enterprise state roaming

The enterprise state roaming tag covers Microsoft’s transition of Enterprise State Roaming management to policy management on July 1, 2026. The tagged discussion explains that the Microsoft Entra portal is no longer the supported control plane, while the existing ESR settings scope remains in place. For organizations preparing PC refreshes, the practical focus is documenting the former Entra configuration, assigning a new policy owner, and validating backup and restore independently before deployment. It also highlights Microsoft’s naming change from Windows Backup for Organizations to Windows settings backup and restore, helping administrators interpret related documentation, management tools, and policy reports during the handoff.