Windows Enrollment Unpacked
Do you use Intune and are you confused about the many different ways to enrol Windows devices? Yeah, lots of people are, even Intune veterans!
This blog aims to provide clear, easy to understand guidance on enrolling your Windows devices into Intune.
Foreword
I've personally been working with Intune since late 2015/early 2016, and in that time I can tell you it's come a LONG way. Did you know you used to be able to upload EXE's, and that's how you had to deploy the Intune Agent?! Wild!
While there's still occasions I find something new that surprises me, I'd like to think I know Intune and it's associated technologies pretty well, but the last 12 months or so, I've tried to take a step back and ask myself:
"If I'd never seen or used this before, what experience would I have?"
I began to realise that so many things kind of rely on you already knowing how they work already, which is crazy!
The MS Learn documentation that's available is a great source of detailed information and covers a massive amount of topics, but when it comes to trying to find the right information it can sometimes be quite difficult. Moreover, things like Autopilot have been around for a long time, so even searching the web for "how do i set up autopilot" can bring back outdated guides and blogs that might send you down the wrong path.
I also see a lot of people using the wrong enrolment method, or even worse, unsupported enrolment methods (just cos it "works" doesn't mean you'll get any help when it stops...). This guide will hopefully give better context to enrolment methods to ensure you're using the right enrolment method for your Windows devices.
🗃️ Downloadable Guide
The below infographics have clickable MS Learn Doc links, so I'm making a downloadable version of this guide available in PDF format below:
Supported Enrolment Scenarios - New Devices
0. Summary
1. Autopilot (User-Driven)
2. Autopilot (Self-Deploy)
3. Autopilot (User-Driven) + Co-Management
4. ConfigMgr Task Sequence + Co-Management
5. Autopilot (User-Driven) + Pre-Provisioning
6. Hybrid Autopilot (User-Driven)
7. Hybrid Autopilot (User-Driven) + Pre-Provisioning
Unsupported Enrolment Scenarios
Supported Enrolment Scenarios - Existing Devices
1. ConfigMgr Co-Management
2. Group Policy
3. Bulk Enrolment Token
4. Autopilot for Existing Devices
I hope you find the guide helpful in choosing the right Intune enrolment methods for your Windows devices!
