In March 2023, Microsoft introduced several changes to Windows Autopilot to improve its behavior.

In March 2023, Microsoft introduced several changes to Windows Autopilot to improve its behaviour.

These include in particular:

• A new functional change requires renaming the device during the technician phase for pre-provisioning of Azure AD Join devices. Once the technician has selected the provisioning button, Microsoft will immediately perform the device rename and restart, then proceed to the device ESP. During the user flow, the device rename is then skipped, which allows resources that depend on the device name (such as SCEP certificates) to remain intact. To apply this change, for Windows 10, you must install the quality update KB5023773 or a more recent version. For Windows 11, you must install the quality update KB5023778 or a more recent version.

• The enrollment status page (ESP) now supports new Microsoft Store applications during Windows Autopilot. This update enables improved support for the new Microsoft Store experience.
• A new option is available in the ESP (Enrollment Status Page) profile, allowing you to choose whether you want to attempt to install required applications during the pre-provisioning phase (white glove) for the technician. Microsoft understands that installing as many applications as possible during pre-provisioning is desirable in order to reduce end-user setup time. To help you install as many applications as possible during pre-provisioning, Microsoft has implemented an option to attempt the installation of all required applications assigned to a device during the technician phase.
• If an application fails to install, the ESP continues with the exception of the applications specified in the ESP profile. To enable this feature, edit your Enrollment Status Page profile by selecting Yes in the new setting entitled Only fail selected apps in technician phase. This setting only appears if you have selected blocking applications.

Source: What's new in Autopilot | Microsoft Learn