Features in Configuration Manager technical preview version 2311

Applies to: Configuration Manager (technical preview branch)

This article introduces the features that are available in the technical preview for Configuration Manager, version 2311. Install this version to update and add new features to your technical preview site. When you install a new technical preview site, this release is also available as a baseline version.

Review the technical preview article before installing this update. That article familiarizes you with the general requirements and limitations for using a technical preview, how to update between versions, and how to provide feedback.

The following sections describe the new features to try out in this version:

Folder support for Scripts node in Software Library

You can now organize scripts by using folders. This change allows for better categorization and management of scripts. Full Administrator and Operations Administrator roles can manage the folders.

New parameter SoftwareUpdateO365Language is added to Save-CMSoftwareUpdate cmdlet

A new parameter SoftwareUpdateO365Language is now added to PowerShell Save-CMSoftwareUpdate cmdlet. Customers now don't have to check a specific language in the SUP Properties (causing a metadata download for that language for all updates).

PowerShell Commandlet: Save-CMSoftwareUpdate – SoftwareUpdateO365Language <language name> (<region name>)"

Note

Languages need to be in O365 format to be consistent with Admin Console UI. E.g. "Hungarian (Hungary)".

Support for ARM64 Operating System Deployment

Configuration Manager operating system deployment support is now added on Windows 11 ARM64 devices. Currently Importing and customizing Arm64 boot images, Wipe and load Task Sequence, Media creation Task sequence and WDS PXE for Arm64 is supported.

Resource access profiles and deployments will block Configuration manager upgrade

Any configured Resource access profiles and associated deployments will block the Configuration manager upgrade. Please consider deleting them and moving the co-management workload for Resource Access (if co-managed) to Intune.

WildCard Support added in Defender Exploit Guard policy for Controlled Folders

Defender Exploit Guards policy for Controlled Folder now accepts Regex in the file path for apps.

E.g. [C:\Folder\Subfolder\app?.exe] [C:\Folder1\Sub*Name]

Next steps

For more information about installing or updating the technical preview branch, see Technical preview.

For more information about the different branches of Configuration Manager, see Which branch of Configuration Manager should I use?.