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Does windows Autopilot uses "AUTOPILOT_MARKER" UEFI Firmware?

Abdul Kalam Asath 0 Reputation points
2023-11-25T14:08:00.06+00:00

Hello All,

I read some blogs which says that the Autopilot service uses the UEFI firmware called "AUTOPILOT_MARKER" to retrieve the Autopilot profile. To test this, I loaded my vm with windows 10 22H2 (19045.3693) and searched using powershell cmdlet (Get-UEFI) but I don't find any UEFI variable called "AUTOPILOT_MARKER". I even don't find it in registry.

Note: I have not yet registered my device for Autopilot

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  1. ZhoumingDuan-MSFT 9,625 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2023-11-27T02:53:29.1733333+00:00

    @Abdul Kalam Asath,Thanks for posting in Q&A.

    From your description, I know that you want to use "AUTOPILOT_MARKER" to retrieve the Autopilot profile.

    Based on my research, Windows Autopilot uses the “AUTOPILOT_MARKER” UEFI firmware to retrieve the Autopilot profile. However, the “AUTOPILOT_MARKER” UEFI firmware variable is only created and populated after the device has been registered for Autopilot. This means that you cannot use the “AUTOPILOT_MARKER” UEFI firmware variable to identify whether a device is enrolled in Autopilot or not.

    But you can find the AUTOPILOT_MARKER in the registry after the device registered for Autopilot. Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\UEFI\AUTOPILOT_MARKER

    Hope this can be helpful.

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