Automatic registration of existing devices

Requirements

An existing device can automatically register if it meets the following criteria:

  • Runs a supported version of Windows
  • Enrolled in a mobile device management (MDM) service such as Intune
  • A corporate device that isn't already registered with Windows Autopilot

For devices that meet these requirements, the MDM service can request the hardware hash from the device. After it has the hardware hash, it can automatically register the device with Windows Autopilot.

For more information about how to automatically register devices for Windows Autopilot with Microsoft Intune, see Create a Windows Autopilot deployment profile and review the description of the Convert all targeted devices to Autopilot setting. See the following example:

Screenshot that shows how to convert all targeted devices.

Note

Using the Convert all targeted devices to Autopilot setting in the Windows Autopilot profile doesn't automatically convert existing hybrid Microsoft Entra devices in the assigned groups into Microsoft Entra devices. The setting only registers the devices in the assigned groups for the Windows Autopilot service. For more information, see Create a Windows Autopilot deployment profile.

Windows Autopilot for existing devices

When you use the Windows Autopilot for existing devices scenario, you don't need to preregister devices with Windows Autopilot. Instead, use a configuration file (AutopilotConfigurationFile.json) that contains the Windows Autopilot profile settings. You can then register the device with Windows Autopilot by using the Convert all targeted devices to Autopilot setting.