 Device" license assigned to them. Since there is no user association I don't think the E3 license attached to the users has any effect. Hence my question... I'd rather not manage those 500 machines manually. *grin*
