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Removing "Remove Management" Button From Devices.

  • January 14, 2026
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Hello, Our K–12 district has reached its purchasing limit for Apple devices directly from Apple for this year. However, we still have a need for additional iPads. I wanted to ask whether it is possible to use User-Initiated Enrollment to enroll devices that were not purchased through Apple (apple.com) (ex: CDWG.com, BestBuy.com etc.), and if so, whether there is any way to remove the “Remove Management” option from those devices. If removing the management option is not possible, is there a way to automatically enroll these devices into Apple School Manager using Apple Configurator? Any assistance or guidance you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

 

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  • January 14, 2026

Hi Lauren,

Yes, Apple Configurator is the solution. You can use it to add iPads (purchased from CDWG, Best Buy, etc.) to Apple School Manager, even if they weren't bought directly from Apple.

Steps:

  1. Use Apple Configurator for Mac to add the iPads to ASM
  2. Assign the devices to your Jamf Pro server in ASM
  3. Devices will enroll via Automated Device Enrollment with your PreStage enrollment

This makes them supervised with a non-removable MDM profile.

About the 30-day provisional period: During setup, users have 30 days to opt out — if they do, the device resets and releases from ASM. After 30 days, the MDM profile becomes truly non-removable. For school-owned devices, you can complete the setup yourself before distributing to students, which starts the 30-day clock early.

Reference: Add devices using Apple Configurator to Apple School Manager

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