Rename Devices from CSV

This script reads a CSV file with DeviceName and NewName columns and triggers the Intune setDeviceName remote action for each matching Windows device. Every rename supports -WhatIf preview, name validation catches illegal computer names before any action is sent, and results are summarized per device. Devices are renamed on their next check-in; Windows devices typically need a restart for the new name to fully apply.

DevicesOperational
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New to runbook deployment? Follow the step-by-step guide from the Deploy to Azure button to the first scheduled run, including granting Graph permissions to the managed identity.

// QUALITY CHECKS

Validation status

Quality checks

All checks pass
  • ParsePass
  • LintPass
  • MetadataPass
  • Runbook-readyPass
  • Module depsPass

Tests run automatically on every change. What does each check mean?

// REQUIRED PERMISSIONS

Microsoft Graph scopes

DeviceManagementManagedDevices.PrivilegedOperations.All

Allows the app to perform remote high impact actions such as wiping the device or resetting the passcode on devices managed by Microsoft Intune, without a signed-in user.

DeviceManagementManagedDevices.Read.All

Allows the app to read the properties of devices managed by Microsoft Intune, without a signed-in user.

Running this as an Azure Automation runbook? These scopes must be granted to the account's managed identity, which has no portal UI. The deployment walkthrough shows the exact Cloud Shell commands.

// CHANGELOG

Version history

  1. Entry · 01

    1.3 - Added a portal-safe DryRun mode for Azure Automation rename previews

  2. Entry · 02

    1.2 - Added Azure Automation contract validation, portal-safe boolean parameters, beta Graph endpoints, and terminating paging errors

  3. Entry · 03

    1.1 - Azure Automation now records script progress, outcomes, and summaries in job history

  4. Entry · 04

    1.0 - Initial release

// CODE

Source

rename-devices-from-csv.ps1
<#
.TITLE
    Rename Devices from CSV

.SYNOPSIS
    Bulk-renames Intune Windows devices from a CSV mapping file using the setDeviceName remote action.

.DESCRIPTION
    This script reads a CSV file with DeviceName and NewName columns and triggers the
    Intune setDeviceName remote action for each matching Windows device. Every rename
    supports -WhatIf preview, name validation catches illegal computer names before
    any action is sent, and results are summarized per device. Devices are renamed on
    their next check-in; Windows devices typically need a restart for the new name to
    fully apply.

.TAGS
    Devices,Operational

.MINROLE
    Intune Administrator

.PERMISSIONS
    DeviceManagementManagedDevices.PrivilegedOperations.All,DeviceManagementManagedDevices.Read.All

.AUTHOR
    Ugur Koc

.VERSION
    1.3

.CHANGELOG
    1.3 - Added a portal-safe DryRun mode for Azure Automation rename previews
    1.2 - Added Azure Automation contract validation, portal-safe boolean parameters, beta Graph endpoints, and terminating paging errors
    1.1 - Azure Automation now records script progress, outcomes, and summaries in job history
    1.0 - Initial release

.LASTUPDATE
    2026-07-30

.EXAMPLE
    .\rename-devices-from-csv.ps1 -CsvPath ".\renames.csv" -WhatIf
    Previews all renames without sending any action

.EXAMPLE
    .\rename-devices-from-csv.ps1 -CsvPath ".\renames.csv"
    Renames all devices listed in the CSV (columns: DeviceName,NewName)

.EXAMPLE
    .\rename-devices-from-csv.ps1 -CsvContent $csvContent
    Uses CSV text supplied at runtime, which is suitable for Azure Automation

.EXAMPLE
    .\rename-devices-from-csv.ps1 -CsvContent $csvContent -DryRun "true"
    Validates devices and proposed names without sending a rename action

.NOTES
    - Requires Microsoft.Graph.Authentication module
    - CSV must contain the columns DeviceName (current Intune device name) and NewName
    - Windows computer names: max 15 characters, letters/digits/hyphens, not all digits
    - The rename applies at next device check-in; a restart completes it on Windows
    - setDeviceName requires the DeviceManagementManagedDevices.PrivilegedOperations.All scope
    - Uses beta Graph endpoints because the setDeviceName action is exposed there for all platforms
    - Local interactive sign-in uses the MgGraphCommunity module to avoid the Graph SDK's mandatory WAM broker on Windows
#>

[CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)]
param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Path to CSV file with DeviceName,NewName columns")]
    [string]$CsvPath,

    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "CSV text with DeviceName,NewName columns, suitable for Azure Automation")]
    [string]$CsvContent = "",

    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Export results to CSV")]
    [ValidateSet("true", "false", "1", "0", '$true', '$false')]
    [string]$ExportToCsv,

    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Validate proposed renames without sending an action")]
    [ValidateSet("true", "false", "1", "0", '$true', '$false')]
    [string]$DryRun,

    [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 @('ExportToCsv', 'DryRun')) {
    $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.PrivilegedOperations.All",
            "DeviceManagementManagedDevices.Read.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 Test-ValidComputerName {
    param([string]$Name)

    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($Name)) { return $false }
    if ($Name.Length -gt 15) { return $false }
    if ($Name -match '^[0-9]+$') { return $false }
    if ($Name -notmatch '^[A-Za-z0-9-]+$') { return $false }
    if ($Name.StartsWith("-") -or $Name.EndsWith("-")) { return $false }
    return $true
}

# ============================================================================
# MAIN SCRIPT LOGIC
# ============================================================================

try {
    $csvInputs = @(
        if (-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($CsvPath)) { 'CsvPath' }
        if (-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($CsvContent)) { 'CsvContent' }
    )
    if ($csvInputs.Count -ne 1) {
        throw "Specify exactly one CSV input: CsvPath or CsvContent."
    }

    if (-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($CsvContent)) {
        $renameEntries = @($CsvContent | ConvertFrom-Csv -ErrorAction Stop)
        $csvSourceDescription = "runtime CSV content"
    }
    else {
        if (-not (Test-Path $CsvPath)) {
            throw "CSV file '$CsvPath' does not exist"
        }
        $renameEntries = @(Import-Csv -Path $CsvPath -ErrorAction Stop)
        $csvSourceDescription = $CsvPath
    }
    if ($renameEntries.Count -eq 0) {
        throw "CSV input contains no rows"
    }

    $csvColumns = $renameEntries[0].PSObject.Properties.Name
    if ($csvColumns -notcontains "DeviceName" -or $csvColumns -notcontains "NewName") {
        throw "CSV must contain the columns 'DeviceName' and 'NewName' (found: $($csvColumns -join ', '))"
    }

    Write-Output "✓ Loaded $($renameEntries.Count) rename entries from $csvSourceDescription"

    [System.Collections.Generic.List[Object]]$report = @()
    $renamed = 0
    $failed = 0
    $skipped = 0

    foreach ($entry in $renameEntries) {
        $currentName = $entry.DeviceName.Trim()
        $newName = $entry.NewName.Trim()

        # Validate before touching Graph so one bad row cannot burn an action
        if (-not (Test-ValidComputerName -Name $newName)) {
            Write-Warning "Skipping '$currentName': new name '$newName' is not a valid computer name (max 15 chars, letters/digits/hyphens, not all digits)"
            $report.Add([PSCustomObject]@{ DeviceName = $currentName; NewName = $newName; Result = "InvalidName" })
            $skipped++
            continue
        }

        $escapedName = $currentName -replace "'", "''"
        $found = Get-MgGraphAllPage -Uri "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/deviceManagement/managedDevices?`$filter=deviceName eq '$escapedName'&`$select=id,deviceName,operatingSystem"

        if (@($found).Count -eq 0) {
            Write-Warning "Skipping '$currentName': device not found in Intune"
            $report.Add([PSCustomObject]@{ DeviceName = $currentName; NewName = $newName; Result = "NotFound" })
            $skipped++
            continue
        }
        if (@($found).Count -gt 1) {
            Write-Warning "Skipping '$currentName': $(@($found).Count) devices share this name - rename manually to avoid hitting the wrong one"
            $report.Add([PSCustomObject]@{ DeviceName = $currentName; NewName = $newName; Result = "AmbiguousName" })
            $skipped++
            continue
        }

        $device = @($found)[0]

        if ($DryRun) {
            Write-Output "[DRY RUN] Would rename '$currentName' to '$newName'"
            $report.Add([PSCustomObject]@{ DeviceName = $currentName; NewName = $newName; Result = "DryRun" })
            continue
        }

        if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("$currentName -> $newName", "Send setDeviceName action")) {
            try {
                $body = @{ deviceName = $newName } | ConvertTo-Json
                Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Uri "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/deviceManagement/managedDevices/$($device.id)/setDeviceName" -Method POST -Body $body -ContentType "application/json"
                Write-Output "✓ Rename queued: $currentName -> $newName"
                $report.Add([PSCustomObject]@{ DeviceName = $currentName; NewName = $newName; Result = "Queued" })
                $renamed++
            }
            catch {
                Write-Warning "Failed to rename '$currentName': $($_.Exception.Message)"
                $report.Add([PSCustomObject]@{ DeviceName = $currentName; NewName = $newName; Result = "Failed" })
                $failed++
            }
        }
        else {
            $report.Add([PSCustomObject]@{ DeviceName = $currentName; NewName = $newName; Result = "WhatIf" })
        }
    }

    # Summary
    Write-Output "`n========================================"
    Write-Output "Rename Summary"
    Write-Output "========================================"
    Write-Output "CSV entries:     $($renameEntries.Count)"
    Write-Output "Renames queued:  $renamed"
    Write-Output "Failed:          $failed"
    Write-Output "Skipped:         $skipped"
    Write-Output "Note: renames apply at next device check-in; Windows devices need a restart to complete"
    Write-Output "========================================"

    # Export to CSV if requested
    if ($ExportToCsv) {
        if ($IsAzureAutomation) {
            Write-Output "CSV report follows in the Azure Automation job output:"
            $report | ConvertTo-Csv -NoTypeInformation | ForEach-Object { Write-Output $_ }
        }
        else {
            $timestamp = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss"
            $csvOutPath = Join-Path $OutputPath "Device_Rename_Results_$timestamp.csv"
            $report | Export-Csv -Path $csvOutPath -NoTypeInformation -Encoding UTF8
            Write-Output "✓ CSV report saved: $csvOutPath"
        }
    }
}
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"
    }
}

// NOTES

Author notes

- Requires Microsoft.Graph.Authentication module - CSV must contain the columns DeviceName (current Intune device name) and NewName - Windows computer names: max 15 characters, letters/digits/hyphens, not all digits - The rename applies at next device check-in; a restart completes it on Windows - setDeviceName requires the DeviceManagementManagedDevices.PrivilegedOperations.All scope - Uses beta Graph endpoints because the setDeviceName action is exposed there for all platforms - Local interactive sign-in uses the MgGraphCommunity module to avoid the Graph SDK's mandatory WAM broker on Windows

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