SCCM Overview

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New Management Capabilities in System Center Configuration Manager Update 1706

SCCM( System Center Configuration Manager) Update 1706 is available as an in-console for the systems installed with the versions-1606, 1610 or 1702. Below listed are the some new functionalities added in the update 1706 of SCCM.

1. Site Infrastructure
2. Compliance Settings
3. Application Management
4. Operating System Deployment
5. Software Updates
6. Reporting
7. Mobile Devices Management and
8. Protect Devices

Site Infrastructure

Under this, we can see the following features:

• Client peer cache supporting of update files for Office 365 and distribution of express installation files for Windows 10 is available in this release.

• In this update, below are some additional accessibility improvements have been introduced for the Configuration Manager Console.

• Keyboard Shortcuts	Functionality
  Ctrl + D	Set the focus to the details pane, when available
  Ctrl + I	Set the focus to the breadcrumb bar, below the ribbon
  Ctrl + L	Set the focus to the Search field, when available
  Ctrl + M	Set the focus on the main (central) pane
  Ctrl + T	Set the focus to the top node in the navigation pane. If the focus was already in that pane, the focus is set to the last node you visited
  Alt	Change the focus in and out of the ribbon

• Central Administration sites and Configuration Manager Primary sites include Configuration Manager Update Reset Tool which can be used to fix issues when there are downloading or replicating problems in in-console updates. Get SCCM Training by real time experts.

• With this update, Configuration Manager Console can measure and display different parts of User Interface when viewed on high DPI devices.

• In this release, Azure Active Directory(AD) integration with Configuration Manager is improved in a way that streamlines the configuration of Azure services usage with the Configuration Manager

• Password

  • Device Encryption

• Device

  • Device name modification

  • Region settings modification (desktop only)

  • Language settings modification

  • Power and sleep settings modification

  • Language settings modification

  • System time modification

• Store

  • Use private store only

  • Auto-update apps from store

  • Store originated app launch

• Microsoft Edge

  • Smartscreen prompt override for files

  • Block access to about:flags

  • Default search engine

  • SmartScreen prompt override

  • openSearch XML URL

  • WebRTC localhost IP address

  • Homepages (desktop only)

• Compliance Settings

  In this updates, below are the new configuration item settings that have been added for Windows 10 devices that are enrolled with Intune, or managed on premises by Configuration Manager. The settings are:

New device compliance policy rules

• Block USB debugging on device. You do not have to configure this settings as USB debugging is already disabled on Android for Work devices.

• Block apps from unknown sources. Require that devices prevent installation of apps from unknown sources. You do not have to configure this setting as Android for Work devices always restrict installation from unknown sources.

• Required password type. Specify whether the user must create an alphanumeric password or a numeric password. For alphanumeric passwords, you also specify the minimum number of character sets that the password must have. The four character sets are: Lowercase, uppercase letters, symbols and numbers.

• Supported on:

  • Windows Phone 8+

  • Windows 8.1+

  • iOS 6+

• Supported on:

  • Android 4.0+

  • Samsung KNOX Standard 4.0+

• Require threat scan on apps. This setting specifies that the Verify apps feature is enabled on the device.

• Supported on:

• Android 4.2 through 4.4

• Samsung KNOX Standard 4.0+