Devices with disabled user accounts
AI summary
You can identify devices whose owners or user accounts are disabled in Microsoft Entra ID, helping you clean up stale devices from former employees. These forgotten devices clutter your inventory, distort compliance reports, and may hold company data, so you should verify they were returned and then disable and delete them.
What it detects
Shows devices with disabled owners or user accounts.
Why it matters
When an account is disabled, usually because someone left, the devices registered to that person stay in Microsoft Entra IDMicrosoft Entra IDMicrosoft Entra ID, formerly Azure Active Directory, is the Microsoft identity service behind every Microsoft 365 tenant.Read more. Stale devices clutter device lists, distort compliance and Conditional Access reportsAccess reviewAn access review is a report in the deprecated Access feature that shows who has access to content, for owners to approve.Read more, and may still hold company data. Check whether each device was returned and wiped, then disable the device object and delete it later.
The rule
Every Device that has any Device Users where Account Enabled is false or any Device Owners where Account Enabled is false
In Rencore Governance
Details
Frequently asked questions
What does the devices with disabled user accounts policy detect?
The Devices with disabled user accounts policy shows devices with disabled owners or user accounts.
Which objects does the devices with disabled user accounts policy check?
The Devices with disabled user accounts policy checks Device objects from the Entra ID inventory and reports each one that matches its rule as a violation.
How severe is a violation of the devices with disabled user accounts policy?
Violations of the Devices with disabled user accounts policy have Medium severity. The policy is in the Operation category.
Which module includes the devices with disabled user accounts policy?
The Devices with disabled user accounts policy comes with the Entra ID connector in the Digital Workplace module of Rencore Governance, which every Plan includes.
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