MD-101 – Managing Modern Desktops: Windows Autopilot

Windows Autopilot is a Microsoft provisioning tool used to reset, repurpose, and recover devices. In this 10-video course, learners will delve into how to use Windows Autopilot for Windows 10 deployments, as part of their preparation for the MD-101: Managing Modern Desktops certification exam. The course opens with a look at Windows Autopilot and its requirements and benefits, and a closer look at Windows Autopilot service in user-driven mode. Next, examine its self-deploying mode, and when to use it. Then explore the Windows Autopilot Reset feature, and how to differentiate between local and remote resets. Learn how to add devices to Windows Autopilot, and configure basic requirements for Autopilot deployments. Discover how to extract the device information file with PowerShell and upload it to the cloud; create a device group and add a device; create a device profile and assign a device group, and verify device assignment to Autopilot profile. Finally, examine the common issues that may affect a Windows Autopilot deployment. The concluding exercise involves deploying Windows with Autopilot.