https://clefsoft.co.uk/tags/device-preparation/Recent content in Device-Preparation on Paul Clephan | Intune, ConfigMgr, SCCM & Windows Management BlogHugoen-gbTue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://clefsoft.co.uk/news/windows-365-cloud-apps-support-for-autopilot-device-preparation/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://clefsoft.co.uk/news/windows-365-cloud-apps-support-for-autopilot-device-preparation/Windows 365 Cloud Apps can now be provisioned with Autopilot device preparation, in public preview for Windows 365 Reserve customers.https://clefsoft.co.uk/news/use-of-managed-installer-policy-for-apps-during-windows-autopilot-device-prepara/Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://clefsoft.co.uk/news/use-of-managed-installer-policy-for-apps-during-windows-autopilot-device-prepara/Windows Autopilot device preparation now honours managed installer policy for app installs, improving reliability for organisations using app control.https://clefsoft.co.uk/news/automatic-installation-of-monthly-security-updates-during-windows-autopilot-devi/Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://clefsoft.co.uk/news/automatic-installation-of-monthly-security-updates-during-windows-autopilot-devi/Microsoft has pushed the automatic install of monthly security updates during Windows Autopilot device preparation to 9 September 2025. What admins should do.https://clefsoft.co.uk/news/windows-365-citrix-autopilot-device-prep/Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://clefsoft.co.uk/news/windows-365-citrix-autopilot-device-prep/Windows 365 Cloud PCs provisioned through Citrix can now use Autopilot Device Preparation, so the Citrix path finally gets the same ‘apps and scripts land before the user does’ guarantee as everything else.https://clefsoft.co.uk/news/autopilot-device-preparation-automatic-mode/Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://clefsoft.co.uk/news/autopilot-device-preparation-automatic-mode/Device Preparation’s automatic mode provisions Cloud PCs and shared devices with no user driving, and the app cap has quietly gone up to 25 — enough that timeouts are now your problem, not the limit’s.https://clefsoft.co.uk/news/autopilot-managed-installer-policy/Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://clefsoft.co.uk/news/autopilot-managed-installer-policy/Win32, Store and Enterprise App Catalog apps used to be skipped during device prep to dodge conflicts. Managed installer support means they now install in OOBE — properly, before first sign-in.https://clefsoft.co.uk/news/autopilot-quality-updates-in-oobe/Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://clefsoft.co.uk/news/autopilot-quality-updates-in-oobe/Device Preparation can install the monthly security update during OOBE so devices hand over already patched — at the cost of 20-40 minutes and a restart you can’t turn off.