This article provides information about Microsoft Configuration Manager 2309 release. To learn about the Configuration Manager, see Microsoft Configuration Manager FAQ.
Microsoft Configuration Manager 2309 release is planned for October 2023. With this release we are bringing in new features and additional enhancements to the existing feature set. Configuration Manager 2305 Technical Preview had new enhancements, likewise, 2307 Technical Preview will bring additional capabilities to customers.
Here is the list of features that are being introduced during Configuration Manager 2307 TP and 2309 Current Branch focusing on key customer value/asks and delivering high quality product updates.
Some of the key additions are 1) Operating system deployment support for Windows 23H2; 2) Customers can perform Windows 11 edition upgrade like they did for Windows 10 edition upgrade from Professional to Enterprise Operating System; 3) a Windows 11 readiness dashboard for administrators or management to decide on how many devices are ready to upgrade to latest Windows 11 operating system, 4) Script runtime can be scheduled with simple steps, and customers can schedule the scripts to run on a particular time from the Primary Site time zone 5) Unified Service Orchestrator (USO) integration with Configuration Manager provides native windows update reboot experience( pre-release feature), and 6) Improvements in external notifications (Console Connectors).
Furthermore we added critical customer asks such as, 1) Operating Systems Deployment (OSD) Preferred MP options which enables IT admins to choose a preferred Management point for PXE boot scenario; 2) Task Execution Status messages can now be deleted from primary servers which are older than 30 days, or any configured number of days; 3) CMG creation using third party app via console or PowerShell instead of the first party app; 4) Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) capability now marks server SKU as compliant only after enforcement is completed successfully; 5) Enable BitLocker through provisionTS task sequence option available on CM console to save the recovery key on CM database; 6) Client certificate state in console (self-signed) will now match state in control panel (PKI) applet; 7) Discrepancy in App Summarization report in console is corrected; 8) Synchronization of collection memberships to Azure AD groups now optimized to show the entire set of members; 9) Patch downloader log size increased for troubleshooting purposes.
We value your feedback on the upcoming functionalities to be released as it will contribute greatly to the enhancement of the product.
Thanks,
The Configuration Manager team
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