Video Tutorial SCCM 1710 New Features Overview Plus Upgrade Guide

Microsoft SCCM team released the latest production version 1710 of SCCM/ConfigMgr. The version is published as an opt-in option. This SCCM 1710 production version release won’t show automatically in your SCCM console.

This release is called Fast Ring production release of SCCM 1710. In this post, we will see “SCCM 1710 New Features Overview Plus Upgrade Guide.”

It would be interesting to check out the difference between the 1706 and 1710 versions before upgrading. I have a video post, “Differences Between SCCM ConfigMgr CB 1710 and 1706.”

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Upgrade Path – SCCM 1710 Production

SCCM/ConfigMgr CB 1710 production update is applicable only for the SCCM CB 1610 and later. For example, if your SCCM environment is running with the SCCM CB 1606 version, this 1710 version won’t be visible to your environment.

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To get into SCCM CB 1710 production version, you need to upgrade from 1606 to 1610. Once that upgrade is done, and you are in the 1610 version of SCCM CB, you will be able to update it to the 1710 version of SCCM CB.

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How to Get the Opt-in version of SCCM 1710?

SCCM 1710 update is rolled out globally in the coming weeks, and it will be automatically downloaded. You don’t need to run the PowerShell script once this update is rolled out globally. Moreover, SCCM admins will be notified when it is ready to install from the “Updates and Servicing” node.

Do you want to be an early adaptor of SCCM CB 1710? Yes, run the PowerShell script. SCCM ConfigMgr 1710: Enable Early Update Ring.

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New Features of SCCM 1710 Production Version

There are 7 pre-release features for SCCM CB 1710 Production version. And there are 20 Release Features for SCCM 1710 Production version. More details about the upgrade and new features are in the video tutorial.

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  • Peer cache is not pre-release feature
  • Cloud DP supports Azure Govt Cloud
  • Co-Management
  • Identify the devices that require a restart and restart using the client notification channel.
  • Improvements in Run Script option – Security Scope, Real-time monitoring, and parameter
  • Software Center 250×250 icon
  • OSD – Parent-Child nested Task Sequence
  • Software Center – Enterprise Branding
  • Software Update – Surface Driver Update is no longer a pre-release feature
  • Telemetry level setting in Client settings
  • Limited support for Cryptography: Next Generation (CNG) certificates
  • Exploit Guard policies
  • Windows Defender Application Guard policy
  • Device Guard policy changes
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SCCM Software Center Branding without Intune subscription

SCCM CB 1710 Software center can have your organization logo and other branding option without Intune subscription. This is very useful for organizations.

Navigate to client settings and open custom client Policy settings, and click on the software center to configure these branding options.

The software center has many more granular options to collect the Windows 10 telemetry data from SCCM client machines. This option is available under the Windows Analytics tab in the SCCM software center.

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What is new in SCCM 1710 Scripts options?

  • Security scope option for Run Script
  • Graphical representation of Run Script Results

The above two points are the improvements in SCCM 1710 script options. You choose to scope in and out the scripts depending on requirement.

Another interesting feature released as part 1710 production version is real-time graphical output for the Run Script option.

I have a post & video tutorial to learn more about “Real-Time Graphical Representation SCCM Run Script Results.”

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