<# .TITLE Cleanup Duplicate Intune Device Records .SYNOPSIS Finds Intune managed-device records that share a serial number and optionally removes the older stale duplicates. .DESCRIPTION This script groups all Intune managed devices by serial number and identifies duplicates - typically left behind by re-enrollment, OS reinstalls, or Autopilot resets. For every duplicate set it keeps the record with the most recent sync and marks the older records for cleanup. By default the script only reports; deletion requires the -Remove switch and is preview-safe via -WhatIf. Removing a device record from Intune does not wipe the device; it only deletes the stale management object. Scope is limited to Intune managed-device records returned by /deviceManagement/managedDevices. The script does not inspect or delete Microsoft Entra device objects or Windows Autopilot registrations. Duplicate-looking Entra objects can be expected with Hybrid Autopilot deployments and must not be treated as stale Intune records. .TAGS Devices,Operational .MINROLE Intune Administrator .PERMISSIONS DeviceManagementManagedDevices.ReadWrite.All .AUTHOR Ugur Koc .VERSION 1.3 .CHANGELOG 1.3 - Added Azure Automation contract validation, portal-safe boolean parameters, beta Graph endpoints, and terminating paging errors 1.2 - Clarified that only Intune managed-device records are evaluated and removed 1.1 - Azure Automation now records script progress, outcomes, and summaries in job history 1.0 - Initial release .LASTUPDATE 2026-07-30 .EXAMPLE .\cleanup-duplicate-device-records.ps1 Reports duplicate Intune managed-device records without deleting anything .EXAMPLE .\cleanup-duplicate-device-records.ps1 -Remove "true" -WhatIf Shows exactly which Intune managed-device records would be deleted, without deleting them .EXAMPLE .\cleanup-duplicate-device-records.ps1 -Remove "true" Deletes the older duplicate Intune managed-device records after an interactive confirmation .NOTES - Requires Microsoft.Graph.Authentication module - Only Intune managed-device records are evaluated - Microsoft Entra device objects and Windows Autopilot registrations are never evaluated or deleted - Hybrid Autopilot deployments can create expected duplicate-looking Entra device objects - The newest record per serial number (by lastSyncDateTime, falling back to enrolledDateTime) is always kept - Devices with empty or placeholder serial numbers (e.g. "Defaultstring") are excluded from duplicate matching - Deleting an Intune device record does not wipe or retire the physical device - Uses beta Graph endpoints for consistency with the rest of the library - Local interactive sign-in uses the MgGraphCommunity module to avoid the Graph SDK's mandatory WAM broker on Windows #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true, ConfirmImpact = "High")] param( [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Delete the older duplicate Intune managed-device records instead of only reporting")] [ValidateSet("true", "false", "1", "0", '$true', '$false')] [string]$Remove, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Export results to CSV")] [ValidateSet("true", "false", "1", "0", '$true', '$false')] [string]$ExportToCsv, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Output path for exports")] [string]$OutputPath = ".", [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Force module installation without prompting")] [ValidateSet("true", "false", "1", "0", '$true', '$false')] [string]$ForceModuleInstall ) # Normalize the local module-install override for Azure Automation parameter binding. $forceModuleInstallRaw = [string]$ForceModuleInstall Remove-Variable -Name ForceModuleInstall if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($forceModuleInstallRaw)) { $ForceModuleInstall = $false } elseif ($forceModuleInstallRaw.Trim().ToLowerInvariant() -in @("true", "1", '$true')) { $ForceModuleInstall = $true } elseif ($forceModuleInstallRaw.Trim().ToLowerInvariant() -in @("false", "0", '$false')) { $ForceModuleInstall = $false } else { throw "Parameter 'ForceModuleInstall' accepts only true, false, 1, 0, $true, or $false." } # Azure Automation supplies portal parameter values as strings. Normalize the # public boolean parameters once so local and runbook execution use real booleans. foreach ($runbookBooleanParameter in @('Remove', 'ExportToCsv')) { $runbookBooleanRaw = [string](Get-Variable -Name $runbookBooleanParameter -ValueOnly) Remove-Variable -Name $runbookBooleanParameter if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($runbookBooleanRaw)) { Set-Variable -Name $runbookBooleanParameter -Value $false continue } switch ($runbookBooleanRaw.Trim().ToLowerInvariant()) { { $_ -in @("true", "1", '$true') } { Set-Variable -Name $runbookBooleanParameter -Value $true } { $_ -in @("false", "0", '$false') } { Set-Variable -Name $runbookBooleanParameter -Value $false } default { throw "Parameter '$runbookBooleanParameter' accepts only true, false, 1, 0, $true, or $false." } } } # ============================================================================ # ENVIRONMENT DETECTION AND SETUP # ============================================================================ function Initialize-RequiredModule { param( [string[]]$ModuleNames, [bool]$IsAutomationEnvironment, [bool]$ForceInstall = $false ) foreach ($ModuleName in $ModuleNames) { Write-Verbose "Checking module: $ModuleName" $module = Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name $ModuleName | Select-Object -First 1 if (-not $module) { if ($IsAutomationEnvironment) { throw "Module '$ModuleName' is not available in Azure Automation" } else { Write-Information "Module '$ModuleName' not found. Installing..." -InformationAction Continue if (-not $ForceInstall) { $response = Read-Host "Install module '$ModuleName'? (Y/N)" if ($response -notmatch '^[Yy]') { throw "Module '$ModuleName' is required but installation was declined." } } try { $isAdmin = ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator") $scope = if ($isAdmin) { "AllUsers" } else { "CurrentUser" } Install-Module -Name $ModuleName -Scope $scope -Force -AllowClobber -Repository PSGallery Write-Information "✓ Successfully installed '$ModuleName'" -InformationAction Continue } catch { throw "Failed to install module '$ModuleName': $($_.Exception.Message)" } } } Import-Module -Name $ModuleName -Force -ErrorAction Stop } } # Detect execution environment $IsAzureAutomation = $null -ne $PSPrivateMetadata.JobId.Guid # Initialize required modules $RequiredModules = @("Microsoft.Graph.Authentication") # MgGraphCommunity gives WAM-free interactive sign-in for local runs if (-not $IsAzureAutomation) { $RequiredModules += "MgGraphCommunity" } try { Initialize-RequiredModule -ModuleNames $RequiredModules -IsAutomationEnvironment $IsAzureAutomation -ForceInstall $ForceModuleInstall Write-Verbose "✓ All required modules are available" } catch { Write-Error "Module initialization failed: $_" exit 1 } # ============================================================================ # AUTHENTICATION # ============================================================================ try { if ($IsAzureAutomation) { Write-Output "Connecting to Microsoft Graph using Managed Identity..." Connect-MgGraph -Identity -NoWelcome -ErrorAction Stop } else { Write-Output "Connecting to Microsoft Graph..." $Scopes = @( "DeviceManagementManagedDevices.ReadWrite.All" ) Connect-MgGraphCommunity -Scopes $Scopes -NoWelcome -ErrorAction Stop } Write-Output "✓ Successfully connected to Microsoft Graph" } catch { Write-Error "Failed to connect to Microsoft Graph: $($_.Exception.Message)" exit 1 } # ============================================================================ # HELPER FUNCTIONS # ============================================================================ function Get-MgGraphAllPage { param( [string]$Uri, [int]$DelayMs = 100 ) $allResults = @() $nextLink = $Uri do { try { if ($allResults.Count -gt 0) { Start-Sleep -Milliseconds $DelayMs } $response = Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Uri $nextLink -Method GET if ($null -ne $response.value) { $allResults += $response.value } else { $allResults += $response } $nextLink = $response.'@odata.nextLink' } catch { if ($_.Exception.Message -like "*429*") { Write-Information "Rate limit hit, waiting 60 seconds..." -InformationAction Continue Start-Sleep -Seconds 60 continue } throw "Error fetching data: $($_.Exception.Message)" } } while ($nextLink) return $allResults } function Get-EffectiveTimestamp { param([object]$Device) # lastSyncDateTime is the best liveness signal; fall back to enrollment time if ($Device.lastSyncDateTime) { return [DateTime]::Parse($Device.lastSyncDateTime.ToString()) } if ($Device.enrolledDateTime) { return [DateTime]::Parse($Device.enrolledDateTime.ToString()) } return [DateTime]::MinValue } # ============================================================================ # MAIN SCRIPT LOGIC # ============================================================================ try { Write-Output "Scope: Intune managed-device records only." Write-Output "Microsoft Entra device objects and Windows Autopilot registrations are not evaluated or removed." Write-Output "Retrieving Intune managed devices..." $devices = Get-MgGraphAllPage -Uri "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/deviceManagement/managedDevices?`$select=id,deviceName,serialNumber,operatingSystem,model,manufacturer,lastSyncDateTime,enrolledDateTime,userPrincipalName,managementAgent" Write-Output "✓ Found $(@($devices).Count) Intune managed devices" # Placeholder serials would create false duplicate groups $invalidSerials = @("", "defaultstring", "tobefilledbyoem", "systemserialnumber", "0", "none", "unknown") $devicesWithSerial = @($devices | Where-Object { $_.serialNumber -and ($invalidSerials -notcontains $_.serialNumber.ToLowerInvariant().Trim()) }) $duplicateGroups = @($devicesWithSerial | Group-Object -Property { $_.serialNumber.Trim() } | Where-Object { $_.Count -gt 1 }) if ($duplicateGroups.Count -eq 0) { Write-Output "`nNo duplicate Intune managed-device records found." return } Write-Output "✓ Found $($duplicateGroups.Count) serial number(s) with duplicate Intune managed-device records" [System.Collections.Generic.List[Object]]$report = @() $deleted = 0 $deleteFailed = 0 Write-Output "`nDUPLICATE INTUNE MANAGED-DEVICE RECORDS" Write-Output ("=" * 50) foreach ($group in $duplicateGroups) { $sorted = @($group.Group | Sort-Object -Property @{ Expression = { Get-EffectiveTimestamp -Device $_ } } -Descending) $keeper = $sorted[0] $stale = @($sorted | Select-Object -Skip 1) Write-Output "`nSerial: $($group.Name)" Write-Output " KEEP: $($keeper.deviceName) | last sync $($keeper.lastSyncDateTime) | $($keeper.userPrincipalName)" foreach ($staleDevice in $stale) { Write-Output " REMOVE: $($staleDevice.deviceName) | last sync $($staleDevice.lastSyncDateTime) | $($staleDevice.userPrincipalName)" $action = "Reported" if ($Remove) { if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("$($staleDevice.deviceName) ($($staleDevice.id))", "Delete Intune device record")) { try { Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Uri "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/deviceManagement/managedDevices/$($staleDevice.id)" -Method DELETE Write-Output " ✓ Deleted" $action = "Deleted" $deleted++ } catch { Write-Warning " Failed to delete '$($staleDevice.deviceName)': $($_.Exception.Message)" $action = "DeleteFailed" $deleteFailed++ } } else { $action = "Skipped" } } $report.Add([PSCustomObject]@{ SerialNumber = $group.Name DeviceName = $staleDevice.deviceName DeviceId = $staleDevice.id User = $staleDevice.userPrincipalName LastSync = $staleDevice.lastSyncDateTime KeptDeviceName = $keeper.deviceName KeptDeviceId = $keeper.id Action = $action }) } } # Summary $totalStale = $report.Count Write-Output "`n" Write-Output ("=" * 50) Write-Output "Summary: $($duplicateGroups.Count) duplicate serials, $totalStale stale Intune managed-device records" if ($Remove) { Write-Output "Deleted: $deleted | Failed: $deleteFailed" } else { Write-Output "Run again with -Remove to delete the stale records (add -WhatIf for a dry run)" } Write-Output ("=" * 50) # Export to CSV if requested if ($ExportToCsv) { $timestamp = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss" $csvPath = Join-Path $OutputPath "Duplicate_Device_Records_$timestamp.csv" $report | Export-Csv -Path $csvPath -NoTypeInformation -Encoding UTF8 Write-Output "✓ CSV report saved: $csvPath" } } catch { Write-Error "Script execution failed: $($_.Exception.Message)" exit 1 } finally { try { $null = Disconnect-MgGraph Write-Output "✓ Disconnected from Microsoft Graph" } catch { Write-Verbose "Graph disconnection completed" } } # Copia sin cambios de https://github.com/ugurkocde/IntuneAutomation (commit 797bb2e). # MIT License # # Copyright (c) 2025 Ugur Koc | Microsoft MVP # # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy # of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal # in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights # to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell # copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is # furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: # # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all # copies or substantial portions of the Software. # # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR # IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, # FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. 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