Intune Autopilot
Zero-touch Windows 11 provisioning. Ship the device to the user, they sign in, the device configures itself. Your IT never touches the hardware.
Every New Laptop Is a 2-Hour Manual Install
A new hire starts Monday. Somebody unboxes the laptop, boots it, joins it to Entra, installs Office, VPN, the browser bookmarks, applies compliance settings — 2 to 3 hours per device. Times 10 devices a month. Times the inevitable error on device number 7 that nobody notices until the user calls the helpdesk two weeks later.
This is not a failure of your IT team. It is a workflow that Microsoft solved with Windows Autopilot device preparation: the device provisions itself via OOBE, pulls apps and policies from Intune, and is ready before the user finishes their coffee. The license is already in your M365 Business Premium or M365 E3. What is missing: the profile design, the Enrollment Status Page tuning, and a tested pilot flow.
Traditional consulting for an Autopilot setup? Five figures. The consultant configures the profile, writes a handover doc, leaves. Your team inherits defaults they did not pick.
ACTIVITIES IN DETAIL
DELIVERABLES
Verify Intune license, Entra automatic MDM enrollment, and Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise readiness
Choose the right Autopilot approach: classic user-driven, self-deploying, or Windows Autopilot device preparation (user-driven Entra join)
Register device hardware hashes with the Windows Autopilot service — via OEM, CSP partner, or manual upload
Create Autopilot profiles with configuration: deployment mode, user account type, OOBE privacy settings, regional preferences
Assigned device groups and user groups per rollout wave — dynamic groups where hardware hashes allow
Configure the Enrollment Status Page (ESP) — block device use until critical apps and policies have installed
Define and assign the core app set: Microsoft 365 Apps, VPN client, endpoint protection, browser extensions — required before first login
End-to-end pilot with 3–5 devices: unbox, boot, validate OOBE flow, confirm apps and compliance state
Document the OEM shipping process and corporate identifier workflow for future orders
Helpdesk runbook: failed OOBE, device re-use, hash removal, troubleshooting the ESP
Verify Intune license, Entra automatic MDM enrollment, and Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise readiness
Choose the right Autopilot approach: classic user-driven, self-deploying, or Windows Autopilot device preparation (user-driven Entra join)
Register device hardware hashes with the Windows Autopilot service — via OEM, CSP partner, or manual upload
Create Autopilot profiles with configuration: deployment mode, user account type, OOBE privacy settings, regional preferences
Assigned device groups and user groups per rollout wave — dynamic groups where hardware hashes allow
Configure the Enrollment Status Page (ESP) — block device use until critical apps and policies have installed
Define and assign the core app set: Microsoft 365 Apps, VPN client, endpoint protection, browser extensions — required before first login
End-to-end pilot with 3–5 devices: unbox, boot, validate OOBE flow, confirm apps and compliance state
Document the OEM shipping process and corporate identifier workflow for future orders
Helpdesk runbook: failed OOBE, device re-use, hash removal, troubleshooting the ESP
Autopilot Profile Design: Deployment mode, OOBE configuration, group assignments — fully configured and tested
Enrollment Status Page: Blocking app list, timeout rules, retry behavior — tuned for your environment
Core App Package: Required apps for first login, deployed and validated
OEM Onboarding Process: Documented flow for adding devices from your hardware supplier going forward
Pilot Test Report: End-to-end validation of 3–5 devices with screenshots and timing
Helpdesk Runbook: OOBE failures, hash management, ESP troubleshooting
Complete Project Documentation: All configuration decisions documented without gaps
3 steps. From start to finished project
How a typical Microsoft project runs with DAMALO
STEP 1
Choose a blueprint and analyze your environment
Select a proven blueprint. AI agents pull your licenses, current config, and compliance needs into the plan. No generic advice.
STEP 2
Receive your plan and start implementation
Review the plan. AI agents draft architecture, sequence tasks, and map dependencies to Microsoft best practices. Tailored to your tenant.
STEP 3
Guided implementation through to completion
Execute step by step. AI agents provide PowerShell scripts, admin center deep-links, and walkthroughs. Every change auto-documented.
The result: A completed Microsoft project in 1-2 weeks. Documented. Audit-ready. Understood by your team. Adjustable at any time. No change requests. No follow-up engagements.
Next steps after Intune Autopilot
A cleanly configured tenant is the foundation. These blueprints build directly on it
