Remove Primary User

Remove the primary user from this device

Description

Clears the primary user of this device in Intune. The device then has no assigned user, which is useful for shared devices or before handing the device to someone else. The user account itself is not changed.

Location

Device → General → Remove Primary User

Full Runbook name

rjgit-device_general_remove-primary-user

Details

Property	Value
Version	1.0.2
Required modules	RealmJoin.RunbookHelper (>= 0.8.9) Microsoft.Graph.Authentication (>= 2.39.0)
Schedulable	no

Permissions

Application permissions

• Type: Microsoft Graph

  • DeviceManagementManagedDevices.ReadWrite.All

    • Removes the device's primary user via DELETE managedDevices('{id}')/users/$ref

Parameters

DeviceId

Entra ID device ID of the device the runbook acts on. Set by the portal from the selected device.

Property	Value
Required	true
Default Value
Type	String
Hidden in portal	yes (preset via runbook customization)

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