How do I know when provisioning is done?

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brad_p
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How do I know when provisioning is done?

Post by brad_p »

Is there any indicator or status update when clerk computer provisioning is finished? I just completed a clerk setup computer and it was significantly different from the roughly dozen I've done in the past. This one took 7 hours from start to finish to copy off old files, set up the new computer, and wait for update after update after update.

The steps as I saw it:
  • Turn on new computer. Initial screen with three steps
  • Windows 11 login. I had to select the provision account with a blank password.
  • A pop up screen that says it will take roughly 1 hour and 6 minutes to complete. It rebooted just a few minutes in with no warning.
  • A Windows computer update screen appeared and took about 10 minutes or so. It automatically logged back into the provision account. It asked for my unit number, and I followed a couple of screens indicating this would be a clerk computer. I recall the popup provision screen saying I still had about an hour left. It then rebooted again.
  • The computer then got stuck in a Windows screen that updates were underway and not to reboot. I waited well beyond an hour and nothing happened. So I rebooted it and restarted the whole provisioning process manually. Then when I got back to this same Windows update screen, I went home for a couple of hours. When I came back the update did complete.
  • The provision account was still there, but now had a password. I guess I can't use that anymore? A new unit account was created and required a new password. I used that.
  • Another 20-30 minutes of more Windows updates. The provision account itself also disappeared.
  • That's it. Nothing indicating I'm done?
Things that were different this time from the past several I've done
  • The background graphic isn't changing. Usually I get temple picks and a yellow theme. Now it's still the generic Windows 11 background.
  • I was not prompted for a bit locker encryption process, or to save the key somewhere. The last three I did required that.

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