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title: Exclude a device
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description: This article explains how to exclude a device from the Windows Autopatch service
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ms.date: 03/31/2025
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ms.service: windows-client
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ms.subservice: autopatch
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ms.topic: how-to
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ms.localizationpriority: medium
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author: tiaraquan
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ms.author: tiaraquan
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manager: aaroncz
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ms.reviewer: andredm7
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ms.collection:
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- tier2
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# Exclude a device
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To avoid end-user disruption, excluding a device in Windows Autopatch only deletes the Windows Autopatch device record itself. Excluding a device can't delete the Microsoft Intune and/or the Microsoft Entra device records. Microsoft assumes you manage those devices yourself in some capacity.
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When you exclude a device from the Windows Autopatch service, the device is flagged as **Excluded** so Windows Autopatch doesn't try to restore the device into the service again. The exclusion command doesn't trigger device membership removal from any other Microsoft Entra group, used with Autopatch groups.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> The Microsoft Entra team doesn't recommend appending query statements to remove specific device from a dynamic query due to dynamic query performance issues.
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**To exclude a device:**
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1. Sign into the [Intune admin center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2109431).
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1. Select **Windows Autopatch** in the left navigation menu.
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1. Select **Devices**.
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1. Select the devices you want to exclude.
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1. Once a device or multiple devices are selected, select **Device actions**. Then, select **Exclude device**.
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> [!WARNING]
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> When you exclude devices from the Windows Autopatch Device Registration group, or any other Microsoft Entra group, used with Autopatch groups doesn't exclude devices from the Windows Autopatch service.
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## Only view excluded devices
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You can view the excluded devices in the [**Autopatch groups membership report**](../deploy/windows-autopatch-register-devices.md#autopatch-groups-membership-report) to make it easier for you to bulk restore devices that were previously excluded from the Windows Autopatch service.
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**To view only excluded devices:**
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1. Sign into the [Intune admin center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2109431).
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1. Select **Windows Autopatch** in the left navigation menu.
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1. Select **Devices**.
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1. Select **Excluded** from the filter list. Leave all other filter options unselected.
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## Restore a device or multiple devices previously excluded
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**To restore a device or multiple devices previously excluded:**
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1. Sign into the [Intune admin center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2109431).
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1. Select **Windows Autopatch** in the left navigation menu.
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1. Select **Devices**.
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1. Select the devices you want to restore.
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1. Once a device or multiple devices are selected, select **Device actions**. Then, select **Restore excluded device**.
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