AutoPilot

Get a New Computer’s Auto Pilot Hash Without Going Through the Out of Box Experience (OOBE)

Get a New Computer’s Auto Pilot Hash Without Going Through the Out of Box Experience (OOBE)

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Follow up: With windows 11 – this can be done by default in a couple steps: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/autopilot/add-devices#diagnostics-page-hash-export

With Auto Pilot you need to import a machines Auto Pilot hash, or hardware ID, to register the device with the Windows Auto Pilot deployment service in Azure. Ideally, the process of getting the Auto Pilot hash would be performed by the OEM, or reseller from which the devices were purchased, but currently the list over participating resellers is small. The other option is to do it manually which requires you boot the device up, go through the out of box experience (OOBE), and then run a PowerShell script which will spit out the hash CSV for you to then import into Auto Pilot. This process can be time consuming if you have a batch of new machines, and once you get the hash for each device, you must reset it so during … Continue...

Configure Autopilot Hybrid Azure-AD and ADDS Domain Join

Configure Autopilot Hybrid Azure-AD and ADDS Domain Join

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Prerequisites

Hybrid Azure AD join requires devices to have access to the following Microsoft resources from inside your organization’s network. These addresses must be accessed using the SYSTEM context. If you are using Auto Pilot this will be accessed during the enrollment status part:

  • https://enterpriseregistration.windows.net
  • https://login.microsoftonline.com
  • https://device.login.microsoftonline.com
  • https://autologon.microsoftazuread-sso.com (If you use or plan to use seamless SSO)

To verify if the device is able to access the above Microsoft resources under the system account, you can use Test Device Registration Connectivity script.

Review AD DS UPN support for Hybrid Azure AD join

The table below provides details on support for on-premises AD UPNs in Windows 10 Hybrid Azure AD join

Type of on-premises AD UPN Domain type Windows 10 version Description
Routable Federated From 1703 release Generally available
Non-routable Federated From 1803 release Generally available
Routable Managed From 1803 release Generally available, Azure AD SSPR on Windows lockscreen is not
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