I am a little unsure about the "In-Place" UEFI conversion. Aside from the fact that it requires an IT manager (j/k), how will it really work across so many different manufacturers, models and flash revisions (not to mention flash providers).
Technically this is already possible using the vendor specific Bios/Flash configuration utilities from Lenovo/HP/Dell/Etc, but very fiddly; and by no means is it uniform. How has Microsoft overcome this? I haven't managed to find the fine print on this anywhere, so I don't know what caveats and limitations they are really going to have, but it sounds like marketing speak. I am not the best tech in the world, but I am struggling to imagine how this could work. Thoughts? On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 3:13 PM, Jay Parekh <[email protected]> wrote: > “converting a device to UEFI required an IT manager to repartition” > > > > Why does it have to be a manager? ROFL!! > > > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > *From: *Daniel Ratliff <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Tuesday, December 6, 2016 2:26 PM > *To: *[email protected] > *Subject: *[mssms] FW: Windows 10 Creators Update advances security and > best-in-class modern IT tools > > > > Thanks to Susan for the share. > > > > *In-place UEFI conversion* > > *We’ve heard from our customers that they want to take advantage of new > Windows 10 security investments like Device Guard on their existing modern > hardware, but many of these new features require UEFI-enabled devices. For > those customers who have already provisioned modern Windows PCs that > support UEFI but installed Windows 7 using legacy BIOS, converting a device > to UEFI required an IT manager to repartition the disc and reconfigure the > firmware. This meant they would need to physically touch each device in > their enterprise. With the Creators Update, we will introduce a simple > conversion tool that automates this previously manual work. This conversion > tool can be integrated with management tools such as System Center > Configuration Manager (SCCM) as part of the Windows 7 to Windows 10 > in-place upgrade process.* > > > > *Continued improvements for Windows as a service* > > *Finally, our enterprise customers have told us they want to better manage > the size of downloads. Soon we’ll enable differential downloads for both > mobile and PC devices. This means updates after the Creators Update will > only include the changes that have been made since the last update, > decreasing the download size by approximately 35%. We’re also working to > improve System Center Configuration Manager express updates to help reduce > the monthly update size by up to 90%.* > > > > *We’re building Windows for each of us and for our enterprise customers > that means supporting their digital transformation. Over the next few > weeks, some of the Creators Update features will start to show up in > Windows Insider builds. If you are not already a Windows Insider, please > join us in providing feedback to help shape the final experience and > empower the creators in all of us.* > > > > Daniel Ratliff > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Susan Bradley [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 12:31 PM > To: Patch Management Mailing List <patchmanagement@listserv. > patchmanagement.org> > Subject: [patchmanagement] Windows 10 Creators Update advances security > and best-in-class modern IT tools > > > > Windows 10 Creators Update advances security and best-in-class modern IT > tools - Windows For Your BusinessWindows For Your Business: > > https://blogs.windows.com/business/2016/12/06/windows- > 10-creators-update-advances-security-best-class-modern- > tools/#SyBhVLrpFVlTyG6y.97 > > > > "We’ve heard from our customers that they want to take advantage of new > Windows 10 security investments like Device Guard on their existing modern > hardware, but many of these new features require UEFI-enabled devices. For > those customers who have already provisioned modern Windows PCs that > support UEFI but installed Windows 7 using legacy BIOS, converting a device > to UEFI required an IT manager to repartition the disc and reconfigure the > firmware. This meant they would need to physically touch each device in > their enterprise. With the Creators Update, we will introduce a simple > conversion tool that automates this previously manual work. 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