That’s right, this is a new tool to be released with the Windows 10 Creators Update that takes care of one particular piece of the process: It converts the disk from MBR to GPT. You still need the OEM tools to reconfigure the firmware, and you still need the ConfigMgr 1610 enhancement to handle staging a boot image if you are doing a wipe/load deployment.
Thanks, -Michael From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay Marsett Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [mssms] FW: Windows 10 Creators Update advances security and best-in-class modern IT tools John, I did read that update about CB 1610, but the blog post and this original SMS list email specify "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 (ConfigMgr)* as part of the Windows 7 to Windows 10 in-place upgrade process." I assumed it was meant as something new in the "Creators Update" not the additional TS steps in 1610. Are you 100% certain that they are referring to the same thing? (Not that it really matters, because there are non-MS entities involved and goodness knows the big blue mothership isn't going to do it for them) I'll find something else to care about tomorrow, so I can wait until this becomes clearer than mud. On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 4:06 PM, Marcum, John <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Read the fine print Jay, “Add a step to start the OEM tool that will convert the firmware from BIOS to UEFI. This will typically be a Run Command Line task sequence step with a command line to start the OEM tool.” https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/osd/deploy-use/task-sequence-steps-to-manage-bios-to-uefi-conversion MS gives NO guidance on how do the manufacturer specific steps. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Jay Marsett Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 3:18 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [mssms] FW: Windows 10 Creators Update advances security and best-in-class modern IT tools [External Email] 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]<mailto:[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<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 2:26 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 12:31 PM To: Patch Management Mailing List <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> 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. 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" --- PatchManagement.org is hosted by Shavlik The content on the email list is intended for assisting administrators. If you would like to use any of this content in a blog or media publication, please contact the owners of the list for approval. 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