Windows Autopilot Issues

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Hi,

Just going through the course and in section Administering Windows Autopilot I am getting this error

It doesn't look like it is generating a hardware ID

any ideas ?

Thanks,

@Mark-Doughty-0 ,

There seems to be a problem when running the script. The line stating Gathering details for device with serial number: 0 should show a serial number for the device you are running the script on, not 0

The zero indicates the script is not getting details for any machine, which is why your csv file is empty.

Are you running the script as administrator?

Hi Mike

I will go back and try on the virtual machine but am sure it was with admin rights. Tried this on a physical box. At the reset stage getting this. Any ideas ?
This is just that Windows has updated to a newer version than what you used in the show. I am assuming it is local ?

Thanks,

@Mark-Doughty-0 ,

Yep, that is the new "Reset this PC" dialog.

Local reinstall uses your local installed copy of Windows 10 and reuses existing Windows files to construct a fresh copy. You could also download Windows and create a bootable USB drive.

The new Windows cloud download feature allows you to reinstall Windows 10 using fresh Windows installation files from the cloud. There is no need for a recovery partition or create a USB drive.

For the course shall I just go with Local ?

Thanks,

@Mark-Doughty-0 ,

I would recommend experimenting with both if you can. The cloud option is going to be the preferred way in most environments, and has several advantages:

• A more reliable way to reinstall Windows
• Depending on your internet speed it can be faster
• No need for a USB stick or DVD

Either option should work for the lab.

Let me know,

Hi Mike

Please see enclosed. I checked it out and it still happens but have tried it with a physical machine and that works

This is using virtual box.

Thanks,

Have also tried the local reinstall earlier and it all works ok

Do you think autopilot and in-tune is fully there to support a 100% hands free install or is it a work in progress still ?

Thanks,

@Mark-Doughty-0 ,

Ah. I believe this is an issue with Virtual Box. Because Virtual Box is a type 2 hypervisor, it doesn't have direct access to the physical machine hardware.

I have run through the demo on both a physical machine and a Hyper-V VM, using both version 2.3 and 3.5 of the Get-WindowsAutoPilotInfo script, and was successful on all attempts.

While Windows AutoPilot and Intune are always being updated, they are definitely a fully developed solution. Using them can provide a 100% hands free deployment!

ok thanks again Mike it is only a test lab I am on so will swap over to Hyper-V and keep testing with Autopilot

Mark.