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Windows 365 Administrator

Enabled
Versionv1
Date Added2026-06-21
Categorydevices
Assignment Modeallowed
Built-inYes
Template ID11451d60-acb2-45eb-a7d6-43d0f0125c13

Description

Can provision and manage all aspects of Cloud PCs.

Details

Users with this role have global permissions on Windows 365 resources, when the service is present. Additionally, this role contains the ability to manage users and devices in order to associate policy, as well as create and manage groups.

Directory Actions28

ActionCondition
microsoft.azure.supportTickets/allEntities/allTasksnull
microsoft.cloudPC/allEntities/allProperties/allTasksnull
microsoft.directory/deletedItems.devices/deletenull
microsoft.directory/deletedItems.devices/restorenull
microsoft.directory/deviceManagementPolicies/standard/readnull
microsoft.directory/deviceRegistrationPolicy/standard/readnull
microsoft.directory/devices/basic/updatenull
microsoft.directory/devices/createnull
microsoft.directory/devices/deletenull
microsoft.directory/devices/disablenull
microsoft.directory/devices/enablenull
microsoft.directory/devices/extensionAttributeSet1/updatenull
microsoft.directory/devices/extensionAttributeSet2/updatenull
microsoft.directory/devices/extensionAttributeSet3/updatenull
microsoft.directory/devices/registeredOwners/updatenull
microsoft.directory/devices/registeredUsers/updatenull
microsoft.directory/groups.security/assignedLabels/updatenull
microsoft.directory/groups.security/basic/updatenull
microsoft.directory/groups.security/classification/updatenull
microsoft.directory/groups.security/createnull
microsoft.directory/groups.security/deletenull
microsoft.directory/groups.security/dynamicMembershipRule/updatenull
microsoft.directory/groups.security/members/updatenull
microsoft.directory/groups.security/owners/updatenull
microsoft.directory/groups.security/visibility/updatenull
microsoft.office365.supportTickets/allEntities/allTasksnull
microsoft.office365.usageReports/allEntities/allProperties/readnull
microsoft.office365.webPortal/allEntities/standard/readnull

Graph API Permissions19

Microsoft do not provide a direct mapping between Directory actions and Graph API permissions, despite this being necessary for delegated (interactive) access. MSAdminRoles.com has meticulously compiled a list of the Graph API permissions that each built-in admin role enables you to utilise. Please note this listing is not 100% accurate. Graph API permissions and Entra RBAC operate as two independent authorisation planes and do not map to each other on a one-to-one basis.

  • CloudPC.Read.All
  • CloudPC.ReadWrite.All
  • Device.CreateFromOwnedTemplate
  • Device.Read.All
  • DeviceLocalCredential.ReadBasic.All
  • DeviceManagementConfiguration.Read.All
  • DeviceTemplate.Read.All
  • DeviceTemplate.ReadWrite.All
  • Directory.Read.All
  • Group.Read.All
  • Group.ReadWrite.All
  • GroupMember.Read.All
  • GroupMember.ReadWrite.All
  • Policy.Read.All
  • Policy.Read.DeviceConfiguration
  • Reports.Read.All
  • ReportSettings.Read.All
  • RoleManagement.Read.CloudPC
  • RoleManagement.ReadWrite.CloudPC