Recap: AMA - Managing devices in education with Microsoft Endpoint Manager
Thank you for joining us and voicing your questions and feedback during this fun and action-packed hour of Managing devices in education with Microsoft Endpoint Manager. A recap of this even is attached to this post for your reference.. Please note that you won't be able to ask new questions in this space until our next live event. For more information and help with managing devices in education with Microsoft Endpoint Manager, please see the following resources: Microsoft Intune documentation Microsoft 365 Education Documentation for IT admins How to get support for Microsoft Intune Suggest features and capabilities for Intune for Education Use compliance policies to set rules for devices you manage with Intune See you next time!Welcome to the Managing devices in education AMA - November 10, 2020
It's time to "Ask Microsoft Anything" (AMA) about managing Windows, iOS, macOS, and Android devices in education environments! Select Start a New Discussion in the Microsoft Endpoint Manager AMA space to post your question--and do this for each new question. We'll be answering questions live until 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time. This one-hour AMA is is open to all Tech Community members and we'll have the Microsoft Intune and Configuration Manager product and engineering teams standing by to provide answers. Our goal is to help you set up Microsoft Endpoint Manager to manage devices for students, teachers, and education administrators--plus effectively manage those devices moving forward. Any and all questions welcome! We'll get started by introducing ourselves below.Welcome to the Microsoft Endpoint Manager AMA for IT Pros in Education!
To submit a question, click "Start a new conversation" in the Microsoft Endpoint Manager AMA space--and do this for each new question. This will enable us to easily identify and answer your questions. If you want to keep an eye on the questions being asked by your peers, simply stay on the Microsoft Endpoint Manager AMA space--and refresh the page from time to time. Ask us your tough questions, your detailed questions, your simple questions--or, share your feedback (your experience to date, features you'd like to see, etc.). After the event, we will make a summary of this AMA and post it to the group. Let's get started! Please introduce yourself as a reply below!Announcing a Microsoft Endpoint Manager AMA for IT pros in education
Early access is now open! Select "Start a New Conversation" to get started! Get the answers you need to enroll, manage, and support devices in education environments with Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Whether your devices are Windows, Android, iOS, or macOS (or any combination thereof)--and whether your students and faculty will be on site, remote, or hybrid--we want to ensure you are set up for success for the coming school year and years to come. We are very excited to announce this special Microsoft Endpoint Manager ‘Ask Microsoft Anything’ (AMA) specifically for IT pros working in, and supporting, education environments! The AMA will take place on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. PT in the Microsoft Endpoint Manager AMA space. To attend, simply add the event to your calendar and visit the AMA space when the event starts to post your questions by selecting "Start a New Conversation." Can't attend at 8:00 a.m.? Post your questions now. An AMA is a live online event similar to a “YamJam” on Yammer or an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit. This AMA gives you the opportunity to connect with members of the product engineering team who will be on hand to answer your questions and listen to feedback. We look forward to your questions and feedback!
Use Autopilot with Windows Home for Devices entitled to Education Licences already
A very common scenario in the Education space is to purchase devices with Windows 10 Home OEM to get the lowest cost and then change to Windows Education or Enterprise using the already purchased licenses via EES. When people where reimaging devices this didn't present a problem but with COVID and WFH , now more than ever Autopilot is something we and many other institutions want to use but as Windows Home is not compatible with Autopilot it stops us from doing so. Do you know of any technique that would enable the many schools and universities that would require this to get around this without manual changes on the devices - i.e. maintaining the ability to ship straight to user , have them start OOBE on a Windows Home devices but have it checkin with Autopilot, upgrade to Education/Enterprise and install register as normal? Currently the answer I tend to get given is "buy Pro license" which seems crazy that we would be forced to pay out additional money for a product we are already paying twice to licence! This seems to be a real oversite that will effect a huge sector and stop them from using autopilot. I think ideally something like the ability to perform a key sequence (like for whiteglove) during a Windows Home boot and chose - checkin/ auto upgrade with my Education establishment , or something like that would be a way forward. It is an additional step beyond the normal autopilot procedure but if it is a way to solve the problem it would be great.
