Microsoft Windows Autopilot vs manual provisioning
A Principled Technologies report: Hands-on testing. Real-world results. The science behind the report: Save admin time and put new systems in your users' hands sooner with Windows Autopilot This document describes what we tested, how we tested, and what we found. To learn how these facts translate into real-world benefits, read the report Save admin time and put new systems in your users' hands sooner with Windows Autopilot. We concluded our hands-on testing on September 2, 2020. During testing, we determined the appropriate hardware and software configurations and applied updates as they became available. The results in this report reflect configurations that we finalized on August 14, 2020 or earlier. Unavoidably, these configurations may not represent the latest versions available when this report appears. Our results Table 1: Time in seconds and number of steps required to complete manual provisioning for one system from each of three manufacturers. Note that the time varied slightly from system to system but the number of steps remained constant across all systems. Looking at the total time for each device, the HP Elite Dragonfly result of 576 seconds is the median. We base our time savings calculations on this result. Tasks HP Elite Dragonfly Time in seconds Lenovo® ThinkPad® X1 Carbon Gen 8 Dell LatitudeTM 7410 Number of steps (same for all systems) Unpackaging and plugging in the laptop 49 46 44 2 Powering on the target laptop 54 51 50 1 Completing the OOBE 57 64 55 14 Copying files and adding the wireless password 44 40 40 8 Installing Microsoft 365 11 12 12 1 Installing Microsoft Edge 36 44 38 4 Enabling BitLocker Drive Encryption 22 19 20 6 Installing Microsoft Dynamics 365 23 18 18 4 Installing Microsoft To Do 19 18 16 4 Installing Microsoft Whiteboard 16 19 16 4 Shutting down the system and repackaging the laptop 55 68 61 3 Creating shipping labels 190 190 190 5 Total 576 589 560 56 Save admin time and put new systems in your users' hands sooner with Windows Autopilot December 2021 (Revised) Table 2: Time in seconds and number of steps required to complete the two phases of the Autopilot setup process: (1) configuring the environment and (2) adding applications, files, and settings. Tasks Configuring the Autopilot environment Adding the Device Targets group Creating the Deployment Profile Configuring the MDM scope Creating the Enrollment Status page Configuring the Autopilot environment total Adding applications, files, and settings Adding and assigning Microsoft 365 apps Adding Microsoft Store for Business apps Assigning the Microsoft Store for Business apps Creating the self-deploying file app Uploading and assigning the self-deploying file app Adding Microsoft Edge Adding the Wi-Fi configuration policy Adding applications, files, and settings total Total Time (seconds) Steps 14 4 45 7 24 6 23 7 106 24 36 10 132 26 125 28 285 12 141 18 23 9 59 18 801 121 907 145 Table 3: Time it would take to provision varying numbers of systems using Windows Autopilot user-driven mode and the manual approach. Note that we extrapolate these times based on our test results. Note that we include 55 seconds per system to create and assign a user to the target device In Autopilot. Time in seconds Number of systems Windows Autopilot Manual Time in minutes Windows Autopilot Manual Time in hours Windows Autopilot Manual Time in workweeks Windows Autopilot Manual Percentage savings with Windows Autopilot 1 962 576 5 1182 2,880 25 2,282 14,400 50 3,657 28,800 100 6,407 57,600 500 28,407 288,000 16.0 19.7 38.0 61.0 106.8 473.5 9.6 48.0 240.0 480.0 960.0 4,800.0 0.27 0.16 0.007 0.004 0.33 0.80 0.008 0.020 0.63 4.00 0.016 0.100 1.02 8.00 0.025 0.200 1.78 16.00 0.044 0.400 7.89 80.00 0.197 2.000 -67.01% 58.96% 84.15% 87.30% 88.88% 90.14% Save admin time and put new systems in your users' hands sooner with Windows Autopilot December 2021 (Revised) | 2 Table 4: The estimated labor and shipping costs a hypothetical organization deploying 500 devices could incur with the two approaches. Assumes that the organization ships each device individually to an address 60 miles away in a four-pound package measuring 18" x 13" x 5" via UPS 2nd Day Air service and insures the package for $2,000. Also assumes that the organization ships 10 or more packages over a six-week period, making them eligible for a discount of 50 percent.* Windows Autopilot Manual user-driven mode approach Savings with Autopilot Percentage savings Time in hours it would take to provision 500 systems and prepare them for shipment to end users Labor (based on total compensation rate of $32.25/hour) Shipping (based on estimated rate of $22.49 per system) Total 7.89 $255.27 N/A $255.27 80.00 $2,588.00 $11,245.00 $13,833.00 72.11 $2,332.73 $11,245.00 $13,577.73 90.14% 90.14% 100.00% 98.15% *Source: "Enjoy savings of up to 50% and free UPS Smart Pickup® service," accessed September 29, 2020, https://www.ups.com/mrd/ promodiscount?loc=en_US&promoCd=CNJFJYII8. Table 5: Number of steps and time for the tasks that Windows Autopilot user-driven mode requires of the end user. Note that completing the first logon is an active task that required us to perform the same eight steps on all three systems, which took from 50 to 52 seconds. Enrolling in management and downloading apps, files, and settings requires no action on the part of the user, who simply waits while Windows Autopilot completes this task. In our testing, this took from 481 to 534 seconds, with the HP Elite Dragonfly result of 502 seconds being the median. This time would vary depending on users' internet connections and traffic conditions. Task Completing the first logon (Time for this task is hands-on time) Enrolling in management and downloading apps, files, and settings (Time for this task is elapsed time) Number of steps (same for all systems) HP Elite Dragonfly Time in seconds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 Dell Latitude 7410 HP Elite Dragonfly Time in minutes Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 Dell Latitude 7410 8 51 52 50 0.85 0.87 0.83 0 502 481 534 8.37 8.02 8.90 Total 8 553 533 584 9.22 8.88 9.73 Save admin time and put new systems in your users' hands sooner with Windows Autopilot December 2021 (Revised) | 3 System configuration information Table 6: Detailed information on the systems we tested. System configuration information Processor Vendor Model number Core frequency (GHz) Number of cores Cache (MB) Memory Amount (GB) Type Speed (MHz) Integrated graphics Vendor Model number Storage Model number Amoun Type Connectivity/expansion Wireless internet Bluetooth USB Video Battery Type Size Rated capacity (Wh) Display Size (in.) Type Resolution Touchscreen HP Elite Dragonfly Intel® Intel CoreTM i7-8665U 1.90 4 8 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 Intel Intel Core i7-10610U 1.80 4 8 16 DDR4 2,133 16 DDR4 2,133 Intel Intel UHD Graphics Intel Intel UHD Graphics Samsung® MZVLB256HAHQ 256 GB PCIe SSD (M.2) Kioxia® KXG6AZNV1T02 1 TB PCIe SSD (M.2) Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 802.11AX (2x2) Bluetooth® 5.0 1 USB 3.1 Gen 1 (charging) 1 x HDMI 1.4 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 802.11AX (2x2) Bluetooth 5.0 2 x USB 3.2 (Gen 1) 1 x HDMI 1.4 Lithium Ion 4-cell 56.2 Lithium Ion 4-cell 51 13.3 LED IPS 1,920 x 1,080 Yes 14.0 LED IPS 1,920 x 1,080 Yes Dell Latitude 7410 Intel Intel Core i7-10810U 1.10 6 12 16 DDR4 2,667 Intel Intel UHD Graphics Western Digital® SN520 512 GB PCI SSD (M.2) Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 2x2 802.11ax Bluetooth 5.1 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 with Powershare 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 1 x HDMI 2.0 Lithium Ion 4-cell 52 14.0 LED 1,920 x 1,080 No Save admin time and put new systems in your users' hands sooner with Windows Autopilot December 2021 (Revised) | 4 System configuration information Operating system Vendor Name Build number or version BIOS BIOS name and version Dimensions Height (in) Width (in) Depth (in) Weight (lbs.) HP Elite Dragonfly Microsoft Windows 10 18362 HP 01.05.05 0.6 12.0 7.8 1.0 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 Microsoft Windows 10 18362 Lenovo 1.06 0.6 12.7 8.5 2.4 Dell Latitude 7410 Microsoft Windows 10 18362 Dell Inc. 1.2.11 0.7 12.7 8.2 3.2 Save admin time and put new systems in your users' hands sooner with Windows Autopilot December 2021 (Revised) | 5 How we tested We completed two scenarios for our testing: a user-driven deployment relying on Microsoft Autopilot and an admin-driven scenario in which we manually configured devices. For each scenario, we timed how long it took to provision and deploy three laptops, each from a different OEM. For the Autopilot scenario, we setup a Microsoft Azure account and configured Microsoft Endpoint Manager and Microsoft Autopilot for user-driven deployement. For the manual scenario, we prepared a USB flash drive with our application installation files and corporate data. We then powered on each device, copied the files onto the device, installed applications, and changed device settings. Windows Autopilot user-driven mode scenario Our testing started with a preconfigured Azure account with licenses for Azure Active Directory Premium P2 and Enterprise Mobility + Security E5. Additionally, we preconfigured our environment to connect the Microsoft Store for Business to our Endpoint Manager environment. We also created and deployed a 1GB folder with a variety of file types to represent typical files types found on a corporate system image. Setting up the Endpoint Manager Deployment requirements Adding the Device Targets group 1. From the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center, navigate to Groups. 2. Click New group. 3. For Group name, type Device Targets For owners, select the Azure AD administrator account. 4. Click Create. Creating the Deployment Profile 1. From the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center, navigate to DevicesàWindowsàWindows EnrollmentàDeployment Profiles. 2. Click Create profile. 3. Give the deployment profile a name. We used DeploymentProfile01. For Convert all targeted devices to Autopilot, click Yes. Click Next. 4. On the Out-of-box experience (OOBE) screen, select the following, and click Next. ·Deployment Mode: User-Driven ·Join to Azure AD as: Azure AD joined ·Privacy Settings: Hide ·Hide change account options: Hide ·User account type: Administrator ·Allow White Glove OOBE: No ·Language (Region): English (United States) ·Automatically configure keyboard: Yes ·Apply Device name template: No 5. On the Assignments screen, under Required, click Add group. 6. Add the Device Targets group, click Select, and click Next. 7. On the Review + Create screen, click Create. Save admin time and put new systems in your users' hands sooner with Windows Autopilot December 2021 (Revised) | 6 Configuring the MDM scope 1. From the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center, navigate to DevicesàEnroll devicesàWindows EnrollmentàAutomatic Enrollment. 2. For MDM user scope, click Some. 3. Add the Device Targets Group, and click Select. 4. For MDM user scope, click Some. 5. Add the Device Targets Group, click Select, and click Next. 6. Click Save. Creating the Enrollment Status page 1. From the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center, navigate to DevicesàWindowsàWindows EnrollmentàEnrollment Status Page 2. Click Create. 3. On the Create profile screen, for Name, type ESP01On the setting screen, for Show app and profile configuration progress, click Yes, and click Next. 4. On the Assignments screen, under Required, click Add group. 5. Add the Device Targets Group, click Select, and click Next. 6. On the Review + create screen, click Create. Adding the Autopilot information to Microsoft Endpoint Manager Participant OEMs and hardware resellers have the ability to register devices with the Windows Autopilot deployment service. However, because we received our systems outside of purchasing channels, our IT administrator collected the hardware identity and uploaded it manually. We did not time this process or include it in our count of steps because it would be completed by the OEM, not the IT admin. The steps for completing this process are available at the following link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/add-autopilot-devices-and-profile Dell, HP, and Lenovo all have Autopilot programs, each of which has its own procedures for adding for the Autopilot information for the deploying devices. The following links provide more information: ·Microsoft information: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/windows/windows-autopilot ·Dell: https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/help-me-choose/cp/hmc-autopilot ·Lenovo: https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/modern-it/ ·HP: https://press.hp.com/us/en/blogs/2018/hp-expands-support-for-windows-autopilot.html Adding applications, files, and settings to the Endpoint Manager admin center Adding and assigning Microsoft 365 apps 1. In the Endpoint Manager admin center, navigate to Apps. 2. Click Windows. 3. Click Add. 4. On the Select app type screen, for App type, under Microsoft 365 apps, select Windows 10, and click Select. 5. On the App suite information screen, click Next. 6. On the Configure app suite screen, for Update channel select Current Channel, and click Next. 7. On the Assignments screen, under Required, click Add group. 8. On the Assignments screen, under Required, click Add group. 9. Add the Device Targets Group click Select, and click Next. 10. On the Review + create screen, click Create. Adding Microsoft Store for Business apps 1. Navigate to https://businessstore.microsoft.com/en-us/ and log in using your administrator account. 2. In the Windows search bar, type Microsoft Dynamics 365 and press return. From the list that appears, select Microsoft Dynamics 365. 3. On the Microsoft Dynamics 365 store page, click Get this app. 4. Click Assign to Users. 5. Enter the Device Targets group and click Assign. 6. Search and select Microsoft Whiteboard. 7. On the Microsoft Whiteboard store page, click Get this app. 8. Click Assign to Users. 9. Enter the Device Targets group and click Assign. 10. Search and select Microsoft To Do. 11. On the Microsoft To Do store page, click Get this app. 12. Click Assign to Users. Save admin time and put new systems in your users' hands sooner with Windows Autopilot December 2021 (Revised) | 7 13. Enter the Device Targets group and click Assign. 14. Click the Manage tab. 15. Click Products & services. 16. Click Microsoft Dynamics 365. 17. Click Private store availability. 18. For Choose groups of people who can see this app, select Everyone. 19. Click Products & services. 20. Click Microsoft Whiteboard. 21. Click Private store availability. 22. For Choose groups of people who can see this app, select Everyone. 23. Click Products & services. 24. Click Microsoft To Do. 25. Click Private store availability. 26. For Choose groups of people who can see this app, select Everyone. Assigning the Microsoft Store for Business apps 1. In the Endpoint Manager admin center, navigate to Tenant administration. 2. Click connectors and tokens. 3. For the Microsoft Store for Business connector, click Sync. 4. Click Apps. 5. Click Windows. 6. Select Microsoft Dynamics 365. 7. Click Properties. 8. Under Assignments, click Edit. 9. Under Required, click Add group. 10. Add the Device Targets group and click Select. 11. Click Review + save. 12. Click Save. 13. Return to the Application list screen by clicking Windows. 14. Select Microsoft Whiteboard. 15. Click Properties. 16. Under Assignments, click Edit. 17. Under Required, click Add group. 18. Add the Device Targets group and click Select. 19. Click Review + save. 20. Click Save. 21. Return to the Application list screen by clicking Windows. 22. Select Microsoft To Do. 23. Click Properties. 24. Under Assignments, click Edit. 25. Under Required, click Add group. 26. Add the Device Targets group and click Select. 27. Click Review + save. 28. Click Save. Creating the self-deploying file application 1. On a Windows 10 desktop, create a folder called DeploymentFiles. 2. Copy your files into the DeploymentFiles folder. We added a folder called Files with 1 GB of content, comprised of db, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, doc, docx, and mp3 files. 3. Create a text file called delete.ps1 with the following contents: copy -r .\files\ C:\files 4. Create a text file called start.cmd with the following contents: powershell -Ex Bypass -windowstyle Hidden -file "copy.ps1" "RemachineScript_Personal_Use.ttf" 5. Create a text file called delete.ps1 with the following contents: del -r C:\files 6. Create a text file called delete.cmd with the following contents: powershell -Ex Bypass -windowstyle Hidden -file "delete.ps1" "RemachineScript_Personal_Use.ttf" Save admin time and put new systems in your users' hands sooner with Windows Autopilot December 2021 (Revised) | 8 7. Download the zip for Microsoft-Win32-Content-Prep-Tool-master from https://github.com/microsoft/Microsoft-Win32Content-Prep-Tool. 8. After extracting the zip, double click the source folder. 9. In the command prompt, when prompted for the source folder, enter the complete path for the DeploymentFiles folder. 10. When prompted for the setup file, enter start.cmd 11. When prompted for the output folder, enter a path on your local system. 12. When prompted to specify a catalog folder, type N. Uploading and assigning the self-deploying file app 1. Once the application creation is complete, In the Endpoint Manager admin center, navigate to Apps. 2. Click Windows. 3. Click Add. 4. On the Select app type screen, select Windows app (Win32), and click Select. 5. On the App information screen, click Select app package file. 6. In the file browser, select the start.intunewin from the output folder, click Open., and click OK. 7. On the App Information screen enter the following information, and click Next. ·Publisher: Internal 8. On the Program screen, enter the following information, and click Next. 9. Install command: powershell -Ex Bypass -windowstyle Hidden -file "copy.ps1" "RemachineScript_ Personal_Use.ttf" 10. Uninstall command: powershell -Ex Bypass -windowstyle Hidden -file "delete.ps1" "RemachineScript_ Personal_Use.ttf" 11. On the Requirements screen, enter the following information, and click Next. ·Operating system architecture: 32-bit and 64-bit ·Minimum operating system: Windows 10 1607 12. On the Detection rules screen, select Manually configure detection rules, and cllick Add. 13. On the Detection rule screen, for rule type, select File. Enter the following information, and click OK. ·Path: C:\files\ ·File or folder: [Any included file] ·Detection method: File or folder exists ·Associated with a 32-bit app on 64-bit clients: Yes 14. Click Next. 15. On the Dependencies screen, click Next. 16. On the Assignments screen, under Required, click Add group. 17. Add the Device Targets Group, click Select, and click Next. 18. On the Review + create screen, click Create. The file uploads in the background. Because we were able to continue configuring our environment, we did not include the time to upload the .intunewin file to Intune. Adding Microsoft Edge 1. In the Endpoint Manager admin center, navigate to Apps. 2. Click Windows. 3. Click Add. 4. In the Select app type screen, under Microsoft Edge, version 77 and later select Windows 10. 5. On the Add App screen, click Next. 6. On the App settings screen, click Next. 7. On the Assignments screen, under Selected Groups, click Add group. 8. Add the Device Targets Group and click Select, and click Next. 9. On the Review + create screen, click Create. Save admin time and put new systems in your users' hands sooner with Windows Autopilot December 2021 (Revised) | 9 Adding the Wi-Fi configuration policy 1. In the Endpoint Manager admin center, navigate to Devices. 2. Click Windows. 3. Under Policy, select Configuration profiles. 4. Click Create profile. 5. On the Create a profile screen, for platform select Windows 10 and later. For Profile, select Wi-Fi. Click Create. 6. On the Wi-Fi screen, enter a Name and click Next. 7. On Configuration settings, enter the following and click Next. ·Wi-Fi type: Basic. ·Wi-Fi name (SSID): Your SSID ·Connection Name: Your SSID ·Connect automatically when in range: Yes ·Wireless Security Type: WP1/WPA2-Personal ·Pre-shared key: Your password ·Force Wi-Fi profile to be compliant with the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS): Yes 8. On the Assignments screen, under Selected Groups, click Add group. 9. Add the Device Targets Group and click Select, and click Next. 10. On the Applicability Rules screen, click Next. 11. On the Review + create screen, click Create. Creating a user for the target device in Autopilot Adding profiles and assigning licenses 1. From the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center, navigate to the Users screen. 2. Click New Users. 3. Enter a username and full name. We used user01 for our first user and incremented the number for each user. 4. Add the user to the Device Targets group, and click Create. 5. From the Microsoft 365 admin center (admin.microsoft.com), navigate to UsersàActive Users. 6. Select the newly created user profile. 7. Click Licenses and Apps. 8. Check the boxes for Azure Active Directory Premium P2 and Enterprise Mobility + Security E5. Click Save Changes. Repeat steps 1 through 8 once for each system to create a user for each system. Assigning a user to each target device in Autopilot Note: The IT admin would complete these steps for each system in the Microsoft Endpoint Manager console. 1. From the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center, navigate to Devices, Enroll devices, Windows Enrollment, Devices. 2. Check the box to select the target device and click Assign user. 3. Add one of the users from the Device Targets group and click Select. Together creating and assigning the user account to a device takes 11 steps and 55 seconds to complete. Deploying a device using Windows Autopilot Note: The user would complete these steps, not the IT admin. Start the timer. 1. From the Region selection screen, click Yes. 2. On the keyboard select screen, click Yes. 3. On the second keyboard layout screen, click Skip. 4. On the Microsoft Services screen, enter the password for the assigned account. Click Next. 5. On the Update Password screen, enter the old password, enter and confirm a new password. 6. On the Help us protect your account screen, click Set it up now. 7. On the Verify your identity screen, select Text message as the verification method, enter the phone number for the verification device. Click Next. 8. Enter the verification password sent to the verification device and click Next. Simultaneously stop the Completing the first logon as a user timer and start a new timer for Enrolling in management and downloading apps, files, and settings. When the system reaches the desktop, stop the timer. Save admin time and put new systems in your users' hands sooner with Windows Autopilot December 2021 (Revised) | 10 Manual provisioning scenario Preparing the USB flash drive for system provisioning Prior to testing, move the following files to a USB flash drive for system provisioning. ·Microsoft Office 2019 installation file downloaded from Visual Studio Subscriptions called Setup.x86.en-US_ProPlus2019Retail.exe. ·Microsoft Edge installation file downloaded from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge called MicrosoftEdgeSetup.exe. ·The 1 GB collection of files ·Our wireless password saved to a text file. ·A folder called BitLocker, where we will save the BitLocker Encryption key. ·Additionally, we booted and updated each system with the latest drivers and Windows 10 updates. We then reset the computer using the "Remove everything" option. We provided internet connectivity to the laptops via a wired connection, using an Ethernetto-USB-C adapter. Provisioning the system manually We timed each of the following sections individually. If not otherwise noted, we started our timer before starting the first step and ended our timer after the last step. Unpackaging and plugging in the laptop 1. Remove the laptop and its power adapter from its packaging. 2. Plug the power adapter into an outlet. Connect the cables for power and internet to the system. Powering on the target laptop 1. Press the power button. 2. We stopped the timer when the system finished booting and showed the first screen of the Out-of-box-experience (OOBE). Completing the OOBE 1. From the Region selection screen, click Yes. 2. On the keyboard select screen, click Yes. 3. On the second keyboard layout screen, click Skip. 4. On the network screen, click I don't have internet. 5. On the Microsoft account screen, click Continue with limited setup. 6. On the Windows 10 License Agreement screen, click Accept. 7. On the PC account screen, enter a user account name. We used user. 8. On the Password screen, enter a Password and click Next. 9. Confirm the password and click Next. 10. On the security question screen, select and answer three security questions. Click Next. 11. On the Windows Hello screen, click Skip for now. 12. On the Activity History screen, click No. 13. On the Digital Assistant screen, click Decline. 14. On the Choose privacy settings screen, click Accept. 15. Simultaneously stop the OOBE timer and start a new timer for system setup. 16. Once the device reaches the desktop, stop the System setup timer. Note that we did not include the time for the system setup timer. Copying files and adding the wireless password 1. Start the timer for this section. 2. Insert the prepared flash drive. 3. When prompted, click the pop-up to choose what happens with removable drives. 4. Click Open folder to view files. 5. Select the system provisioning folder and copy it to the desktop. 6. While the files are copying, open the wireless password text file and copy the wireless password to the clipboard. 7. On the tool bar, select the wireless network icon and select the target wireless network. 8. Paste the wireless password you copied to the clipboard into the network security key field, and click Next. 9. Once the network is connected, close all windows. 10. Stop the timer for this section. Save admin time and put new systems in your users' hands sooner with Windows Autopilot December 2021 (Revised) | 11 Installing Microsoft Office 365 Start the timer for this section. 1. From the desktop, double click Setup.x86.en-US_ProPlus2019Retail.exe. Once you see the O365 installation window appear, stop the timer for this section. Microsoft Office will complete the installation in the background. Installing Microsoft Edge Start the timer for this section. 1. From the desktop, double click MicrosoftEdgeSetup.exe. 2. When prompted by User Account Control, click Yes. 3. Allow the installer to run. Once Edge welcome screen appears, click Get started. 4. Close both windows. Stop the timer for this section. Enabling BitLocker Drive Encryption Start the timer for this section. 1. In the Windows search bar, type Manage BitLocker and press return. Click the Mange BitLocker icon. 2. In the BitLocker Drive Encryption Control Panel screen, click Turn on BitLocker. 3. In the recovery key configuration window, click Save to a file. 4. Navigate to the attached flash drive D:, select the BitLocker folder, and click Save. 5. Click Next. 6. Click Activate BitLocker and close all windows. Stop the timer for this section. Installing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Start the timer for this section. 1. In the Windows search bar, type Microsoft Store and press return. Click the Microsoft Store from the list that appearsapp icon. 2. In the Microsoft Store, click Search and type Dynamics 365 From the list that appears, select Microsoft Dynamics 365. 3. From the Microsoft Dynamics 365 store page, click Install. 4. Close the Microsoft Sign in Window that appears. Stop the timer for this section when you see Microsoft Dynamics 365 begin to download. Installing Microsoft To Do Start the timer for this section. 1. Use the Windows search bar to search and select Microsoft Store. 2. In the Microsoft Store, click Search and type To Do. From the list that appears, select Microsoft To Do. 3. From the Microsoft To Do store page, click Install. 4. Close the Microsoft Sign in Window that appears. Stop the timer for this section when you see Microsoft To Do begin to download. Installing Microsoft Whiteboard Start the timer for this section. 1. Use the Windows search bar to search and select Microsoft Store. 2. In the Microsoft Store, click Search and type Whiteboard. From the list that appears, select Whiteboard. 3. From the Microsoft Whiteboard store page, click Install. 4. Close the Microsoft Sign in Window that appears. Stop the timer for this section when you see Microsoft Whiteboard begin to download. Save admin time and put new systems in your users' hands sooner with Windows Autopilot December 2021 (Revised) | 12 Shutting down the system and repackaging the laptop Start the timer for this section. 1. From the Desktop, press the Windows Start button, click Power, and click Shutdown. 2. Unplug the cables for power and internet from the system. Unplug the power adapter from the outlet. 3. Repackage the power adapter and laptop in the original packaging. Creating shipping labels 1. Before creating the shipment, capture and record weight and dimensions for each package. We count this step once for each package. 2. Navigate to FedEx.com 3. 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