Workspace ONE UEM powered by AirWatch provides you with a set of mobility management solutions for enrolling, securing, configuring, and managing your Windows device deployment. To use Workspace ONE UEM's management solutions, meet the requirements to enroll supported Windows devices. Management solution availability depends on the Windows OS version of your devices.
Workspace ONE UEM supports Windows 11 devices. When configuring the console, use the Windows Desktop option because this option works for Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices. Windows 11 is built on the same foundation as Windows 10 so features in Workspace ONE UEM that are available for Windows 10 are also available for Windows 11. If you find a Workspace ONE UEM feature that works on Windows 10 but not on Windows 11, let us know by contacting VMware Global Services.
For details on Windows 11, see Microsoft's documentation on What's new in Windows.
Through the Workspace ONE UEM console, you have several tools and features for managing the entire lifecycle of corporate and employee-owned devices. You can also enable end users to perform tasks themselves, for example, through the Self-Service Portal and user self-enrollment, which saves you vital time and resources.
Workspace ONE UEM allows you to enroll both corporate and employee-owned devices to configure and secure your enterprise data and content. By using of our device profiles, you can properly configure and secure your Windows devices. Detect compromised devices and remove their access to corporate resources using the compliance engine.
Enrolling your devices into Workspace ONE UEM allows you to secure and configure devices to meet your needs.
Before enrolling your Windows devices with Workspace ONE UEM, your devices and users must meet the listed requirements and configurations or enrollment does not work.
Your Windows users must meet this list of requirements to enroll their devices with Workspace ONE UEM.
Your Windows devices must access the listed sites, have the listed settings enabled, and have the listed services running to enroll with Workspace ONE UEM.
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Workspace ONE UEM supports devices running the following operating systems:
Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub does not support Windows ARM Snapdragon or Hololens devices. These devices must use native MDM functionality.
Important: To see the OS version each update branch supports, see Microsoft's documentation on Windows release information: Windows release health.
Compare the MDM functionality available in each version of the Windows OS. Workspace ONE UEM supports all versions of Windows OS and the functions they support.
The different editions of Windows (Home, Professional, Enterprise, and Education) have different functionality. Windows Home edition does not support the advanced functionality available to the Windows OS. Consider using Enterprise or Education editions for the most functionality.
| Feature | Windows OS Home | Windows OS Professional | Windows OS Enterprise | Windows OS Education |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native Client Enrollment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Agent Based Enrollment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Requires a Windows Account ID | ||||
| Force EULA/Terms of Use Acceptance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support for Option Prompts during Enrollment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Active Directory/ LDAP | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cloud Domain Join Enrollment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Out of Box Experience Enrollment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Bulk Provisioning Enrollment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Device Staging | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SMS | ||||
| Email Messages | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Password Policy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Enterprise Wipe | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full Device Wipe | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email & Exchange ActiveSync | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| VPN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Certificate Management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Device Restrictions and Settings | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows Hello | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Personalization | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Encryption | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Application Control (AppLocker) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Health Attestation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows Update for Business | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Assigned Access | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Application Management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Asset Tracking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Device Status | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| IP Address | ||||
| Location | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Send Support Message (Email and SMS only) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
