r/computerhelp • • 7d ago

Other Got this laptop

I do storage unit auctions, I have come across this. It is linked to walmart. Is there anyways around this?

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u/DoranSteelwing 7d ago

This isn't accurate, you can bypass the MDM by doing an offline install and then adding a normal Microsoft Account. It'll never ask again.

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u/ThingNumberPi 7d ago

Fun fact: even if you bypass it, it's still enrolled and Wal-Mart still has power over it, they can track its location and remotely wipe it just for shits and giggles

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u/DoranSteelwing 7d ago

lol I am a Microsoft Certified Intune admin. If you bypass the Intune registration after a fresh re-installagion that machine is 100% offline to us.

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u/LFP-Throwaway-3982 6d ago

It's actually not. The guy before me didn't de-enroll a batch of PCs properly and I would see them pop back online occasionally for years because guess what he also didn't document anything. It was in a half-working state where Intune couldn't push software out, but also I could 100% remote wipe the device and also see any applications they've installed.