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title: Autopatch group registration overview
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description: This article provides an overview on how to register devices in Autopatch.
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ms.date: 03/31/2025
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ms.service: windows-client
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ms.subservice: autopatch
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ms.topic: concept-article
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ms.localizationpriority: medium
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author: tiaraquan
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ms.author: tiaraquan
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manager: aaroncz
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ms.reviewer: andredm7
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ms.collection:
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- highpri
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- tier1
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---
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# Autopatch group registration overview
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When you assign a Microsoft Entra Group to an Autopatch policy or [create an Autopatch group](../manage/windows-autopatch-manage-autopatch-groups.md#create-an-autopatch-group), the device is registered with the Autopatch Service.
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## Prerequisites for device registration
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### Built-in roles required for device registration
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A role defines the set of permissions granted to users assigned to that role. You can use the Intune Service Administrator role to register devices. For more information, see [Required Intune permissions](../prepare/windows-autopatch-prerequisites.md#required-intune-permissions).
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### Software prerequisites
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To be eligible for Windows Autopatch management, devices must meet a minimum set of required software-based prerequisites. For more information, see [Windows Autopatch prerequisites](../prepare/windows-autopatch-prerequisites.md).
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The Windows Autopatch device registration process is transparent for end-users because it doesn't require devices to be reset.
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The overall Autopatch group registration process is as follows:
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:::image type="content" source="../media/windows-autopatch-device-registration-overview.png" alt-text="Overview of the device registration process" lightbox="../media/windows-autopatch-device-registration-overview.png":::
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1. IT admin identifies and adds devices, or nests other Microsoft Entra device groups when you [create an Autopatch group](../manage/windows-autopatch-manage-autopatch-groups.md#create-an-autopatch-group), or [edit an Autopatch group](../manage/windows-autopatch-manage-autopatch-groups.md#edit-an-autopatch-group).
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2. Windows Autopatch then:
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1. Performs device readiness prior registration (prerequisite checks).
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2. Calculates the deployment ring distribution.
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3. Assigns devices to one of the deployment rings based on the previous calculation.
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4. Assigns devices to other Microsoft Entra groups required for management.
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For more information about the device registration workflow, see the [Detailed device registration workflow diagram](../deploy/windows-autopatch-register-devices.md#detailed-device-registration-workflow-diagram) section for more technical details behind the Windows Autopatch device registration process.
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