Windows Autopilot

What's new in Windows Autopilot device preparation

29 August 2026New feature+9 / −1 lines

In brief

Windows Autopilot device preparation now supports associating physical Windows 11 devices with an organization before enrollment. Associated devices are marked corporate-owned and can receive device-targeted policies and naming.

What Intune admins need to know

Administrators can review the linked requirements and setup guidance when planning to use device association.

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Windows Autopilot device association

Date added: August 27, 2026

Windows Autopilot device preparation now supports device association, which binds a physical Windows 11 device to your organization before enrollment. Associated devices are automatically marked as corporate-owned and can receive device-targeted policy assignments, device naming, and additional out-of-box experience (OOBE) customizations.

For requirements, lifecycle information, and setup guidance, see Overview of Windows Autopilot device association.

Windows Autopilot device preparation in automatic mode for Windows 365 general availability

Date added: May 11, 2026

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: What's new in Windows Autopilot device preparation description: News and resources about the latest updates of Windows Autopilot device preparation. # RSS subscription is based on this description so don't change. If the description needs to change, update RSS URL in the Tip in the article.-ms.date: 04/10/2026+ms.date: 08/27/2026 ms.collection:   - M365-modern-desktop ms.topic: whats-new@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ appliesto: > > For more information on using RSS for notifications, see [How to use the docs](/intune/use-docs#notifications) in the Intune documentation.   +## Windows Autopilot device association++Date added: *August 27, 2026*++Windows Autopilot device preparation now supports device association, which binds a physical Windows 11 device to your organization before enrollment. Associated devices are automatically marked as corporate-owned and can receive device-targeted policy assignments, device naming, and additional out-of-box experience (OOBE) customizations.++For requirements, lifecycle information, and setup guidance, see [Overview of Windows Autopilot device association](device-association/overview.md).+ ## Windows Autopilot device preparation in automatic mode for Windows 365 general availability<!-- 30057449 -->    **Date added:** May 11, 2026