ConfigMgr 2002 Technical Preview Console Startup Time|SCCM

Microsoft released the latest version of technical preview version 2002 of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM|SCCM).

SCCM 2002 version comes with many improvements and new features. Let’s see what the progress of ConfigMgr 2002 Technical Preview is.

NOTE! – Do NOT install the Technical Preview version in the production environment. To build the ConfigMgr Technical Preview lab, you can download SCCM from the evaluation portal.

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SCCM Console Startup Time

SCCM|ConfigMgr 2002 technical preview version comes with a useful improvement to analyze the Startup time for each console launch. Now you can see who has slow console startup times.

SCCM 2002 Technical Preview - Console Startup Time - ConfigMgr 2002 Technical Preview
SCCM 2002 Technical Preview – Console Startup Time – ConfigMgr 2002 Technical Preview

Improvements with Orchestration Groups

SCCM Orchestration groups are getting many improvements in each version. More details of the orchestration group are available in the following post, “SCCM Orchestration Group Setup Step by Step Guide for Server Patching.”

New features of Orchestration Groups are available with the 2002 version of the SCCM technical preview – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/configmgr/core/get-started/2020/technical-preview-2002#bkmk_orch

SCCM 2002 Technical Preview Orchestration Group
SCCM 2002 Technical Preview Orchestration Group

Improvements with SCCM MBAM

Microsoft introduced new features with SCCM Bitlocker management options, as you can see in the Operating system drive tab below.

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More details about the SCCM MBAM options are available – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/configmgr/core/get-started/2020/technical-preview-2002#bkmk_bitlocker

SCCM MBAM Improvements with SCCM 2002 Technical Preview
SCCM MBAM Improvements with SCCM 2002 Technical Preview

SCCM 2002 Technical Preview

The installation and upgrade of the ConfigMgr 2002 technical preview version are similar to all other versions. More details – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/configmgr/core/get-started/2020/technical-preview-2002

Install SCCM 2002 Technical Preview Version
Install SCCM 2002 Technical Preview Version

Update Completed

The latest ConfigMgr Console, client, and site versions are given below:

  • 2002 Technical Preview Console Version – 5.2002.1043.1000
  • 2002 Technical Preview Client Version 5.00.8953.1000
  • 2002 Technical Preview Site Version 5.00.8953.1000
Console Version
Console Version

Other Improvements

More details are available in the release note – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/configmgr/core/get-started/2020/technical-preview-2002

  • Token-based authentication for cloud management gateway
  • Evaluate software updates after a servicing stack update (SSU)
  • Office 365 updates for disconnected software update points
  • Improvements to Orchestration Groups
  • Improvements to Microsoft Edge management
  • Proxy support for Azure Active Directory discovery and group sync
  • Improvements to BitLocker management
  • Additional enhancements to task sequence progress
  • Improvements to the ConfigMgr PXE Responder

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