ImaginAb Provisioning Guide
Section titled “ImaginAb Provisioning Guide”Device Standard: Lenovo Thinkpad/Yoga
Device Naming Standard: IAB-SerialNumber
Domain: AzureAD/Intune
Immy.bot Configuration: Configured, Ready to Deploy to skip Out-Of-Box-Experience+Software and localuser configuration. Ref: KB00038353
Completion Criteria:
Section titled “Completion Criteria:”-
The device is joined to ImaginAb’s Azure Tenant
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The device has been renamed IAB-SerialNumber
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The user signed in with M365 Creds
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The user’s Bitlocker key has been backed up to the AzureAD account
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The Office apps, Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive are signed in
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OneDrive Backup is enabled for Desktop, Documents, and Pictures
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Default Apps Set: Mail: Outlook, Browser: Chrome:, PDF: Adobe Reader
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Apps and Utilities loaded onto the device: per client WI
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N-Able Windows Agent Take Control Tested
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Device and drivers have been updated (Windows Update, Lenovo Vantage/System Update)
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Perform Mic and Camera checks with a Teams test call
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Perform quality checks against the manager’s request and the provisioning Work instruction
Software:
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N-Able Windows Agent https://ncentral.centrexit.com/downloadAgentOrProbeSoftwareDownloadAction.action?customerId=548&softwareId=101&ncentralTabId=1691679998017
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Install MS Teams: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2187327&Lmsrc=groupChatMarketingPageWeb&Cmpid=directDownloadWin64&clcid=0x409&culture=en-us&country=us
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Install Zoom: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/207373866-Zoom-Installers
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Install Office (preferably through portal.office.com to ensure the correct version for the user)
Manual Setup Steps:
Section titled “Manual Setup Steps:”-
Unbox the machine
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Select Language and Region
- Select “Set up for Work or School”
- Select “Sign-in options”
- Select “Domain join”
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Setup the localuser account
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Skip password setup by pressing enter on the blank entry during out-of-box setup to avoid the security questions
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Once you are on the desktop, set the password to match the IAB localuser standard
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Accept the terms and disable AdvertisingID
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you should be brought to a blank desktop
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Navigate to the Control panel and remove all bloatware
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Open Windows start and remove or uninstall all Windows-Store based Advertising/Partner applications (Adobe Offers, Spotify, TikTok, Candy Crush, XBox, Etc)
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Open Windows Settings and begin Widnows Updates
- Navigate to “Advanced Options”
- Choose “Optional Updates” and Apply all that are availble
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Navigate to Lenovo Vantage or Install Lenovo System Update
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Apply all available updates
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For Dell Devices, please navigate to Dell Command Update and apply all available updates
Setup AzureAD Account
Section titled “Setup AzureAD Account”-
Rename the Device IAB-SerialNumber
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To Add the user, Navigate to Settings>Accounts>Work or School
- Add the user via Azure Active directory with thier ImaginAB.com e-mail account
- Accept the terms and join the Organization
- Once the account has been added, sign out, and select “other user” to Sign in with the user’s email and password.
Within The New User Profile:
Section titled “Within The New User Profile:”- Enable BitLocker encryption in the Control panel
- Save the Bitlocker key to the AzureAD Account
- Sign in to the user’s OneDrive

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Enable Backup for Desktop, Documents, and Picture Backup within OneDrive
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Set App defaults within Settings
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Uninstall bloatware
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Clean up the taskbar and Start menu bloat
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Remove Widgets, CoPilot, Shrink the Search menu
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Pinned apps: File Explorer, Google Chrome, Outlook, Teams
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Set system sleep times 15-30-30-1Hr.
Shipping:
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Confirm shipping details with the specified user or the POC if it is a spare device.
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When creating the label, apply the reference “IAB-(TK#)” for billing purposes.
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Once you have created the tracking label, send the tracking to the user and POC on the public side of the ticket.
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If shipping from Poway, update the CIT Inventory Sheet to reflect the current CIT Inventory status