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CIC Research Windows Endpoint Provisioning

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Francisco Benitez Work Instruction 1 min
PublishedFrancisco Benitezv2.0
Published Jan 21, 2026Expires Jan 21, 2027

CIC Research Windows Endpoint Provisioning

Section titled “CIC Research Windows Endpoint Provisioning”

Client name: CIC Research

Default naming schema: CICR-(serial number)

Domain: cic.local

Join the computer to Azure/Intune with Company Portal

Grant domain users local admin rights

  • Device join to cic.local domain

  • The device has been renamed CICR-SerialNumber

  • The user signed in with Domain Credentials

  • User’s Office apps, Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive are signed in

  • OneDrive Backup is enabled for Desktop, Documents, and Pictures

  • VPN Configured with CIC VPN XML

  • Umbrella module configured with OrgInfo.json

  • Default Apps Set: Mail: Outlook, Browser: Chrome:, PDF: Adobe Reader

  • Compliant with Intune Policies

  • Bitlocker Key backed up to user’s AzureAD Account

  • Apps and Utilities loaded onto the device: per client WI

  • N-Able Windows Agent Take Control Tested

  • Device and drivers have been updated (Windows Update, Lenovo Vantage/System Update)

  • Perform Mic and Camera check with a Teams test call, with user’s permission

  • Perform quality checks against the manager’s request and the provisioning Work instruction

  • N-Central Agent

  • Cisco Secure Client: Place the CIC VPN.xml under attachments and copy it into the following directory: C:\ProgramData\Cisco\Cisco Secure Client\VPN\Profile

  • Cisco Umbrella Agent

  • Microsoft Office 365

  • Microsoft Teams

  • Microsoft OneDrive

  • Adobe Reader

  • Google Chrome

  • Mozilla Firefox

  • Apply All Lenovo updates

  • Apply All Windows updates/patches

  • Create “localuser” account with the credentials within 1Password.

  • Rename device

  • Setup the VPN and connect with admin creds

  • Add the device to the jandjdomain.loc domain

  • Restart the device

  • Enroll the device with the Company portal during user setup

  • Activate the CIC VPN

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  • Switch user accounts

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  • Have the user sign in with their domain credentials.

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  • Once you are signed into the user account, launch task manager as admin

  • Switch to the signed-in user’s tab, right-click on local user, and select Sign off.

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  • You can now launch the VPN and sign in with the user’s credentials

  • Sign in to the VPN before attempting Microsoft 365 app sign-ins.

  • Sign in to Outlook, pin it to the taskbar

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  • When presented with this screen, uncheck the box that “Allows this organization to manage my device” as it tends to cause authentication issues with TPM.

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  • Set up Teams, perform a test call to ensure the camera and mic work and that no network authentication message pops up during the user’s first meeting.

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  • Setup OneDrive from taskbar shortcut

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  • Set App defaults within Settings

  • Uninstall bloatware

  • Clean up the taskbar and Start menu bloat

  • Remove Widgets, CoPilot, Shrink the Search menu

  • Pinned apps: File Explorer, Google Chrome, Outlook, Teams

  • Set system sleep times 15-30-30-1Hr.