Windows Autopilot on Windows based thin client devices

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Windows Autopilot on Windows based thin client devices

svjs-0437 201

Can we perform windows Autopilot on Windows based thin client devices?
what support does Intune offers for thin client devices?

Lu Dai-MSFT 28,496 Reputation points

2022-02-18T09:29:20.9+00:00

@svjs-0437 Thanks for posting in our Q&A.

For Windows Autopilot, it lists software requirements, networking requirements, licensing requirements and configuration requirements.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/autopilot/software-requirements

There is no article shows if it is supported Windows based thin client devices. If the thin client device has the supported OS, it is suggested to try to do autopilot and see if it works.
svjs-0437 201 Reputation points

2022-02-18T10:07:11.813+00:00

Thank you @Lu Dai-MSFT for your response.

But could you help me understand if we can consider these thin clients enrollment to Intune to be co-managed if already in MECM?, as in can we control compliance, apps deploymnets, patching etc. from Intune on these devices?

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Lu Dai-MSFT 28,496 Reputation points

2022-02-18T09:29:20.9+00:00

@svjs-0437 Thanks for posting in our Q&A.

For Windows Autopilot, it lists software requirements, networking requirements, licensing requirements and configuration requirements.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/autopilot/software-requirements

There is no article shows if it is supported Windows based thin client devices. If the thin client device has the supported OS, it is suggested to try to do autopilot and see if it works.
svjs-0437 201 Reputation points

2022-02-18T10:07:11.813+00:00

Thank you @Lu Dai-MSFT for your response.

But could you help me understand if we can consider these thin clients enrollment to Intune to be co-managed if already in MECM?, as in can we control compliance, apps deploymnets, patching etc. from Intune on these devices?

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I doubt the thin clients support will be there for Intune. I have seen most of the thin clients are Linux based or custom OS by hardware vendors such as iGel, Dell etc...

I don't think there is any support scenario for those kind of thin clients with Intune.

Also, what do you want to manage using Intune + Autopilot? Autopilot is just a provisioning mechanism.

If you already have these thins clients managed via MEMCM or SCCM and synced to MEM(Intune) admin center using tenant attach feature, you can enable so of the advantages of modern management but I'm not very sure this is applicable this use case or not.

SCCM tenant attach one of the possible option but without knowing further details it's difficult to comment.

If I'm your position, the I would try to manage thin clients via vendors thin client management software and manage virtual desktops or Cloud PC using Intune.

I have seen a write by Anoop on this https://www.anoopcnair.com/avd-management-with-intune-windows-virtual-desk/ and https://www.anoopcnair.com/azure-virtual-desktop-end-user-experience-intun/

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