Disable Device Enrollment Program (DEP) notification on macOS Ventura.md

Disable Device Enrollment Program (DEP) notification on macOS Ventura.md

Ventura docs for M2 Macs in this comment: https://gist.github.com/henrik242/65d26a7deca30bdb9828e183809690bd?permalink_comment_id=4555340#gistcomment-4555340

Old Monterey docs in this old revision: https://gist.github.com/henrik242/65d26a7deca30bdb9828e183809690bd/32c410e3a1de73539c76fa13ea5486569c4e0c5d

Solution for Sonoma: https://gist.github.com/sghiassy/a3927405cf4ffe81242f4ecb01c382ac

**** WORKING!!! ******. HI EVERYONE! I have a simplified way I figured out today to bypass DEP today with Ventura against a M2 Macbook Air
Need 3 things

1. A separate M1/M2 Mac (could be anytjhing, macbook, studio, etc). this machine must not have DEP/Business Manager enabled
2. Create a USB Boot installer flash drive with Ventura - you can google the instructions on how to create a boot usb drive.
3. An external SSD that you can install a fresh OS on. I just use a sandish extreme USB 3.1 256GB drive.

Steps I did On the non-DEP M1/M2 Mac

1. USB BOOT installer and install Ventura on the External SSD --- using the non-DEP Mac
2. Once installed, go thru the account creation so you have an account
3. Boot from USB SSD drive just to make sure it is working.

Now you have a bootable external disk.
On the DEP enabled M1/M2 Mac

1. Boot to recovery mode
2. Disk Utility
3. Erase the internal physical disk
4. Click on internal disk and use the RESTORE option, FROM the external SSD
5. Let it run - will take a while.

Now you jsut copied the clean ventura to the internal drive.
Once the restore is finished. Remove the External SSD Boot from the internal disk
You WILL get an error that it cannot find the OS or some other stupid errors like no owner, or some other silly error... don't worry.
Now you boot again using the USB BOOT Ventura disk. REINSTALL Ventura again on the internal disk - DO NOT DO ANY DISK FORMATTING this time.
Once USB Installer is done, reboot - you will get to the login prompt of the user you created on the initial fresh install. you will have a working Ventura M1/M2 that just bypassed DEP/Business Manager.
Why this works? Because you first lay down the image on internal disk but due to some apple security, it will never boot unless you "fresh install" it. But the good things about fresh installs, Apple doesn't really wipe the system, it just lays whatever that is necessary for the OS. This means it will fix the ownership of the disks, do whatever it does but won't overwrite local accounts etc. so you will not get prompted for DEP enrollment. I don't know the actual internal details but I just know this works.
Enjoy. took me a while to figure this out after trying many things.
I do not need to do any /etc/hosts hacks, csrutil, etc. nothing. It's pretty simple to do but it does require a double install but it's easier than editing files.
You could in theory transfer a fully working Mac to another Mac now but I don't need to do that so I did the clean Ventura Install.
Now I can use this method to clean/wipe any DEP enabled machine and have myself a "pre-built" machine with certain things like chrome etc already installed. I can just boot from the external SSD periodically to get new updates of OS and software and continue to use it on any new Macs I wipe.

How to Bypass Activation Lock on Mac:

5/14/23 - another successful bypass of DEP on M1 2020 MacBook Air with Ventura (credit goes to @maclover696 👏👏👏)

Here is an updated version that works (modified steps to erase internal physical drive, which forces device restart into Activation screen):

Pre-requirements:

• Mac with Activation Lock
• Unlocked Mac laptop or desktop (e.g., M1, M2, Pro, Mini, Studio, etc.) - not enrolled in Device Enrollment Program (DEP) / Mobile Device Management (MDM)
• USB Flash Drive (14GB+ USB3.x/USB-C/Thunderbolt) - To create a USB Boot installer for macOS
• External SSD (50GB+ USB3.x/USB-C/Thunderbolt) - To install and boot from external drive

Step by step instructions on:

Unlocked Mac

1. Create a bootable installer with macOS Ventura on USB Flash Drive, see instructions at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
2. Restart and boot from USB Flash Drive with macOS Ventura
3. Install macOS Ventura on the External SSD
4. Finish installation and create a user account
5. Boot from External SSD to make sure it is working

Congrats 🎉🎉🎉 now you have a bootable external SSD

Mac with Activation Lock*

1. Boot into Recovery mode, see instructions at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201255
2. Open Disk Utility > select Internal Drive (or Macintosh HD) > click Restore > select External SSD (this process will fail, nothing to worry about)
3. Erase Internal Drive (all volumes)
4. Repeat step 3 above, select Internal Drive (or Macintosh HD) > click Restore > select External SSD. Be patient, the restoration speed varies depending on the type of External SSD and connectivity - some 45-60min on Samsung 980Pro 1TB NVMe in Sabrent USB-C enclosure. (this time the operation will succeed)
5. Shut down > remove External SSD
6. Boot from Internal Drive (this process will fail, and it will restart into Recovery mode, nothing to worry about)
7. Restart and boot from USB Flash Drive with macOS Ventura
8. Connect to WiFi/LAN, macOS Ventura requires internet connection for installation (no need to block ports on your router or /etc/hosts hacks, csrutil, etc.)
9. Install macOS Ventura from USB Flash Drive to Internal Drive (this time do not erase internal drive)
10. Restart after the OS installation is complete and login with the user credentials created on External SSD installation (step 4 from unlocked Mac)

Congrats 🎉🎉🎉 you've just 🔗‍💥 bypassed DEP/Business Manager

*Depending on the state of your Mac, you may need Apple Configurator to revive / restore your Mac to bring it back to life. See instructions at https://support.apple.com/guide/apple-configurator-mac/revive-or-restore-a-mac-with-apple-silicon-apdd5f3c75ad/mac and Apple Silicon M1/M2 macOS IPSW Firmware Restore Files Database https://mrmacintosh.com/apple-silicon-m1-full-macos-restore-ipsw-firmware-files-database/ alternatively Apple Configurator will download automatically the latest version.

Will this work for Intel macs? Can this be used for Sonoma or Sequoia?