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Source facts

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Shared iPad temporary sessions use the Guest sign-in rather than a Managed Apple ID, and session data is removed at sign-out. Only device-assigned apps and profiles apply to those temporary sessions. Intune does not report device or user status for Shared iPad apps and profiles assigned to user groups. Microsoft Learn.

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Applicability

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Review a Shared iPad design that permits temporary sessions alongside named users. Separate the guest requirements from role-specific customization, and identify which assignment object supplies each intended control.

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DSE recommendation

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Make the temporary-session configuration an explicit device-targeted acceptance set. Do not copy a named user’s expected experience into the guest test without checking applicability. Ask the endpoint owner to document the intended applications, network access, and restrictions for an unauthenticated session. Keep user-profile reporting gaps visible rather than translating missing status into success.

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Verification

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Start a controlled guest session and inspect the approved applications and settings directly. Then end the session and confirm the expected data-removal behavior using harmless test content. Run a separate named-user test where required. Retain observed results alongside assignment scope, and investigate any guest capability that the design intended only for a named role.

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Official references

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Microsoft Learn: Shared iPad devices.

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