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Understanding Windows Autopilot Enrollment Status and User Experience

Understanding Windows Autopilot Enrollment Status and User Experience

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Sep 22, 2025

 

 

 

Overview

Windows Autopilot is a collection of technologies used to set up and pre-configure new devices, getting them ready for productive use. Devices running Windows OS can be enrolled in Autopilot to streamline deployment and configuration. Blancco can detect whether a device is enrolled in Autopilot or not.

Autopilot Enrollment Status

Enrolled Status

Devices can be registered to Autopilot by:

  • OEMs, Resellers, and Distributors who are part of the Cloud Solutions Partners (CSP) Program.

  • Internal IT teams, by collecting the device's hardware ID and manually uploading it to Autopilot.

Once registered:

  • A Microsoft Entra ID object is typically created.

  • However, if the device has not completed the Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE), it may not yet be joined to Entra ID.

  • Therefore, a device can be registered to Autopilot but not yet joined to Entra ID or enrolled in Intune. In this case, the Autopilot status is still considered “Enrolled.”

Not Enrolled Status

To achieve a Not Enrolled status:

  • The device must be unregistered from Autopilot.

  • Removing the device profile or removing it from Intune does not unregister it from Autopilot.

  • Before deregistering from Autopilot, the device must first be deleted from Intune.

Summary Table

Scenario

Autopilot Status

Entra ID Object

Intune Enrollment

Profile Assigned

User Experience

Registered, no OOBE

Enrolled

❌

❌

❌ or ✅

Default OOBE

Registered, profile assigned

Enrolled

✅

✅

✅

Streamlined

Registered, no profile assigned

Enrolled

✅ or ❌

❌ or ✅

❌

Default OOBE

Unregistered from Autopilot

Not Enrolled

❌

❌

❌

Default OOBE

 

Method to Verify Autopilot Enrollment

Registry Check

You can inspect the Windows Registry for Autopilot enrollment indicators:

Steps:

  1. Press Win + R, type regedit, and press Enter.

  2. Navigate to:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Provisioning\Diagnostics\AutoPilot

  3. Look for the following keys:

    • CloudAssignedTenantID

    • CloudAssignedTenantDomain

If these values exist, the device is enrolled in Autopilot.

 

How to deregister device from Autopilot see Microsoft documentation of registration overview.

Windows Autopilot registration overview