Deploying existing Windows devices into Microsoft Intune
This scenario applies to physical Windows endpoints only.
In enterprise companies today, the normal approach is to leverage OS deployment either from Configuration Manager or Microsoft Deployment Toolkit.
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is simpler as it only requires access to a share, where the Windows 10 OS drivers and applications are stored. Microsoft does not support MDT Windows 11 OS deployment.
Both Configuration Manager and MDT often require the device to be on-premises to join the corporate Active Directory (AD) and have access to the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) server to even get started with OS deployment.
Over the last few decades, enterprise companies have started to remove all the work that the OEM put into making a device run in the most optimal way with Windows 10, drivers, and the combination of settings that are needed on a brand-new device to perform in the best way possible. This...