Device Provisioning
The latest Device Provisioning coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows 11 OOBE Quality Updates via Intune ESP: Security vs. Deployment Speed
Microsoft has officially rolled out a significant change to Windows 11 deployment workflows, giving IT administrators the ability to enforce Windows quality updates during the out-of-box experience...
Windows 11 25H2 Insider ISO Lands: IT Teams Must Migrate Scripts as WMIC, PowerShell 2.0 Vanish
Microsoft has quietly posted official ISO images of Windows 11 version 25H2 for Windows Insiders in the Release Preview channel, handing IT administrators, OEMs, and security testers their first...
Microsoft's Stealth OOBE Overhaul: Day-One Patching Arrives with KB5065813, KB5065847, and KB5065848
Microsoft has pushed three out-of-box experience (OOBE) servicing packages—KB5065813, KB5065847, and KB5065848—that enable quality updates to download and install before the first user sign-in, a...
Microsoft's Mobile Plans App Meets Its End on February 27, 2026: eSIM Moves to Settings
Microsoft has set a date for the Mobile Plans app's demise: February 27, 2026. After that, the app vanishes from the Microsoft Store, and users of eSIM-equipped Windows laptops will need to head to...
Enterprise Windows Backup Lands in Intune: Settings Restore, Not Disk Imaging
Microsoft this week pushed Windows Backup for Organizations into general availability, a capability long promised to smooth device migrations for Intune-managed fleets. Just don’t call it a backup....
Microsoft Ships Windows Backup for Organizations, Streamlining Enterprise Windows 11 Migrations
Microsoft has begun rolling out Windows Backup for Organizations, a tenant-scoped, Intune-integrated backup and restore capability designed to capture user settings and Microsoft Store app lists so...
Microsoft Automates Patching During Windows 11 OOBE for Entra-Joined Devices
Beginning with the September 2025 Windows security update, eligible Windows 11 devices will automatically check for and install quality updates during the Out of Box Experience (OOBE). This...
Microsoft Adds Quality Updates to Windows OOBE for Entra Devices—But Admins Must Tread Carefully
Microsoft is giving enterprise IT teams a long-awaited lever to close the day-one patching gap: the ability to install Windows quality updates during the Out-Of-Box Experience itself. Starting with...
Windows 11 Autopilot Devices Now Get Quality Updates During OOBE
Microsoft has begun rolling out a significant change to Windows 11 provisioning: eligible devices can now receive the latest quality and security updates during the out-of-box experience (OOBE),...
Windows 11 OOBE Now Installs Updates for Managed Devices: Prepare for Longer Setup Times This September
Starting in September 2025, Windows 11’s out-of-box experience (OOBE) will gain a new step for managed devices: automatically downloading and installing the latest quality updates before the first...
September 2025 Update Brings Default OOBE Quality Patching to Windows 11 — Here's How to Manage It
Microsoft will begin installing Windows quality updates during the out-of-box experience (OOBE) by default for eligible Microsoft Entra-joined and Entra-hybrid-joined devices running Windows 11,...
Microsoft Delivers Hotpatching to Windows 11 Arm64, Tightens Security in July Update
Hotpatching—the ability to install critical security fixes without a reboot—is no longer just a server luxury. Microsoft's July 2025 feature drop extends the capability to Windows 11 on Arm64...