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Truly Remote Wiping and Setup
I think we all were (incorrectly) assuming you were using Autopilot. At least I was
.The ESP will only start through OOBE with AAD-join or during the Autopilot process (see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/enrollment/windows-enrollment-status). That probably explains why you need to sign in before anything happens. With Autopilot, the device configuration is applied before the first sign-in.
What's the way around this? I run a data entry department where productivity is all important. Having my users wait around while Intune configures the device is not ideal. Asking someone to stop what he is doing and go fiddle with a machine for me is also not ideal, and I'd rather avoid the hour's drive into the office (or the user's house for that matter).
I think we all were (incorrectly) assuming you were using Autopilot. At least I was .
The ESP will only start through OOBE with AAD-join or during the Autopilot process (see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/enrollment/windows-enrollment-status). That probably explains why you need to sign in before anything happens. With Autopilot, the device configuration is applied before the first sign-in.
- That's an exceedingly important distinction. You'd think that would be spelled out more clearly in the documentation. We're coming up on a hardware upgrade cycle here, so I'll look into transitioning my devices over at that time. Thank you for your help!