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AMA: Windows Autopilot
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Wednesday, Jun 05, 2024, 10:30 AM PDTEvent details
Deploying Windows is getting even easier with the next generation of Windows Autopilot. In this Ask Microsoft Anything (AMA) session, we’ll answer your questions and offer tips to help you take advan...
Heather_Poulsen
Updated Dec 27, 2024
Jason_Sandys
Microsoft
Jun 05, 2024What's the bigger scenario here? Why do you need/want Autopilot involved in an OS upgrade instead of simply upgrading it in place using WUfB/Autopatch?
c-probus
Jun 05, 2024Copper Contributor
For device refresh and removing the sins of the past per say. There are many customers that I work with that essentially want a wipe and reload.
- Jason_SandysJun 05, 2024
Microsoft
Autopilot isn't a wipe and reload though so this will not achieve that goal. Windows reset is also not a wipe and load either. That's not the intent of either solution. My initial suggestion is to dig into the why here? In most, cases, I think you'll find simple outdated thinking as we don't recommend this for most standard scenarios. Having an all-in-one device reset and upgrade "action" is something we've heard feedback on although not for this scenario as this isn't something, again, that we recommend. If the customer is truly set on wiping the device though, then neither Autopilot nor Windows reset are part of this (initially). For that, you'll have to embrace either an OEM solution or a third-party solution.