device preparation

Windows Autopilot device preparation is Microsoft's recommended path for eligible user-driven Windows 11 deployments, and this tag gathers discussion of what that shift means for administrators. The recurring theme is that Autopilot itself is not being retired; Microsoft says the older and newer provisioning models will coexist for a while, with future engineering investment going to device preparation. A key operational detail raised in the coverage is that device preparation fits Entra join only, so IT teams are advised to treat the guidance as a prompt for a controlled redesign rather than a rushed tenant-wide migration.