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.
Site Infrastructure
Compliance Settings
Application Management
Operating System Deployment
Software Updates
Reporting
Mobile Devices Management and
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+