Modernise your Windows 10 deployment with Windows Autopilot. Here is my Autopilot session from on Wednesday 4th March at Birmingham Uni for the Midlands Microsoft 365 and Azure User Group - March 2020, with Ade, Urfaan and Lee.

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2. Traditional Windows deployment // The old way
Build a custom image,
gathering everything else
that’s necessary to deploy
Time means money, making
this an expensive proposition
Deploy image to a new
computer, overwriting what
was originally on it
DRIVERS POLICIES
OFFICE & APPS
SETTINGS

3. Don't throw the baby
out with the
bathwater…
Narrenbeschwörung (Appeal to Fools) by
Thomas Murner, 1512

4. Modern Windows deployment // The new way
Un-box and turn on
off-the-shelf Windows PC
Device is ready
for productive use
Transform with minimal
user interaction
Windows Autopilot

5. OEM-optimized Windows 10
+ Software
+ Settings
+ Updates
+ Features
+ User data
Ready for productive use
The transformation

6. Windows Autopilot
deployment
Three simple steps
Register devices
Assign an Autopilot profile to
the devices
Ship the device to the user
Cloud driven

8. AVAILABLE in 1809AVAILABLE in 1809AVAILABLE in 1809AVAILABLE in 1703
How far have we come? // Windows Autopilot Deployment Scenarios
User-driven mode
with Azure AD Join
Join device to Azure
AD, enroll in
Intune/MDM
Windows Autopilot
for existing devices
Windows 7/8.1 to
Windows 10
ConfigMgr task
sequence, followed
by Windows
Autopilot user-driven
mode
Hybrid Azure AD Join
support
Self-deploying
mode
No need to provide
credentials,
automatically joins
Azure AD
User-driven mode
with Hybrid Azure
AD join
Join device to AD,
enroll in Intune/MDM
AVAILABLE in 1903
Windows Autopilot
“White Glove”
White glove partners
or IT staff can pre-
provision Windows 10
PC to be fully
configured and
business-ready for an
org or user

9. How far have we come? // Scenario grid
User-driven User-driven
with white
glove
User-driven
for existing
devices
Self-
deploying
Autopilot
Reset
Azure AD Join
Hybrid Azure
AD Join

10. Windows Autopilot // Decision tree
ManagementIdentityPurpose
Type of device?
Kiosk, digital
sign
Self-deploying
Azure AD
Intune +
ConfigMgr
Typical device
User-Driven
Azure AD
Intune +
ConfigMgr
User-Driven AD
(a.k.a. Hybrid
Azure AD Join)
Intune +
ConfigMgr

11. User-driven deployment with Azure AD

13. AVAILABLE in 1903AVAILABLE in 1903AVAILABLE in 1903
Windows Autopilot // New features in Windows 10 1903
Windows Autopilot
“White Glove”
Windows 10 1903 and above
White glove partners or IT
staff can pre-provision
Windows 10 PC to be fully
configured and business-
ready for an org or user
ESP enhancements
Windows 10 1903 and above
ESP tracks Intune Management
Extensions, SCCM and Office
installs
IT admin can choose what apps
block during ESP through
Intune
Cortana voiceover disabled
in OOBE
Windows 10 1903 and above
Cortana voiceover disabled by
default for Pro and above SKUs
AVAILABLE in 1903
Self-updating Autopilot
Windows 10 1903 and above
Enable new Windows Autopilot
functionality without updating
Windows.

14. White Glove

15. Windows Autopilot // without white glove
Windows image and
drivers
Apply apps, settings,
policies

16. Windows Autopilot // with white glove in Windows 10 1903
Windows image
and drivers
Device apps,
settings, policies;
User apps
User settings,
policies

18. First, the technician does the pre-provisioning
work

21. Now the device (with all apps,
updates, and policies applied)
can be shipped to the user…

22. Then, the user quickly finishes the process

23. Windows Autopilot // More work to do…
Make configuring Windows 10 easier
• Not just policies, also preferences
• PowerShell is a workaround, not the solution
• Installing features, language packs
• Removing in-box apps
Make device migration easier
• Enable migration of apps (e.g. apps installed via the Company Portal using self service) to a new device
automatically
• Enable migration of critical settings to a new device automatically
Make device lifecycle operations easier
• Disposed/recycled/returned devices need to be de-registered
• Break/fix activities should get devices re-registered

24. Windows Autopilot // More work to do…
Make the user experience better
• Enrollment status page should present more and more useful information
• Make the process faster
• Fewer “Something went wrong” screens with random hex codes
Make the IT experience better
• Reporting & monitoring
• Guided scenarios to help with initial setup and configuration
• Environment and network validation tools
Better integrate with System Center Configuration Manager
• Quickly run a task sequence during the Windows Autopilot process, blocking during ESP
• Automatically configure UDA based on assigned user in Windows Autopilot

25. Windows Autopilot // Ignite Sessions with Michael Niehaus
Modern Windows 10 and Office 365 deployment with Windows Autopilot,
Desktop Analytics, Microsoft Intune, and Configuration Manager
Windows Autopilot: What’s new, what’s coming, and tips for a smooth rollout
Windows Autopilot: White glove pre-provisioning
Ask the experts: Modern deployment and device management
Michaels blog: https://oofhours.com/

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