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Windows Autopilot pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
4.0 out of 5

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PROS

Windows Autopilot is very stable.
Its most valuable feature is imaging, which requires very little time for processing.
Windows Autopilot features automatic enrollment functionality.
Windows Autopilot can detect and configure new devices seamlessly.
Windows Autopilot automates much of the setup process, streamlining the configuration loading process and yielding consistent results.

CONS

Microsoft should automatically add license serial numbers or provide a method to get them added to Windows Autopilot without relying on the device manufacturer.
There are issues with re-registering devices in the Azure domain.
An executable and user-friendly wizard for installation and automatic removal is needed to simplify user experience.
The Azure platform is not always available, with frequent service outages.
The Intune platform encounters service outages as well.
 

Windows Autopilot Pros review quotes

BENDER BENEDICT - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 29, 2022
The solution is very stable.
Juan Panas - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 16, 2024
Windows Autopilot automates much of the setup process when delivering computers with a specific image to multiple employees simultaneously. It streamlines the configuration loading process, making it more unattended and yielding consistent results. This eliminates the need for an engineer to input data on each machine manually.
Mark-Morris - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 11, 2024
The most effective feature of Windows Autopilot for managing deployments is the automation.
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Amine Kamel - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 25, 2024
Windows Autopilot's most valuable features are its automatic enrollment functionality and ability to detect and configure new devices seamlessly.
Timothy Brian Chiacchira - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 17, 2023
Its most valuable feature is imaging, it takes very less time for processing.
 

Windows Autopilot Cons review quotes

BENDER BENEDICT - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 29, 2022
If Microsoft can automatically add the license serial numbers, or have a method for us to get those serial numbers added to Windows Autopilot, apart from having to go through the device manufacturer that would greatly improve the solution.
Mark-Morris - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 11, 2024
The Azure and Intune platform is not always available and quite often, there are service outages.
Amine Kamel - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 25, 2024
They could provide an executable and user-friendly wizard for installation and automatic removal, making it easier for users.
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Timothy Brian Chiacchira - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 17, 2023
We encounter issues with re-registering devices in the Azure domain.