Oliver Kieselbach
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Device-assigned MDM policies whose CSP URIs match the OS reboot-required
catalog force a coalesced reboot at the end of ESP DeviceSetup - the user
sees an unexpected restart and a second sign-in before AccountSetup.
Invisible in the Intune console; admins simply lived with it. Now attributed
and actionable (PMPC research).
- MdmRebootPolicyTracker (+host): watches DeviceManagement-Enterprise-
Diagnostics-Provider/Admin EventID 2800, emits one mdm_policy_reboot_required
per reboot-forcing URI (Warning, ImmediateUpload; tolerant EventData-first
URI extraction with regex fallback; fail-soft OMADM RebootRequired probe).
Cross-restart RecordId watermark (mdm-reboot-watermark.json) - mandatory,
the coalesced reboot restarts the agent and the backfill re-reads the log.
- ShellCoreTracker: RebootCoalescing branch on the already-watched 62407
stream -> esp_reboot_coalescing corroboration event; deliberate deviation:
emits on backfill too (live emit races the reboot kill).
- ANALYZE-ESP-005 advisory (warning): names the first URI via {{rebootUri}},
remediation = reassign profiles device -> user groups; +20 confidence on
coalescing corroboration, +10 on >=2 URIs.
- Config: Collectors.MdmRebootPolicyWatcherEnabled (default ON, internal
steering only - agent-native collector, NOT an IAgentAnalyzer, no admin UI),
MdmRebootPolicyBackfillLookbackMinutes=60; ConfigVersion 35.
- Event types deliberately distinct from system_reboot_detected so the
backend RebootCount (exact-string match, 2 sites) stays uninflated.
- Docs: docs/agent/mdm-reboot-coalescing.md (+index/log). Exact 2800/62407
message texts are unverified until E2E VM validation (tolerant matching).
Tests: Agent.V2.Core 1868/1868 (21 new), Functions 3099/3099, MCP 400 passed
(event-types drift), solution build 0 errors.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
AutopilotMonitor
Advanced monitoring and troubleshooting solution for Windows Autopilot deployments. Gain full visibility into every enrollment session with a detailed event timeline, fleet health dashboards, and session reporting. Define custom analysis rules to automatically detect issues and gather rules to collect targeted evidence. Retrieve diagnostics packages on demand, configure agent settings like auto-reboot behavior and automatic timezone adjustment — all managed centrally from the web dashboard.
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Overview
Autopilot Monitor provides real-time tracking, intelligent diagnostics, and automated troubleshooting for Windows Autopilot enrollment processes. It consists of:
- Bootstrap Script — PowerShell script deployed via Intune that starts monitoring early in the enrollment process
- Monitoring Agent — Lightweight .NET application that collects telemetry and evidence during enrollment
- Backend API — Azure Functions-based ingestion and processing pipeline
- Web Dashboard — Next.js application for real-time monitoring and fleet analytics
Architecture
For detailed information about the system architecture, components, and data flow, see Architecture Documentation.
Documentation
Full documentation is available at autopilotmonitor.com/docs
License
This project uses a split licensing model:
- MIT License — Agent (
src/Agent/) and Shared library (src/Shared/) — unrestricted use on end-user devices - AGPL-3.0 — Backend (
src/Backend/), Web Dashboard (src/Web/), and MCP Server (src/McpServer/) — server-side components remain open source
See LICENSE for full details.