How it works

From an empty box to enrolled, untouched.

Six steps. The only hands-on part is booting the device and typing a code. StageReady does the rest and shows you every step live.

01

A laptop arrives

A brand-new machine from the manufacturer, or an existing one being repurposed. Nothing is pre-configured. No image, no golden master.

New laptop · blank disk

Unprovisioned

02

Generate a one-time code

In the dashboard, the technician picks the client and a setup profile and gets a 6-digit code. It works exactly once and expires in minutes.

app.stageready.tech/provision

Provisioning code · Contoso Ltd

418902

Single-use · expires in 09:41

03

Boot the USB & enter it

Boot the device from the StageReady stick and type the code. The stick is a dumb messenger with no passwords, no client names, and no logic. It confirms which client it's provisioning for.

Enter your code

418902

Provisioning for Contoso Ltd

04

Windows installs itself

StageReady installs Windows 11 from bare metal, wiping the target disk. Start the job from inside an existing Windows instead and this step is skipped, along with the rest of the WinPE phase — everything from the installed OS onward still runs.

Installing Windows 11

Getting the device ready · 63%

Provisioning for Contoso Ltd

05

Enroll & configure

The device registers into the client's Microsoft Autopilot, and language, keyboard, region and timezone are set, all reporting to your dashboard in real time.

provision · LAT-4920
› capturing hardware hash…
✓ registered into Autopilot
✓ region & language: en-GB
✓ keyboard & timezone set
› finalizing…
06

Device ready

The technician never touched it after the code. Every step is recorded permanently, so you can prove to the client exactly what was done.

LAT-4920 · Contoso Ltd

Provisioned · Windows 11 · Autopilot

Fully in your control

You choose the steps. Every one is configurable.

A setup is a template: an ordered pipeline of steps. Turn any step on or off, reorder them, and configure each one. Then give each client its own profile: layer add-ons, set that client's own values, and inherit from a parent profile so a child stores only what actually differs. No client is a copy-paste of another.

  • Turn any step on or off
  • Configure each step's settings
  • Reorder the whole pipeline
  • Layer per-client add-ons
  • Per-client values, not per-client copies
  • Inherit, so children store only deltas
How templates & profiles work
app.stageready.tech/templates

Standard Windows 11

Base template · 5 steps

Published
Install Windows 11
Register with Autopilot
Language & region
Local administrator
Install HR toolsadd-on
Way more than an OS install

Everything a setup can do

Installing Windows is step one. From there, StageReady deploys apps, enrolls identity, hardens security, updates hardware, and applies your configuration. Every step is optional, configurable, and reorderable.

OS & first boot

  • Bare-metal Windows 11 install
  • OOBE, region, keyboard & timezone
  • Skip the account screen, land ready

Applications

  • Install a whole list in one step
  • Straight from the vendor, signature-verified
  • Curated catalogue + your own apps

Security & compliance

  • Certificates into the machine store
  • Secure Boot / TPM via HP & Dell BIOS

Identity & enrollment

  • Microsoft Autopilot registration
  • On-prem Active Directory domain join
  • Managed local admin from the vault

Hardware & updates

  • Drivers & firmware via OEM tools
  • Windows quality & security updates
  • Skips cleanly on VMs / Surface

Configuration

  • Machine-wide registry (HKLM)
  • Per-user defaults for every new user
  • Reorder & toggle every step

Want to see it in action?

We'll walk the live dashboard, show how a profile turns into a provisioned machine, and answer the security and hosting questions your technical lead will ask.

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