Disabling a device in Azure AD is an important security measure that you need to perform to help you get rid of security breaches. This article will discuss two simple approaches to do that.
To disable device in Azure AD, click on the All Devices, then click on the specific device name, then click on the Disable button from the ribbon and finally, click on the Yes button to confirm.
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How to disable device in Azure AD
Below are the approaches that we need to perform for this purpose.
- Approach-1: Using Azure Portal
- Approach-2: Using Azure PowerShell
Approach-1: Using Azure Portal
Follow the below steps
1. Log in to the Azure Portal.
2. Search for Microsoft Entra ID and click on the search result Microsoft Entra ID, as shown in the screenshot below.
3. Expand the Manage tab and click on the Devices link from the left navigation, as shown in the screenshot below.
4. Click on the All devices link from the left navigation and then click on the specific device name from the right side of the list of devices.
5. Finally, click the Disable button in the screenshot below.
6. Then click on the Yes button to confirm the disable process.
Now, you can see the successful message below.
Approach-2: Using Azure PowerShell
You can use the Azure PowerShell command below to disable the Azure AD device.
Connect-MsolService
Disable-MsolDevice -DeviceId "b13e3d05-8ecc-464c-b3c6-9446cc42c9b1"Check out the screenshot below.
FAQs
What happens when you disable a device in Azure AD?
Answer: Once the device is disabled, you won’t be able to authenticate it with Azure AD.
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