Bulk Device Management with Intune: Retiring, Wiping, and Resetting Devices at Scale

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Managing large device fleets can be challenging for IT admins. Fortunately, Microsoft Intune provides several bulk device actions in its admin center that simplify this process.

Bulk retire and wipe are crucial for offboarding devices. To perform these actions on multiple devices, you need to import their IDs via a CSV file.

1. Download the template CSV file from the Intune admin center.
2. Add device IDs to the downloaded CSV file.
3. In the Intune admin center, navigate to `Devices > Select devices` and choose the devices for bulk action.
4. Click on `Bulk actions`, select either `Retire` or `Wipe`, and then choose `Upload a CSV file`.
5. Monitor the status of the bulk action in the device list.

Automating bulk actions with Microsoft Graph API can save even more time. By creating a script that sends Graph API requests, you can perform bulk actions programmatically.

1. Register an app and obtain an access token for the Graph API.
2. Write a script using your preferred programming language to send Graph API requests for retiring or wiping devices.
3. Test the script with a small set of devices before deploying it on a larger scale.

Auditing bulk action results in Intune audit logs is essential to ensure completion and monitor any errors. You can view these logs within the Intune admin center.

1. Navigate to `Reports > Monitor > Audit` in the Intune admin center.
2. Filter the logs by action (Retire or Wipe) and time range to review the results of your bulk actions.

By utilizing these features, you can efficiently manage large device fleets with Microsoft Intune’s bulk device actions.

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