Windows Autopilot device preparation: What's new

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Diagnostics logs automatically available in Windows Autopilot device preparation deployment status report

Date added: October 9, 2024

Admins can now download diagnostics logs for failed Autopilot device preparation deployments directly from the Windows Autopilot device preparation deployment status report. Logs are available for download in the Device deployment details when you select a failed deployment under the Device tab. Logs are automatically collected when an error occurs during deployment.

Windows Autopilot Device Preparation Support in Intune operated by 21Vianet in China

Date added: September 18, 2024

As part of the 2409 Intune release, we're announcing support for Windows Autopilot Device Preparation policy in Intune operated by 21Vianet in China cloud. Customers with tenants located in China can now provision devices and manage through Microsoft Intune. For an overview, see Overview of Windows Autopilot device preparation. For a tutorial on how to set up Windows Autopilot device preparation, see Windows Autopilot device preparation scenarios.

enrollmentProfileName property is now populated with the Device preparation policy name

Date added: September 13, 2024

As part of the 2409 Intune release, the enrollmentProfileName property is now populated with the Device preparation policy name during Autopilot device preparation deployments. The Enrollment profile property of Intune and Microsoft Entra device objects are automatically populated with the name of the Device preparation policy that was applied to the device during provisioning. The enrollmentProfileName property enables admins to configure assignment filters and dynamic groups based on the enrollmentProfileName property for configurations post-enrollment.

Windows Autopilot device preparation deployment status report available in the Monitor tab under Enrollment

Date added: August 21, 2024

In addition to the Devices | Monitor page, admins can now easily access the Windows Autopilot device preparation deployment status report from the Monitor tab in the Devices | Enrollment page. The report can be found using the following steps:

  1. Sign into the Microsoft Intune admin center.
  2. Navigate to Home > Devices > Device onboarding | Enrollment.
  3. Select the Monitor tab in the Devices | Enrollment page.

Corporate identifiers can now be used with Windows Autopilot device preparation

Date added: July 8, 2024

Customers who are blocking personal device enrollments can now use Windows Autopilot device preparation by pre-uploading the model, manufacturer, and serial number for all devices which will deploy with Autopilot device preparation. For more information, see Add Windows corporate identifiers.

Additional role-based access control (RBAC) permissions for Managed apps and Mobile apps

Date added: June 18, 2024

We added additional RBAC permissions for Managed apps and Mobile apps for the Windows Autopilot device preparation administrator role. For more information, see Required RBAC permissions.

Initial release of Windows Autopilot device preparation

Date added: June 3, 2024

Windows Autopilot device preparation is generally available. For an overview, see Overview of Windows Autopilot device preparation. For a tutorial on how to set up Windows Autopilot device preparation, see Windows Autopilot device preparation scenarios.