The correct answer is to configure a Windows Autopilot deployment profile with a device name template and set 'Convert all targeted devices to Autopilot' to 'Yes'. This works because the device name template, such as 'CORP-%RAND:5%', applies the custom prefix automatically during the Autopilot enrollment process, while the conversion setting ensures that any device added to Autopilot is automatically enrolled in Microsoft Intune without manual intervention. On the MD-102 exam, this question tests your understanding of how Autopilot deployment profiles combine naming conventions with enrollment automation, often appearing as a scenario where you must satisfy both a naming prefix requirement and automatic Intune enrollment. A common trap is to confuse the device name template with a simple group policy or to forget that the conversion setting is mandatory for automatic enrollment. Remember the mnemonic: "Template for the name, Convert for the claim"—the template handles the prefix, and the conversion setting claims the device into Intune.
MD-102 Prepare infrastructure for devices Practice Question
This MD-102 practice question tests your understanding of prepare infrastructure for devices. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
Your organization is rolling out Windows 11 devices using Autopilot. You need to ensure that all new devices are automatically enrolled in Microsoft Intune and configured with a custom device name prefix 'CORP-'. Which configuration should you implement?
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Configure a Windows Autopilot deployment profile with a device name template and set 'Convert all targeted devices to Autopilot' to 'Yes'.
Option A is correct because a Windows Autopilot deployment profile allows you to specify a device name template (e.g., 'CORP-%RAND:5%') that automatically applies a custom prefix to new devices during the Autopilot enrollment process. Setting 'Convert all targeted devices to Autopilot' to 'Yes' ensures that devices added to Autopilot are automatically enrolled in Microsoft Intune, meeting both requirements.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
✓
Configure a Windows Autopilot deployment profile with a device name template and set 'Convert all targeted devices to Autopilot' to 'Yes'.
Why this is correct
This directly configures enrollment and naming.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Create a device configuration profile for Windows 11 with a custom OMA-URI for device name.
Why it's wrong here
Configuration profiles cannot rename devices during enrollment.
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Set a device compliance policy that requires device name prefix 'CORP-'.
Why it's wrong here
Compliance policies do not enforce naming.
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Modify the Enrollment Status Page (ESP) policy to require device naming.
Why it's wrong here
ESP does not support device naming.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse device configuration profiles (OMA-URI) or compliance policies as capable of setting device names, when in fact only the Autopilot deployment profile's device name template can enforce naming during the initial enrollment process.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Under the hood, the Autopilot deployment profile's device name template uses variables like %RAND:X% to generate unique names while preserving the prefix, and this naming is applied during the out-of-box experience (OOBE) before the device checks in with Intune. A real-world scenario where this matters is when organizations need consistent naming for asset tracking or network policies, and relying on OMA-URI or compliance policies would fail because the device name is already set by the time those policies apply.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A cloud solutions architect for a retail company is evaluating services for a new workload. The correct answer here reflects best practice for the specific scenario described — not a general cloud recommendation. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Cloud exam questions reward reading the constraint carefully: the same technology can be right or wrong depending on the use case.
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Prepare infrastructure for devices — This question tests Prepare infrastructure for devices — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Configure a Windows Autopilot deployment profile with a device name template and set 'Convert all targeted devices to Autopilot' to 'Yes'. — Option A is correct because a Windows Autopilot deployment profile allows you to specify a device name template (e.g., 'CORP-%RAND:5%') that automatically applies a custom prefix to new devices during the Autopilot enrollment process. Setting 'Convert all targeted devices to Autopilot' to 'Yes' ensures that devices added to Autopilot are automatically enrolled in Microsoft Intune, meeting both requirements.
What should I do if I get this MD-102 question wrong?
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Variation 1. Refer to the exhibit. An Autopilot device registration JSON. What does the '%RAND:5%' placeholder do?
easy
A.It inserts the device's model name.
✓ B.It generates a random 5-character string.
C.It inserts the device's serial number.
D.It inserts the user's principal name.
Why B: Option C is correct because %RAND:5% generates a random 5-character string to ensure unique device names. Option A is wrong because it's not based on serial. Option B is wrong because it's not the model. Option D is wrong because it's not user-specific.
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