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Removing "Remove Management" Button From Mobile 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? This way its supervised and fully manageable for the tech to push out updates and configurations.  Any assistance or guidance you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

 

TCSS-LLJ

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PaulHazelden
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  • January 14, 2026

As I see it you have 2 options.
1. Talk to the suppliers and see if they can add them to your ASM for you. 
2. Get them set up fast using configurator, and then dump them in a locked cupboard for 30 days. The remove management will then be expired and you can put them to use.

Option 2 uses Configurator to add them to your ASM instance, but they will be able to be removed from management for 30 days. After the 30 days has expired the remove management button will dissappear.
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Option 1 will require you to give the suppliers your ASM code, and for them to give you theirs, they will then be able to add the devices to your ASM just the same as Apple can. But this only works if the supplier is able to add them.

The remove management for 30 days is an Apple thing, nothing you can do to avoid that for devices not added to your ASM by the supplier.

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