Deploy Windows 1. In Place Upgrade Using Configuration Manager in Just 2 Steps. Update 2. 01. 70. You no longer need to download the ZIP file to import the SCCM task sequence for the upgrade to Windows 1. Originally this was just going to be a post showing you how to deploy the Windows InTune client to a computer using Group Policy however it turned out I think this. Variable Class Description SCCM 2007 SCCM 2012 SMSTSAdvertID Built in Stores the current running task sequence deployment unique ID. It uses the same format as a. Colleague of mine has received request to check why did the SCCM client server OS rebooted during office hours and more details about the reboot who. Heres the current list of Schema Versions for Active Directory on Windows Server. It is now an available task sequence in the current branch build of Configuration Manager. Yes, only two stepsNow that Windows 1. I want to demonstrate how easy it is to deploy using System Center Configuration Manager. If youve previously deployed Windows 78 upgrades using SCCM, Windows 1. The biggest difference is that in place upgrades are now an option. You no longer have to worry about USMT customization, application migration, or other complicated configuration it just upgrades in place and keeps everything. If youve done Windows OS migrations in the past, you know this saves a ton of work. You can still do  deployments using the same methods used before, but this is just an easier way to upgrade current systems. Note that you must be running SCCM 2. R2 SP1 or SCCM 2. SCCM SMS Interview Questions What is SCCM System Center Configuration Manager CM12 or CM07 or ConfigMgr or Configuration Manager, formerly Systems Management. Sccm 2012 Software Updates Group Policy Settings Reference' title='Sccm 2012 Software Updates Group Policy Settings Reference' />SP2 to use this feature. Check out an earlier article I posted for guidance on this upgrade. Step 1 Import the Windows 1. Upgrade task sequence and media. Grab the Windows 1. Upgrade task sequence from this Tech. Net blog article by Aaron Czechowski. Download the Baselines. Software LibrarySoftware UpdatesSoftware Update Groups. So there are all our Baselines. But all weve done is collect them all. Technical articles, content and resources for IT Professionals working in Microsoft technologies. Sccmchris Im a network systems administrator focusing on enterprise client management with Configuration Manager in the Seattle area with a strong background in. SCCM Course Content. Module 1 Overview of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. Overview of the System Center 2012 Family of Products Benefits of Implementing. The files are in a zip file at the bottom of the page. Friedland 752 Manual. Extract the zip file to a directory that is suitable to serve as the location for the package source before you import them this location is easy to change later if you need to. After the zip file is extracted, copy your Windows 1. Enterprise media into the folder named Windows. Upgrade. 20. 12. R2. SP1Windows v. Next UpgradefilesWindows v. Next Upgrade Media. This includes all of the files and folders from the root of the Win. ISO, so it should look like this Import Windows v. Next Upgrade. zip into SCCM by going to the Software Library, right clicking Task Sequences under Operating Systems, and choosing Import Task Sequence. This new task sequence will also create a couple new packages required for deployment. Be sure to copy these out to all applicable distribution points after the wizard. You can view the imported task sequence now in the console, but no changes are required. Step 2 Deploy the task sequence to your systems. This task sequence does not use any boot images, OS InstallersImages, or any other content normally required for OS deployment just the two packages created during the import process. Deploy this task sequence the same way that you would do any other deployment. In this test, Ill be creating an optional deployment to a Windows 8. Enterprise system. Of course, you have the option to schedule the deployment, give it a deadline, and choose to make it optional or required. Once the targeted SCCM client checks in and finds the new deployment also depending on what options you used during configuration, it will now be available to install. Once you choose Install, no more user input should be required. And were off. Wasnt that easyWhen installation completes, everything should still be in place applications, profiles, settings, etc and you should be able to log onto the domain like usual. Thanks for reading Leave a comment if I can answer any questions.