If Autopilot device preparation is already your main path, you still rename with a script. Windows Autopilot device association in the Aug 27 preview CU (KB5120998) adds a name template during OOBE. The tax is a DeviceLink CSV, one device at a time, on physical TPM hardware.
Short follow-up: the July 31 Insider drop names the Beta and Experimental minimum builds ahead of the Aug 11, 2026 flight-cert expiry. winver check, patch plan, and a note on Beta picking up the alternate taskbar.
Windows Insider flight certs expire Aug 11, 2026. This year it hits Experimental and Beta, not just Canary. Here is the operator checklist before your lab devices stall.
