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UpNorthIntune
Iron Contributor
Aug 27, 2024

Automatically configure Windows Autopilot device names using a CSV File

Hello All,   Is it possible to upload a CSV file so that the enrolled device pick's up an assigned device name?   So, for example, device serial number abc123xyz with get assigned a device name o...
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Harm_Veenstra
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Aug 27, 2024

UpNorthIntune 

I've used the Asset Tag in the bios to rename the computer to that. If you sticker the device, you could also set that same name in the bios if you have an Asset Tag option. Then you add a script to Intune which does something like this where if the computer name doesn't match a specific name, then it will be renamed without rebooting it and the computer name will become the Asset Tag name from the Bios setting after the next reboot.

if ($env:COMPUTERNAME -notmatch 'XYZ') {
    if (((Get-WmiObject win32_SystemEnclosure).smbiosassettag -ne $env:COMPUTERNAME)) { 
        Rename-Computer -NewName ((Get-WmiObject win32_SystemEnclosure).smbiosassettag)
    }
}

 

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    UpNorthIntune
    Iron Contributor
    Aug 28, 2024
    Hi Harm

    Many thanks for your reply.

    I will test out your script over the next few days.
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      Harm_Veenstra
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      Nov 03, 2024
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        UpNorthIntune
        Iron Contributor
        Nov 04, 2024

        Hi  Harm_Veenstra 

        This is the script I am running, but it's not working correctly

         

        Any idea's?

        I am no powershell guru.

         

        # Ensure script is running with administrator privileges
        if (-not ([System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().Groups -match "S-1-5-32-544")) {
        Write-Host "This script requires administrator privileges. Please run as administrator."
        exit
        }

        # Check if required PowerShell version is met (version 3.0 and above recommended)
        if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -lt 3) {
        Write-Host "This script requires PowerShell version 3.0 or higher."
        exit
        }

        # Load computer name and SMBIOS asset tag information
        $computerName = $env:COMPUTERNAME
        $assetTag = (Get-WmiObject win32_SystemEnclosure).smbiosassettag

        # Ensure that asset tag is not empty or null to avoid renaming issues
        if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($assetTag)) {
        Write-Host "Asset tag is empty or not available. Cannot proceed with renaming."
        exit
        }

        # Check if computer name does not contain 'abc' and if it differs from the asset tag
        if ($computerName -notmatch 'abc') {
        if ($assetTag -ne $computerName) {
        try {
        # Rename computer to match the SMBIOS asset tag
        Rename-Computer -NewName $assetTag -Force -ErrorAction Stop
        Write-Host "Computer renamed successfully to '$assetTag'. Please restart to apply changes."
        }
        catch {
        Write-Host "Error renaming computer: $($_.Exception.Message)"
        }
        }
        else {
        Write-Host "Computer name already matches the SMBIOS asset tag. No renaming required."
        }
        }
        else {
        Write-Host "Computer name contains 'abc'. No renaming required."
        }

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      Harm_Veenstra
      MVP
      Sep 08, 2024
      Any update?
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        UpNorthIntune
        Iron Contributor
        Nov 25, 2024

        Hi Harm,

        Sorry for the delay , other projects took priority.

        Still having no success with the script.

        Have spent a few hours this morning trying different methods but still no joy.

        The HP laptop I am using is a HP ProBook 640 G5 and the BIOS refers to the asset settings as System IDs

        Asset Tracking Number
        and

        Ownership Tag

         

        The scripts I have tried seem unable to reference this data in the BIOS.

        Any help is appreciated or another solution.

         

        Thanks

         

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