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Whilst I've used a Michael Niehaus script to deploy applications only when in Autopilot, and I've created my own script to only deploy application during pre-provisioning in Autopilot, will Microsoft ever add native capabilities to Intune/Autopilot such as a check box for apps to only install during either of these two processes (or even to ensure that an app only installs when Autopilot is completed)?
- Pearl-Angeles
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Thanks for your question! The panelists covered this topic around 6:17.
I saw that this was discussed when watching the recording (it was midnight my time when it was run).
In terms of applications that run only during Autopilot that has typically been the Autopilot Branding application Michael Niehaus publishes - which is somewhat a first run application for device/user customisation (e.g. HKCU settings).
In terms of applications that run in Pre-Provisioning only, I've developed two applications (PowerShell scripts configured to run as applications) that install Windows Update and Driver Updates (minus firmware & network drivers) on devices. As these updates can take a long time to run if the OEM image is a few months or more old (we have customers who've had new devices sitting in a box for > 12 months), I don't want them running when a user is sitting in front of the device waiting. Hence the idea of running in Pre-Provisioning only. If those apps aren't installed because a device didn't use Pre-Provisioning, it's not a big deal. But there was certainly benefits for us to be able to run these if we did Pre-Provisioning.
Hope this makes sense.
