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Questions on Win 10
I'm wondering about the autopilot:
1) Does this work with set up school PCs?
2) What happens if you don't have internet access when signing in?
3) Which OEMs support this?
4) can existing devices be added to the autopilot?
5) What are updates like on Win 10 S? Are they faster than Win 10?
I installed the script on a test box. What is the command needed to create the actual CSV file?
Install-Script -Name Get-WindowsAutoPilotInfo
Then what?
- Michael Niehaus
Microsoft
Get-WindowsAutoPilotInfo.ps1 -OutputFile MyComputer.csv
- I've read you need to deploy Intune as well as SCCM in order to fully manage devices in your organization. But I just learned SCCM cannot manage Win 10 S. How does this work?
Heidi ChengHi Julia,
I am not sure where you got the reference on needing ConfigMgr. Intune Azure Portal can fully manage Windows 10 S devices w/o ConfigMgr.Sorry, I mean for Win 10 ... Not S. I saw on technet that it is more powerful to use Config manager + Intune. But for 10 S, since it is app based, is Intune sufficient?
Bruno NowakAdding to the answer around existing devices being added to AutoPilot:
- you can use the sample script to harverst the Device IDs: https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/Get-WindowsAutoPilotInfo/1.0/DisplayScript
- you can extend the Device Inventory to store the Device IDs
- And then setup AutoPilot up through the Windows Store for Business
- Michael Niehaus
4) Yes, existing devices can be added to Windows AutoPilot using the Microsoft Store for Business. You can upload a CSV file with the hardware details. To collect these details, you need to have Windows 10 1703 installed on the device, then you can run (elevated) a script like https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/Get-WindowsAutoPilotInfo to create the CSV.
Meyyammai SubramanianAutoPilot refers to a collection of modern deployment solutions. Under this umbrella, there is a deployment solution for setting up school PCs.
For any AutoPilot solution to work, internet connection is mandatory. AutoPilot configs from the cloud can't take effect without connectivity.
Big OEMs such as Lenovo, HP, Dell, etc are part of the first wave of supporters and the earliest of these will start supporting in eary fall, is what we are working towards. We hope that in/by 2018, all OEMs will support AutoPilot.
for devices that have win 10 RS2 build, you can use a powershell script to then deploy via AutoPilot.
So does this mean that for the future devices, you won't have to run the script? The OEMs will give you this information for Autopilot?
But for now, to get the device information, the script allows you to use autopilot...am i right?
- Michael Niehaus
Yes, we are working with OEMs, resellers, and distributors to have this information automatically gathered, and they'll be able to upload it on your behalf or provide it to you so that you can upload it. Both mechanisms simplify the steps to get a device ready for Windows AutoPilot.
Is AutoPilot being extended to VARs?
- Meyyammai Subramanian
Sorry, what is VARs?
What about Windows 10 S? Are updates any faster than Win 10?
Do you need SCCM for Windows 10 S? I know you need sccm for Win 10 for optimal deployment.
Do you need internet access for shared PC configuration on Windows 10 and 10 S?
Janani VasudevanHi Julia, For the shared PC configuration, once you have the config in the USB stick, you dont need internet access from then on.
