Autopilot v2, a.k.a. Autopilot device preparation, was announced on May 22, 2024, it wasn’t really done yet. From the original annoucement (highlight added by me): Not sure about what they consider “soon” […]| Out of Office Hours
In my previous post about pre-provisioning, I showed three apps (MDT, Office, and PowerToys) that I was installing as part of a task sequence. What I didn’t show was the details for […]| Out of Office Hours
Over a year ago when Autopilot v2 (a.k.a. device preparation) was announced, one of the missing features was pre-provisioning (formerly “white glove provisioning”). Maybe one of these days it will finally emerge. […]| Out of Office Hours
When Microsoft announced Autopilot v2 (a.k.a. Autopilot device provisioning), they mentioned: Hybrid AD join is no longer recommended for use with Autopilot deployments. Autopilot device preparation profiles do not support Hybrid AD […]| Out of Office Hours
2025-05-30: Added a section at the bottom based on social media chatter. Microsoft has been investing quite a bit of effort into adding new functionality into Notepad, including AI functionality to…| Out of Office Hours
The title says it all — well, not quite because the full description is more involved and nuanced. This post on LinkedIn from Sameer Agarwal, an Intune engineer at Microsoft, explains more: […]| Out of Office Hours
In preparation for an MMSMOA 2025 session where I am talking about the Autopilot Branding package (among other things), I figured it was a good time to look through the feedback, issues, […]| Out of Office Hours
I was working on some changes to the Autopilot Branding package and testing them out on Windows 11 24H2 and noticed a problem: One of the registry values I was trying to […]| Out of Office Hours
When you initially sign into Windows, by default you’ll see the “pulsing color” screen as first-time “things” are done in the background: You can disable that “first sign-in animation” via GPO, MDM […]| Out of Office Hours
I’ve done a few troubleshooting blog posts over the years, and they are easily the most popular on my site. This one in particular is still going strong (#1 post of all time), almost five yea…| Out of Office Hours
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