Managing a fleet of mobile devices is an increasingly challenging task for today’s IT teams, given the fragmentation of preferred providers and endpoints available. The hurdles start at deployment and continue popping up all the way through employee offboarding and device recycling. But now there’s a way to get started on a simpler, more streamlined foot: Microsoft Autopilot.

What is Microsoft Autopilot, you ask?

Many companies look to Microsoft as a go-to technology resource, leveraging the benefits of Microsoft 365 for everything from email to the corporate standard of productivity apps. As a result, we’re seeing an increase in businesses interested in Intune, Microsoft’s cloud-based unified endpoint management service for both corporate and BYOD devices.

Autopilot is a cloud-based deployment service that supports self-deployment mode, allowing for a simplified zero-touch deployment of new devices straight from the factory to the end user with the settings and application your organization requires, as well as personalized settings for each user. It lets you register devices in Intune directly when you use it to buy new hardware. With Autopilot, employees can unbox their new devices, log into their Microsoft account and have a fully set-up device. Intune syncs with Autopilot and will push updates and configurations to the devices.

What’s quickly becoming the modern deployment service for Windows 10/11 devices, Autopilot is now available to all Microsoft 365 customers. If you’re tired of traditional, time-consuming and complex deployment processes, Autopilot has been designed to meet your needs.

  • White glove deployment: Streamline the process for setting up new devices for users that have specific requirements.
  • Reset: Administrators can reset a device back to its original state, reapply policies, and make it easier to troubleshoot or repurpose them.
  • Multi-user sign in: Users can now sign in to shared devices with their own credentials.
  • Flexibility: Autopilot can be used with a range of devices, including those from third-party vendors.
  • Reduced IT involvement: Eliminate the need to set up devices manually and free up IT staff for other tasks.

Microsoft Autopilot is a game changer for deploying and managing windows devices. It offers a simplified, secure, and flexible experience that saves time and improves productivity. Schedule a call with the Tech Orchard team to see how we can put it to work in your organization.