{"id":3641,"date":"2026-01-15T10:48:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?p=3641"},"modified":"2026-01-15T10:48:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:48:55","slug":"differences-between-the-three-microsoft-intune-reset-methods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?p=3641","title":{"rendered":"Differences between the three Microsoft Intune reset methods ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you know the differences between the three Microsoft Intune reset methods ?<br><br>&#x2705; Wipe :<br><br>The wipe performs a complete reset to the device\u2019s factory settings :<br>\u2013 Deletes all personal and corporate data<br>\u2013 Deletes all settings and applications<br>\u2013 Unregisters the device from Azure AD and Intune<br>\u2013 Returns the device to its original state<br><br>&#x2705; Fresh Start<br><br>Fresh Start reinstalls Windows while preserving certain elements :<br>\u2013 Retains Azure AD and MDM registration<br>\u2013 Removes preinstalled applications (bloatware)<br>\u2013 Preserves user data<br>\u2013 Provides a clean, up-to-date version of Windows<br><br>&#x2705; Autopilot Reset<br><br>Autopilot Reset is designed to quickly reuse a device within the organization :<br>\u2013 Deletes user files, applications and settings<br>\u2013 Retains connection to Azure AD and Intune<br>\u2013 Maintains regional\/language\/keyboard settings<br>\u2013 Retains provisioning packages and Wi-Fi connections<br>\u2013 Allows direct reconnection without initial configuration<br><br>&#x1f4a1;Recommended use cases :<br>\u2013 Wipe : for lost\/stolen devices or devices leaving the organization.<br>\u2013 Fresh Start : to refresh a slow or cluttered device while retaining data.<br>\u2013 Autopilot Reset : To quickly reassign a device to a new user in the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know the differences between the three Microsoft Intune reset methods ? &#x2705; Wipe : The wipe performs a complete reset to the device\u2019s factory settings :\u2013 Deletes all personal and corporate data\u2013 Deletes all settings and applications\u2013 Unregisters the device from Azure AD and Intune\u2013 Returns the device to its original state &#x2705; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,102,104],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cloud-computing","category-end-user-computing","category-intune"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3641"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3642,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3641\/revisions\/3642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}