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AMA: Windows management with Intune
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Wednesday, Mar 20, 2024, 08:30 AM PDTEvent details
Do you manage Windows endpoints in Intune? Do you have questions that extend beyond configuration and involve ensuring security, compliance, and a seamless user experience on Windows? Join this Ask M...
Char_Cheesman
Updated Dec 27, 2024
Thomas_Shirley
Mar 20, 2024Copper Contributor
Another issue is that with our naming convention in the autopilot deployment profile that starts with a prefix and %RAND:10% we have seen several devices getting the same name
Joe_Lurie
Microsoft
Mar 20, 2024Thomas_Shirley Probably not the best answer, but Intune and Entra don't care about the NETBIOS name like AD does, so it's possible (and likely) that using %RAND% will result in duplicate names As long as the IDs are different, there won't be a conflict. Now, your helpdesk would likely prefer unique names for all of your devices, and that's where the :number after %RAND% might have to be increased. Or you can use a PowerShell script to rename the device during provisioning.