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Iron Contributor

Jul 28, 2023

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Windows Autopilot and Configuration Management Client Installation Methods

I'm using Windows Autopilot to build my machines with AzureAD hybrid join. Currently as part of the ESP we deploy the configuration manager client and our VPN software (both Win32 apps) to them so we...

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shockotechcom
Nov 15, 2024
Since we are Hybrid joined I did the following:

- Create a custom Win32 app in tune and delivery as a blocking app in ESP phase of autopilot
- This app creates a scheduled task that runs on next reboot and installs the MECM agent on next boot then disables itself

Works great!

corndawg007

Copper Contributor

Mar 25, 2024

shockotechcom, Did you find any solution on this yet? I am running into same issue.

fjansson

Brass Contributor

Sep 25, 2024

What route did you end up picking?

corndawg007
Copper Contributor
May 28, 2025
I used shockotechcom solution: - Create a custom Win32 app in tune and delivery as a blocking app in ESP phase of autopilot
- This app creates a scheduled task that runs on next reboot and installs the MECM agent on next boot then disables itself. It works. But, knowing Config Manager, of some reason it fails, you have to make sure that you review logs and verify that client gets installed. I had couple of issues where it failed with task scheduler to install and I had to run a manual install then. Seems like your environment has to be perfect, firewall rules, DNS, all the prereq. etc.