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What's New in Windows 10 Version 1703 - Information for IT Pros

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Below is a list of some of the new features for IT professionals in Windows 10 version 1703 (Creators Update).

Note

Windows 10 version 1703 contains all the fixes included in previous update rollups for Windows 10 version 1607. For information about each version, see Windows 10 release information. For a list of removed features, see Removed and excluded features in Windows 10 Creators Update.

Settings

Windows Configuration Builder

Provisioning Package Tool, formerly known as Windows Image and Configuration Builder (ICD), renamed to Windows Configuration Builder. The new Windows Configuration Designer is also available as an app in the Microsoft Store. To run Windows Configuration Designer on earlier versions of Windows, you can install Windows Configuration Designer from the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK).

Windows Configuration Designer in Windows 10 version 1703 includes several new wizards that make it easier to create provisioning packages.

The desktop and kiosk wizards provide the ability to remove pre-installed software based on the new CleanPC Configuration Service Provider (CSP).

Batch join Azure Active Directory

Using new wizards in Windows Configuration Designer, you can create provisioning packages to enroll devices in Azure Active Directory. Batch Azure AD join is available in desktop, mobile, kiosk, and Surface Hub wizards.

Windows: interesting

The Windows Explore screen has been enhanced to include new Group Policy settings and mobile device management (MDM) settings:

• Disable Windows Explore in Action Center
• Prohibiting the use of diagnostic data for specialized interfaces
• Disable Windows Welcome

Arrangement of items on the Start screen and taskbar

Businesses can now apply custom Start screen and taskbar layouts on devices running Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Education. The custom Start screen and taskbar layout in Windows 10 version 1703 can also be applied to Windows 10 Pro.

Previously, custom taskbar could only be deployed using Group Policy or provisioning packages. Windows 10 version 1703 adds support for custom taskbars in MDM.

Deployment

MBR2GPT.EXE

MBR2GPT.EXE is a new command line tool available in Windows 10 version 1703 and later. MBR2GPT converts a disk from a Master Boot Record (MBR) partition style to a GPT Partition Table (GPT) partition style without changing or deleting data on the disk. The tool runs in the Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) command line, but can also be run on the full Windows 10 operating system.

The GPT partition format is newer and allows for larger and additional disk partitions. In addition, it improves data storage reliability, supports additional partition types, and speeds up loading and shutdown. If you want to convert the system disk on your computer from MBR to GPT, you must also configure the computer to boot in UEFI mode. Before converting your system drive, make sure your device supports UEFI.

Booting into UEFI mode enables additional Windows 10 security features: Secure Boot, Early Launch Anti-Malware (ELAM) Driver, Windows Trusted Boot, Measured Boot, Device Guard, Credential Guard, and BitLocker Network Unlocking.

MBR2GPT.EXE.

Safety

Advanced Threat Protection in Windows Defender

New Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) features in Windows Defender for Windows 10 version 1703:

Detection
The following detection capabilities have been improved:

• Using the Threat Intelligence API to create custom alerts - Learn threat intelligence concepts, enable the Intel Threat Protection app, and create custom threat intelligence alerts for your organization.
• Improvements to OS memory and kernel sensors to detect attackers using memory and kernel level attacks
• Updated methods for detecting ransomware and other advanced attacks
• Historical detection ensures that new detection rules are applied to stored data for up to six months, allowing you to detect previously undetected attacks

• Study
  Enterprise customers can now take advantage of the entire Windows security stack. Windows Defender Antivirus detection and Device Guard blocking technologies are available in the Windows Defender ATP portal. Other capabilities for complex research have also been added.

  Other research improvements:

  • User Account Research - Identify user accounts with the most active alerts and investigate potential credential compromises.
  • Alert Process Tree - Consolidates multiple detections and events into a single view, reducing case resolution time.
  • Receive alerts using the REST API - Use the REST API to receive alerts from Windows Defender ATP.

• Answer
  When an attack is detected, response teams can take immediate action to contain the breach:

  • Computer Response - React quickly to detected attacks by isolating computers or collecting an investigation package.
  • File Action - Quickly respond to detected attacks by stopping and quarantining the file or blocking the file.

• Other options

  • Validate sensor health status - Verify the endpoint's ability to provide sensor data and contact the Windows Defender ATP service and resolve known issues.

For more information about ransomware mitigation and detection capabilities in Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection, see the blog: Prevent ransomware from spreading across your corporate network using Windows Defender ATP.

Watch a quick but in-depth overview of Windows Defender ATP for Windows 10 and what's new in Windows 10 version 1703 in the Windows Defender ATP for Windows 10 Creators Update video.

Windows Defender Antivirus

Windows Defender has been renamed Windows Defender Antivirus, and we've expanded the documentation library for enterprise security administrators.

The following information is available in the new library:

Here are some of the main features of the new library:

• Evaluation Guide for Windows Defender Antivirus
• Guidance for deploying Windows Defender Antivirus on a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

What's new in Windows Defender Antivirus in Windows 10, version 1703:

• Updated Lock on First Appearance options
• Protect Windows Defender Antivirus in Windows Defender Security Center

For more information about ransomware mitigation and detection capabilities in Windows Defender Antivirus, see the whitepaper (PDF) Anti-ransomware in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update and the Microsoft Antimalware Center blog.

Device Guard and Credential Guard

Additional security features in Device Guard and Credential Guard prevent vulnerabilities in the UEFI runtime from being exploited. For more information, see Device Guard Requirements and Credential Guard Security Considerations.

Security Settings for Group Policy

For Windows Phone devices, an administrator can initiate a remote PIN reset through the Intune portal.

Windows desktop users can reset a forgotten PIN from the menu Settings > Accounts > Sign-in Options.

For more information, see What if I don't remember my PIN? .

Windows Information Protection (WIP) and Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)

With Microsoft Intune, you can create and deploy a Windows Information Protection (WIP) policy, and choose which apps are allowed, the level of WIP protection, and how your network is searched for corporate data. For more information, see Create a Windows Information Protection (WIP) policy using Microsoft Intune and Map and deploy Windows Information Protection (WIP) and VPN policies using Microsoft Intune.

Additionally, you can now collect audit event logs using the Reporting Configuration Service Provider (CSP) or Windows Event Forwarding Service (for domain-joined Windows computers). For more information, see the new article How to Collect Windows Information Protection (WIP) audit event logs.

Update

Windows Update for Business

The function for pausing updates has been changed: you now need to specify the start date. Users can now pause updates in the section Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Advanced options(unless the corresponding policy is configured). Additionally, the maximum length of patch suspension has been increased to 35 days. For more information about pausing, see Pausing feature updates and Pausing patches.

On devices running Windows Update for Business, you can now defer installation of feature updates for up to 365 days (previously 180 days). In the options section, users can select the branch readiness level and update deferment periods. See Set up devices for Current Branch (CB) or Current Branch for Business (CBB), Set up to receive feature updates, and Set up to receive patches.

Windows Insider Program for Business

Optimizing update delivery

Changes made in Windows 10 version 1703: Express updates are now fully supported in System Center Configuration Manager starting with Configuration Manager version 1702. They are also compatible with other third-party update and management tools that implement this functionality. This is in addition to current support for Express in Windows Update, Windows Update for Business, and WSUS.

Note

These changes can be applied to Windows 10 version 1607 by installing the April 2017 Cumulative Update.

Delivery optimization policies now allow you to configure additional restrictions and improve performance in various scenarios.

The following policies have been added:

• Allow uploading when the device is running on battery power and its charge level corresponds to the set value
• Enable peer-to-peer caching when device connects via VPN
• Minimum amount of RAM (inclusive) used for peer caching
• Minimum drive size used for peer caching
• Minimum data file size for peer caching

Removed built-in apps will no longer be reinstalled automatically

Starting with Windows 10 version 1703, built-in apps that you uninstalled are not automatically installed during the feature update process.

Additionally, apps that are revoked by administrators on PCs running Windows 10 version 1703 will remain in their revoked state after future feature updates are installed. This does not apply to updates for Windows 10 versions 1607 (or earlier) to 1703.

Control

New MDM Features

Windows 10 version 1703 introduces many new Configuration Service Providers (CSPs) that provide new capabilities for managing Windows 10 devices using MDM or provisioning packs. Among other things, these CSPs allow you to configure several hundred optimal Group Policy settings through MDM. See CSP Policies - ADMX Enabled Policies.

Below are some more new CSPs:

• Mobile app management support for Windows 10

  Mobile Application Management (MAM) for Windows is a lightweight solution for managing organizational data access and security on personal devices. MAM support is built into Windows on top of Windows Information Protection (WIP) starting with Windows 10 version 1703.

  For more information, see Server-Side Implementations of Mobile App Control Support in Windows.

  Diagnosis of MDM

  Windows 10 version 1703 further improves diagnostic capabilities to help manage modern mobile devices. With automatic logging for mobile devices, Windows automatically collects logs when errors are detected in MDM, so you no longer need to continuously log on memory-constrained devices. Additionally, Microsoft Message Analyzer has been added to help support technicians quickly identify the root cause of problems without requiring additional cost or time.

  Application Virtualization (App-V) for Windows

  In previous versions of Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer (App-V Sequencer), you had to manually create virtualization environments. Windows 10 version 1703 introduces two new PowerShell cmdlets, New-AppVSequencerVM and Connect-AppvSequencerVM, that let you automatically create a virtualization environment, including provisioning a virtual machine. Additionally, with the new App-V Sequencer, you can virtualize and update multiple applications at once by automatically saving settings in an App-V Project Template (APPVT). You can also automatically remove unpublished packages using PowerShell scripts or Group Policy settings that take effect when the device is restarted.

  See also the following sections:

  • Automatically prepare a task sequential environment using Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer (App-V Sequencer)

  Group Policy Spreadsheet

  Learn about the new Group Policies added in Windows 10 version 1703.

  • Windows and Windows Server Group Policy Settings Reference

  Windows 10 Mobile improvements

  Lock constructor

  Lock Designer helps you customize and create a lock XML file that can be applied to devices running Windows 10 Mobile, and includes remote modeling functionality to define the layout for Start screen tiles. Creating a lock XML file using the lock designer is much easier than creating it manually.

  

  Other improvements

  Windows 10 Mobile version 1703 also includes the following features:

  • SD Card Encryption
  • Remote PIN reset for Azure Active Directory accounts
  • Archiving text messages (SMS)
  • WiFi Direct Control
  • OTC Update Tool
  • Controlling display in Continuum
    • Isolated shutdown of your monitor or phone screen when the device is not in use
    • Customizing the screen saver timeout
  • Docking solutions for Continuum
    • Setting Ethernet Port Properties
    • Configuring proxy properties for an Ethernet port

  Using Miracast on an existing wireless or local network

  In Windows 10 version 1703, Microsoft added the ability to send a Miracast stream over a local network instead of a direct wireless connection. This feature is based on the Miracast Over Infrastructure Connectivity (MS-MICE) protocol.

  Miracast over infrastructure provides a number of advantages:

  • Windows automatically detects the ability to send a video stream through this path.
  • Windows only chooses this route if the connection is via Ethernet or a secure Wi-Fi network.
  • Users do not need to change the way they connect to the Miracast receiver. Uses the same user experience as a standard Miracast connection.
  • No changes are required to your current computer hardware or wireless adapter drivers.
  • The solution is well suited for older wireless equipment that is not optimized for Miracast over Wi-Fi Direct.
  • The existing connection is used, which reduces the time required for connection and ensures stable flow.

  Principle of operation

  The user attempts to connect to the Miracast receiver as before. After populating the list of Miracast receivers, Windows 10 determines that the receiver supports infrastructure connectivity. When a user selects a Miracast receiver, Windows 10 tries to resolve the device's hostname through standard DNS as well as multicast DNS (mDNS). If the name is not resolved through one of the DNS methods, Windows 10 falls back to establishing a Miracast session using a standard Wi-Fi Direct connection.

  Enabling Miracast by infrastructure

  If you have a device updated to Windows 10 version 1703, this feature is already available to you. To take advantage of it in your environment, you must ensure that the following is true in your deployment:

  • Your device (computer, phone, or Surface Hub) runs Windows 10 version 1703.
  • A Windows PC or Surface Hub can act as receiver Miracast on infrastructure. A Windows computer or phone can act as source Miracast on infrastructure.
    • As a Miracast receiver, your computer or Surface Hub must be connected to your corporate network via Ethernet or a secure Wi-Fi network (for example, using WPA2-Enterprise or WPA2-PSK). When the Surface Hub is connected to an open Wi-Fi network, Miracast is automatically disabled by the infrastructure.
    • As a Miracast source, your computer or phone must be connected to the same enterprise network via Ethernet or a secure Wi-Fi network.
  • The DNS host name (device name) of the device must be resolvable by your DNS servers. This can be achieved by either allowing your device to register automatically via Dynamic DNS, or by manually creating an A or AAAA record for the device's hostname.
  • Windows 10 computers must be connected to the same enterprise network via Ethernet or a secure Wi-Fi network.

  Please note that infrastructure Miracast is not a replacement for standard Miracast. This is an additional functionality that benefits users connected to the corporate network. Users who are guests in a specific location and do not have access to the corporate network will still connect using the Wi-Fi Direct connection method.

  New features for related products

  Listed below are features that are not included in Windows 10, but make your Windows experience more efficient.

  Upgrade Readiness

  Upgrade Readiness helps you ensure that apps and drivers are ready for an upgrade to Windows 10. The solution provides up-to-date driver and app information, known issues, troubleshooting recommendations, and device monitoring and readiness information. The Upgrade Readiness tool became generally available on March 2, 2017.

  The development of Upgrade Readiness was heavily influenced by community input, and development of new features continues. To get started with Upgrade Readiness, add it to your existing Operation Management Suite (OMS) workspace or register for a new OMS workspace with Upgrade Readiness enabled.

  For more information about Upgrade Readiness, see the following articles:

  Update Compliance

  Update compliance keeps Windows 10 devices in your organization protected and up to date.

  Update Support is a solution built on OMS logs and analytics to provide information about the installation status of monthly patches and feature updates. Provides information about the progress of existing updates and the status of future updates. It also provides information about devices that may require attention to resolve problems.

  For more information about update compliance, see

You've probably already heard that Windows 10 Creators Update is officially coming out today. In this article, we decided to be one step ahead and tell you about new features for system administrators in the next Windows 10 update (1703).

Configuration

Windows Configuration Designer

Previously this component was called Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer, ICD and was used to create provisioning packages. In this version it received a new name Windows Configuration Designer. In previous versions of Windows, it can be installed as part of the Windows ADK Deployment and Assessment Toolkit.

To make it easier to create provisioning packages in Windows Configuration Designer, Windows 10 version 1703 includes a number of new wizards.

Both desktop and kiosk versions of the wizard have the option to remove pre-installed software using the CleanPC configuration service provider.

Bulk connection to Azure Active Directory

New wizards included in Windows Configuration Designer let you create provisioning packages to join devices to Azure Active Directory. Bulk connection to Azure Active Directory is available in wizards for desktop, mobile, kiosk, and Surface Hub devices.

Windows Spotlight

New group policies and mobile device management (MDM) settings have been added:

Structure of the Start menu, Start screen, and taskbar

You probably know that businesses can change the appearance of the Start menu, Start screen, and taskbar on computers running Windows 10 Enterprise and Education editions. In version 1703, these modifications can also be applied to the Pro edition.

Previously, a custom taskbar could only be deployed using Group Policies or provisioning packages. In the new version, support for custom panels has been added to mobile device management (MDM).

Attack Detection

Key improvements in attack detection include:

Other improvements

The following improvements have also been added:

• SD card encryption;
• remotely reset Azure Active Directory account PINs;
• archiving SMS text messages;
• Wi-Fi Direct control;
• Continuum display control;
• individually turning off the monitor or phone screen when inactive;
• individual definition of screen timeout;
.

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Hello friends, today I want to say a few words about how to update to the final version of Windows 10, which is called the Creators Update, version 1703. It is known that the update will only be available on April 11 through the Update Center, but in order not to wait, you can use special tools from Microsoft.

What to do to update toCreators Update ?

It’s simple, so as not to wait for April 11, you can download the “Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant” utility, or the Media Creation Tool, which allows you to update your computer to the latest version and create a bootable USB flash drive with Windows. After the update, all important data and programs will be saved, and the desktop icons will remain in the same place.

You can download both utilities from this site (Microsoft official site). First, I’ll show you what it looks like in the Update Assistant (Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant). Download the program and run it. It will check for updates for your OS and if there are any, it will offer to update the system to the final version. This will allow you to update your computer to the Creators Update. The update can be carried out on computers starting with Windows 7, and the system must be activated and not corporate.

I advise you to read:

How do I update to the Creators Update using the Media Creation Tool?

The Media Creation Tool update tool can be downloaded from here. Once you launch it, you will be asked to choose one of two options - update your PC now, or create installation media. Choose what you want, but I would use the first option.

If you chose the second option - creating installation media on a USB flash drive or another device, then next you need to select the language, system edition and architecture. Then you can save the image as an ISO file or directly write it to a USB flash drive. Downloading is done via the Internet.

What's new in the Creators Update?

As always, I’m late with the review; many of you probably already know about the new features of the final update. For those who don't know, I'll tell you.

The new version of Windows 10 adds a new version of Paint that has an updated interface and the ability to create 3D objects. Added features for gamers: system optimization to increase performance in games, game mode, integration with the Beam service, creating broadcasts using standard tools, and no need to download third-party software.

It continues to develop and has also received several interesting innovations. In particular, you can put open tabs aside and then return to them again. Added automatic blue filter. In addition to these improvements, Night Color and " " features have been added to the notification center.

The “Applications” and “Games” sections have been added to the “Windows Settings” window. Some sections have been updated and new functions have been added, I think you yourself will figure out what and how.

Since a new update has been released and my PC has been updated, I will carefully examine the latest update and write a couple of articles about the new functionality.

What do you think about the Creators Update?