/
How to Set Up Your New Windows 11 Computer With Intune

How to Set Up Your New Windows 11 Computer With Intune

It’s time to set up your new Intune Windows 11 computer. Here’s how to do it, step by step.

How long will this take? About 20 to 60 minutes, depending on your internet connection. Keep your computer plugged in and don’t turn it off.

Stuck? You still have your old computer to use while we sort it out. If nothing seems to change for more than 30 minutes, or you see an error message, use your old computer to submit a helpdesk ticket by emailing shds-helpdesk@ucdavis.edu. Please use “Need help with new Intune computer set up” as the subject so we can flag your ticket quickly.

Haven’t prepared yet? Go to housing.ucdavis.edu/help and then search for “How to Prepare For a New Computer”.

Choose How You’ll Connect

You’ll need an internet connection for this setup. You have three options:

  • At your desk with Ethernet. Plug your new computer into an Ethernet cable at your desk.

  • On campus with Eduroam. Connect your new laptop to the Eduroam wireless network.

  • At home. Take your new laptop home, connect it to your home wireless network, and go through these steps there.

Whichever one you pick, you’ll connect in step 2 below.

  1. Turn on your computer and select your country and keyboard language.

    4364-20261012-211332.png

     

  2. Connect to the internet via Ethernet or Wi-Fi.

    64532-20261012-211359.png

     

  3. Your device will check for updates. This will take a few minutes.

    58737-20261012-211412.png

     

  4. Once the updates are finished, sign in with your @ucdavis.edu email address.

    28310-20261012-211422.png

     

  5. Once you type in your @ucdavis.edu email address you will be sent to the UC Davis sign-in page to type in your password.

    59888-20261012-211431.png

     

  6. Now you need to verify your identity using Duo.

    79280-20261012-211453.png

     

  7. Now that you’re signed in, your computer will set itself up. This takes 20 to 60 minutes, depending on your internet connection, so please be patient.

11451-20261012-211503.png

This part can take a while as some software has to be installed and configured in the background.

  1. At the Account setup step, you will be prompted to sign in. Please use your @ucdavis.edu email as your username and your UC Davis password.

    39026-20261012-211511.png

     

  2. After signing in, the following page will reappear to provide more status.

    82688-20261012-211521.png

     

  3. Once the account setup completes, your installation is complete.

Post-setup Notes

  • Once you log into Windows, OneDrive will begin syncing your files and folders. You’ll need to give that a few minutes to finish.

  • When you open Outlook, it will start to sync your emails and calendars, but this may take a while, depending on how many messages and calendar items you have. Don’t be surprised if you don’t see everything right away.

  • You’ll need to manually add back your printers and shared drives. Don’t know how to do that? Go to housing.ucdavis.edu/help and then search for “adding printers and mapping drives”.

  • If you don’t see your browser favorites, sign in to your browser (like Chrome) and they should sync. If you saved them to a file before your upgrade, import that file into your browser.

  • If you saved your Outlook signature, mailbox rules, or a list of extra mailboxes, add them back now. Don’t know how? Go to housing.ucdavis.edu/help and then search for “adding mailboxes to Outlook”.

That’s it, your computer is set up. You can log in and start using it.