Autopilot guides
Microsoft's zero-touch provisioning service for new Windows devices. See the glossary entry →
9 guides touch on autopilot.
- Configuration Manager co-management with Intune
How co-management bridges on-prem Configuration Manager and cloud Intune during the migration to cloud-native endpoint management.
- How to register devices for Windows Autopilot
How to register devices for Windows Autopilot: OEM registration, the hardware-hash CSV route, group tags, dynamic groups, and the deployment profile assignment.
- Intune Windows Autopilot
Windows Autopilot provisions new PCs straight to the end user with zero IT touch. Here's how it works.
- Microsoft 365 Education tenants
How Microsoft 365 Education differs from commercial Microsoft 365 — plans, features, and admin specifics.
- Microsoft 365 onboarding new users
A clean joiner workflow for Microsoft 365 — provisioning, access, training, and first-week experience.
- Microsoft Intune and device management
Microsoft Intune explained: what it manages, how policies work, how enrollment and compliance fit together, and where it sits in Microsoft 365.
- Rebuilding Autopilot after an enrollment tenant change
How to move Autopilot-registered devices to a different tenant: deregister from the old, re-register in the new, the OEM route, and what happens per device.
- Retiring on-prem Active Directory: what still requires it
What still needs on-premises Active Directory in a Microsoft 365 organisation — Kerberos, file servers, RADIUS, printing — what replaces each, and the order.
- Windows 11 25H2 and annual servicing explained
How Windows 11 feature updates work now: shared servicing branches, enablement packages, the 36-month enterprise clock, and running the annual update.