One of the things that I’ve wanted to do for a while is to have an open Q&A call – you know, the typical “office hours” concept from your college days, where […]
Configuring the Intune Connector for AD to use a proxy server
As I discussed previously, proxy servers are a pain. I wish they could be wiped from the face of the earth. But since that’s about as likely as everyone being off of […]
Trying out Windows Autopilot with Windows 10 1903? Install the latest update.
As you kick the tires on Windows Autopilot scenarios (whether new scenarios like white glove or existing ones), make sure you’ve installed a recent cumulative update and aren’t using just the original […]
Windows Autopilot and the joy of networking
One of the biggest challenges that we run into with customers who want to adopt Windows Autopilot for deploying new devices is the variety of network setups. This can be broken down […]
Have you implemented “hybrid”?
I’ve had lots of conversations with customers about Hybrid Azure AD Join, as it’s used as part of a key Windows Autopilot scenario. But it seems this leads to a bunch of […]
Inside Windows Autopilot user-driven Hybrid Azure AD Join
I already talked about user-driven mode with Azure AD Join – that’s the easiest scenario. Now let’s talk about user-driven mode with Hybrid Azure AD Join. For those who have no idea […]
CSP partners: Add devices to Windows Autopilot using Partner Center and PowerShell
I’ve given presentations at a variety of events that included this slide, talking about the different mechanisms that are available for registering devices with Windows Autopilot: For customers, you can register devices […]
Automatically setting up OneDrive for Business via Intune
The OneDrive for Business team has made a number of changes to support automatic configuration of OneDrive, including support for automatically signing in, configuring known folder migration, enabling offline files, and more. […]
Inside Windows Autopilot user-driven mode with Azure AD join
We’ve already talked about device registration and the initial Windows Autopilot profile download. That’s all prep work for the “real” provisioning process performed by Windows Autopilot. Now let’s look at the provisioning […]
TPM Attestation: What can possibly go wrong?
First off, it would be good to touch on what TPM attestation is, and then talk about why you care. From some older Windows Server documentation, here’s a decent overview: With TPM […]
What happens when a Windows Autopilot-registered device starts up?
The last time, I talked about the device registration process – preparing for deploying a device using Windows Autopilot. This time, I want to switch to the device itself and explore what […]
What happens when you register a device with Windows Autopilot?
Let’s assume that you are registering a new VM, or some existing device that you want to use for validating Windows Autopilot. (New devices should be registered by the OEM, distributor, or […]
Configuring company branding in Azure AD
As you may know, Windows Autopilot leverages Azure AD company branding to show custom logos and text during the Azure AD authentication/join process. I described how this company branding information was used […]
Using UE-V with Windows Autopilot
When we talk about what it takes to get a device ready for productive use, we generally include OneDrive for Business for ensuring that files and folders are automatically synced to the […]
More on Windows Autopilot for existing devices
With any luck, you saw this morning’s blog post talking about Windows Autopilot for existing devices. In that blog, I talked about how this didn’t require any client-side changes to support joining […]
Out of Office Hours 