Operating system configuration and registration without manual user input or interaction at computing device

A method comprising:

• upon initial assignment of a computing device to a user, performing power-on of the computing device prior to providing the computing device to the user;
• upon the power-on of the computing device, causing the computing device to retrieve, from a server:
• previously user-provided configuration information in accordance with which an operating system of the computing device is to be automatically configured at first user power-on of the computing device without manual user input at the computing device;
• a username with which the operating system is to be automatically registered at the first user power-on without user interaction;
• and
• a security token as a single-use password with which the operating system is to be automatically registered at the first user power-on without the user interaction;
• responsively causing the computing device to store the previously user-provided configuration information, the username, and the security token that have been retrieved from the server on a secure storage device of the computing device;
• and
• performing power-down of the computing device and providing the computing device to the user.

A non-transitory computer-readable data storage medium storing program instructions executable by a processor to perform processing comprising:

• prior to providing a computing device to a user, prompting the user for, and responsively receiving from the user, configuration information in accordance with which an operating system of the computing device is to be automatically configured at first user power-on of the computing device without manual user input at the computing device;
• prior to providing the computing device to the user, prompting the user for, and responsively receiving from the user, a username with which the operating system is to be automatically registered at the first user power-on of the computing device without user interaction;
• generating a security token as a single-use password with which the operating system is to be automatically registered at the first user power-on of the computing device without user interaction;
• storing the configuration information, the username, and the security token on a server for retrieval by and subsequent storage on the computing device at power-on of the computing device prior to providing the computing device to the user;
• sending the security token to the username for entry by the user after configuration and registration of the operating system at the first user power-on of the computing device.