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astansbery1010
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Sep 01, 2021

Can Autopilot be used with Windows 365 Business?

Just as the subject says. Can Autopilot be used with Windows 365 Business when you already have Microsoft 365 Business Premium for your company? Already have Azure Active Directory P1 with the Micros...
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EricOrman
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Sep 10, 2021

astansbery1010 , great points, a new doc will be published very soon comparing Business and Enterprise.  Meantime, a few top level points are; when a business Cloud PC gets Intune enrolled it gets treated exactly like a physical PC, when an Enterprise Cloud PC gets provisioned then Intune (MEM) has enlightenment that this is a Cloud PC providing specialized capabilities for remote actions like resize and reprovision, access two special Endpoint Analytic reports specific to Windows 365, ability to monitor failed connections are a few differences.   

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astansbery1010
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Sep 10, 2021
Does that mean when a W365 Business Cloud PC gets Intune enrolled it can use a pre-determined image with all needed business applications installed? Kind of like white glove autopilot. So it is ready for the user it is provisioned for without any need to do any setup?
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    EricOrman
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    Dec 13, 2022

    EpicRobM, it would be the same as if physical device were enrolled using Self Deploying Autopilot and or bulk enrollment (usb method).  Neither of these two enrollment methods are user driven, they are both device enrollments just like Windows 365.  Intune cannot install anything user targeted until user logs in for the first time, leverage ESP to block user accessing the desktop until all apps, settings, etc are installed.  

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    EpicRobM
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    Dec 13, 2022

    EricOrman but you can set the user up as just a user these days. What would be the procedure if they only have user rights?  company portal? is there a way to automate it on the first login like autopilot?

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    EricOrman
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    Sep 14, 2021
    No, the image is generic, you'll have to deploy apps, settings, etc via Intune or have the user that is assigned the Business Cloud PC manually install since they are also have local Admin rights.