Enrolling Windows devices in Intune without losing user data

Vikas Vijay Bhadvalkar 25

Hello everyone,

How can I enroll existing and new Windows 10 devices in Intune without losing user data saved on the desktop, drives, document folder, Outlook files, browser history, bookmarks, and other locations? I know that users can self-enroll or IT admins can configure policies, but I need to ensure that user data is migrated properly. Thank you for your help.

Please help me finish the assignment and provide the paperwork for later.

Regards,

Vikas Bhadvalkar

Rahul Jindal [MVP] 10,041 Reputation points MVP

2024-10-01T21:04:25.1733333+00:00

What is the current identity on the devices? Are they domain joined or workgroup?
Vikas Vijay Bhadvalkar 25 Reputation points

2024-10-03T16:35:03.4233333+00:00

all the end user machines are Domain Joined and we do have Azure Virtual Desktops deployed in the infra.

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Pavel yannara Mirochnitchenko 12,576 Reputation points MVP

2024-10-03T10:24:56.23+00:00

The problem is, that if there is a local user who have used computer, after Intune enrollment is done, the computer should be used with company credentials and after this, the local user profile will not be used anymore. I am not aware of any automated method to migrate data, but I would recommend as a first step - user will sign in into his corporate Onedrive space and copy all personal files there. After this, same onedrive space will be available after Intune enrollment.
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Vikas Vijay Bhadvalkar 25 Reputation points

2024-10-03T16:40:18.8266667+00:00

Thank you Pavel for suggestions.
All the user's machines are domain joined (DC deployed over Azure VM). Also. we have deployed DUO authentication. We need to migrate the Browser Bookmarks and PST files attached in outlook. Is there any way we can achieve this with minimum user efforts or an end user can perform the migration? please guide. This is a project and we are exploring the ways.

Pavel yannara Mirochnitchenko 12,576 Reputation points MVP

2024-10-05T09:06:27.95+00:00

@Vikas Vijay Bhadvalkar I am not aware of such automation. Seems like a manual work / user guidance. Even if you enable Edge policies to sync settings between computers, it will not work between 2 different domains / environments.

Microsoft has USMT tool for on-prem use, it was randomly utilized with SCCM and MDT or manually, but I am not sure, will it suite your needs. Nowadays usage of Onedrive and end user training around that is the key element. Store everything in Onedrive and take Browser Favorite backup files also to Onedrive.
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