Windows 11 Edition Upgrade using Configuration Manager policy settings.
Administrator can now create a policy using edition upgrade in Configuration Manager to update the Windows 11 edition.
Windows 11 Upgrade Readiness Dashboard
Administrators can use this dashboard to devise their Windows 11 upgrade strategy and discover the devices in the organization, which are ready for Windows 11 Upgrade. This Dashboard also provides a count by installed Feature update version and a view of all Windows devices inside the organization. Administrators can create a collection of Windows 11 ready for upgrading devices and roll out feature updates to them.
Following four charts are offered in this dashboard:
- Windows Device Information- Shows count of Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11 devices in your organization.
- Feature Update Version – Shows count of each feature update Version in your organization.
- Upgrade Experience Indicators – Shows information for each device, which can be in any of these states:
- Cannot Upgrade (Red Color) devices that cannot be upgraded to windows 11.
- App Upgrade/Uninstall required (Yellow Color) devices that need an application update or uninstall before upgrading to Windows 11.
- App/Driver upgrade required (Orange Color) devices that need application upgrade to windows 11.
- Ready for Upgrade (Green Color) devices that are capable of Windows 11 upgrade.
- Windows 11 Minimum Hardware Requirement – Showcases the minimum hardware and software requirements needed to support Windows 11.
Option to schedule scripts' runtime
The Run Script wizard now offers a scheduling option which enables administrators to schedule the future execution time of the scripts. It provides a convenient way to automate the running of scripts on managed devices according to specified schedules.
External service notification Run details from Azure Logic application.
This integration enables the monitoring and management of Azure Logic App notifications directly within the Configuration Manager console, providing a centralized location for tracking critical events, taking appropriate actions and maintains a high level of operational efficiency.
Note
To use this feature a valid Azure AD web app is required. Please deploy the Azure services for Administration service management under \Administration\Overview\Cloud Services\Azure Services. If the service is already deployed, admin can use the existing web application to view Run details from Azure logic app.
View Status wizard
Known issue :- An unexpected error can occur while configuring the Azure service web app for Administration service management which can be ignored as it does not affect the service creation.
Maintenance window creation using PS cmdlet.
Maintenance windows are recurring periods of time when the Configuration Manager client can run tasks.
PowerShell Commandlet: New-CMMaintenanceWindow is used to create a maintenance window for a collection. Earlier the Offset parameter could be set only between 0 and 4. Now it has been extended between 0 to 7.
Update Orchestrator Service (USO) for Windows 11 22H2 or later with windows native reboot experience
When installing software updates from Configuration Manager, administrators can now choose to use the native Windows Update restart experience. To use this feature, client devices must be running Windows build 22H2 or later. From the Computer Restart client device settings, ensure that Windows is selected as the restart experience. Branding information will be included in the Windows restart notification for updates that require restart.
Steps to enable Client settings.
Reboot Notification
Update 2307 for Technical Preview Branch is available in the Microsoft Configuration Manager Technical Preview console. For new installations, the 2307 baseline version of Microsoft Configuration Manager Technical Preview Branch is available on the link: CM2307TP-Baseline or from Eval center
Technical Preview Branch releases give you an opportunity to try out new Configuration Manager features in a test environment before they are made generally available.
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The Configuration Manager team
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