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Intune enrolment options
Which enrolment method to use for each platform, for corporate and personal devices.
Fits on one A4 page. Checked 8 Oct 2026.
Windows
- Windows Autopilot: corporate devices from the box. User-driven, self-deploying (kiosks and shared devices) or pre-provisioned (IT or partner does the device phase first).
- Entra join with automatic enrolment: joining in setup or Settings enrols in Intune when the MDM user scope includes the user.
- Hybrid joined: enrol with Group Policy, or co-manage with Configuration Manager.
- Personal devices: Entra registration, with app protection or browser-only access rather than full management.
iPhone and iPad
- Automated Device Enrollment through Apple Business Manager: corporate, supervised, can't be removed by the user.
- Apple Configurator: for devices bought outside Apple Business Manager.
- Device enrolment with Company Portal or web-based enrolment: corporate or personal, not supervised.
- Account-driven User Enrolment: personal devices, with work data kept separate.
Android Enterprise
- Personally owned work profile: BYOD. Work apps in a separate profile.
- Corporate-owned work profile: company device with allowed personal use.
- Fully managed: company device for work only.
- Dedicated: kiosks, scanners and shared single-purpose devices.
- AOSP: devices without Google Mobile Services, such as some headsets.
Corporate devices enrol with a QR code, Zero-touch or Samsung Knox Mobile Enrollment.
macOS and Linux
- macOS Automated Device Enrollment: corporate Macs through Apple Business Manager.
- macOS with Company Portal: user-approved enrolment for other Macs.
- Linux: supported Ubuntu and Red Hat desktops enrol with the Intune app.
Quick decision
| Situation | Use |
|---|---|
| New corporate Windows laptop | Autopilot (user-driven), Entra joined |
| Meeting room or kiosk PC | Autopilot self-deploying |
| Corporate iPhone | Automated Device Enrollment |
| Personal iPhone or Android | User Enrolment or work profile, or app protection without enrolment |
| Warehouse scanner | Android dedicated device |
| Personal Windows PC | Entra registration plus app protection or browser-only access |
Before any enrolment: set the MDM user scope, enrolment restrictions, device limits and a naming template. Read rolling out compliant devices next.