From a3c55d936cd4bcdaca83e8004142200cc07cf937 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Noah Talerman <47070608+noahtalerman@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 10:06:36 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Guide update: Unenroll Windows hosts (#37366) We were telling users they had to turn off Windows MDM features for all hosts to turn off MDM for one Windows hosts --- articles/enroll-hosts.md | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/articles/enroll-hosts.md b/articles/enroll-hosts.md index f4d767b807..489ba82ae0 100644 --- a/articles/enroll-hosts.md +++ b/articles/enroll-hosts.md @@ -138,15 +138,16 @@ In the Google Admin console: ### Unenroll -You can unenroll a macOS, Windows, or Linux host from Fleet (iOS, iPadOS, and Android hosts coming soon). - 1. Determine if your host has MDM features turned on by looking at the **MDM status** on the host's **Host details** page. -2. For macOS hosts with MDM turned on, select **Actions > Turn off MDM** to turn MDM off. For Windows hosts with MDM turned on, follow the [instructions for turning off MDM](https://fleetdm.com/guides/windows-mdm-setup#turn-off-windows-mdm). For iOS, iPadOS hosts with MDM turned on, select **Actions > Turn off MDM**. +2. If MDM is turned on, for macOS, Windows, iOS/iPadOS, and Android hosts: + - For macOS hosts, select **Actions > Turn off MDM** to turn MDM off. + - For Windows hosts, download and run the [turn off MDM script](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/it-and-security/lib/windows/scripts/turn-off-mdm.ps1) on the host. + - For iOS/iPadOS and Android hosts, select **Actions > Unenroll**. -4. For macOS, Windows, and Linux hosts [uninstall fleetd](https://fleetdm.com/guides/how-to-uninstall-fleetd). +3. Next, for macOS, Windows, and Linux hosts [uninstall fleetd](https://fleetdm.com/guides/how-to-uninstall-fleetd). -5. Select **Actions > Delete** to delete the host from Fleet. +4. Last, select **Actions > Delete** to delete the host from Fleet. > If an end user wants to switch their workstation's operating system (e.g. Windows to Linux), before they switch, delete the host from Fleet. Then, re-enroll the host.