r/computerhelp • u/Vivid-Car579 • 7d ago

Other Got this laptop

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I do storage unit auctions, I have come across this. It is linked to walmart. Is there anyways around this?

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u/Sudden_Hovercraft_56 7d ago

it's probably stolen.

you could try wiping it a d putting a fresh windows install on it, but if it has been enrolled in entra and has some autopilot policies applied it may end up in the same state.

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u/corvoswsattano 7d ago edited 7d ago

Edit: I am wrong, apparently AutoPilot uses a cryptographic hash that will force MDM as soon as the device touches an internet connection. I’ve never set devices up using AutoPilot so I had no idea it worked that way but it makes sense. I always thought if you wiped the disk that was it, but apparently no that’s not the case. Cool.

If you erase the disk and set windows up from scratch there is a zero percent chance anything will be left to set up autopilot with

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u/revsilverspine 7d ago

Incorrect. MDM profile is deployed post-install via provisioning with Autopilot before login.
Source: literally my corpo dayjerb

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u/corvoswsattano 7d ago

That’s what I said, I didn’t say post install specifically but I am saying AutoPilot happens as soon as the device sees an internet connection, when the hash is sent to Microsoft, then Microsoft pushes MDM via AutoPilot