Does windows Autopilot uses "AUTOPILOT_MARKER" UEFI Firmware?

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Does windows Autopilot uses "AUTOPILOT_MARKER" UEFI Firmware?

Abdul Kalam Asath 0

Hello All,

I read some blogs which says that the Autopilot service uses the UEFI firmware called "AUTOPILOT_MARKER" to retrieve the Autopilot profile. To test this, I loaded my vm with windows 10 22H2 (19045.3693) and searched using powershell cmdlet (Get-UEFI) but I don't find any UEFI variable called "AUTOPILOT_MARKER". I even don't find it in registry.

Note: I have not yet registered my device for Autopilot

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ZhoumingDuan-MSFT 17,360 Microsoft External Staff

@Abdul Kalam Asath,Thanks for posting in Q&A.

From your description, I know that you want to use "AUTOPILOT_MARKER" to retrieve the Autopilot profile.

Based on my research, Windows Autopilot uses the “AUTOPILOT_MARKER” UEFI firmware to retrieve the Autopilot profile. However, the “AUTOPILOT_MARKER” UEFI firmware variable is only created and populated after the device has been registered for Autopilot. This means that you cannot use the “AUTOPILOT_MARKER” UEFI firmware variable to identify whether a device is enrolled in Autopilot or not.

But you can find the AUTOPILOT_MARKER in the registry after the device registered for Autopilot. Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\UEFI\AUTOPILOT_MARKER

Hope this can be helpful.

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Abdul Kalam Asath 0 Reputation points

2023-11-27T13:13:33.8866667+00:00

Hello ZhoumingDuan,

I tried register my device for Autopilot (rebooted) and still I don't find UEFI under the path which you mentioned (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\UEFI\AUTOPILOT_MARKER)

I even checked for this registry on my autopilot enrolled windows 11 VM but no luck. Attached the screenshot for your reference
ZhoumingDuan-MSFT 17,360 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-11-29T08:30:34.45+00:00

@Abdul Kalam Asath,Thanks for your update.

Based on my researching, you can refer the link below to get the AUTOPILOT_MARKER via PowerShell script.

https://call4cloud.nl/2022/12/the-token-games-the-ballad-of-autopilot-and-profiles/

Non-official, just for reference.

Hope this can be helpful.
Abdul Kalam Asath 0 Reputation points

2023-11-29T10:48:42.3333333+00:00

@ZhoumingDuan-MSFT I appreciate for your response.

I have tried that already (mentioned on my question) but still I don't find it. I can get the other UEFI variables but not the AUTOPILOT_MARKER. As I mentioned already, I tried (GET-UEFI) powershell cmdlet and manually searched in registry but no luck.
ZhoumingDuan-MSFT 17,360 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-11-30T05:19:29.9666667+00:00

@Abdul Kalam Asath,Thanks for your time.

Based on my test, I cannot find AUTOPILOT_MARKER on my autopilot registered device, due to the issue is specifical, we suggest that you open a case to get more help.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/get-support

Thanks for your kind understanding.

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