Windows 10 Servicing and In-Place Upgrades In Microsoft SCCM

Overview

This guide is also available on my personal blog: https://setupconfigmgr.com/windows-10-servicing-and-in-place-upgrades-in-microsoft-sccm

In this video guide, we will be covering how you can manage Windows as a service using System Center Configuration Manager. This video will cover deploying Windows 10 Upgrades using the software updates feature for Windows 10 Upgrades. We will also review how you could use task sequences and operating system upgrade packages to upgrade Windows 10 with to allow custom actions. This will cover how to service (upgrade) existing Windows 10 machines to the latest builds as well of upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10 using an in-place upgrade task sequence.

Video Guide

Topics in Video

• Review Windows 10 Servicing and Updates in SCCM – https://youtu.be/N0zXYT52TNo?t=55
• Review Windows 10 Updates/Upgrades in the Windows 10 Updates Node – https://youtu.be/N0zXYT52TNo?t=186
• Review Collection Structure Used for Deploying Windows 10 1803 Upgrade – https://youtu.be/N0zXYT52TNo?t=275
• Import Operating System Upgrade Package for In-Place Upgrade Task Sequence – https://youtu.be/N0zXYT52TNo?t=612
• Create In-Place Upgrade Task Sequence for Windows 7 in-place upgrade or Windows 10 Servicing – https://youtu.be/N0zXYT52TNo?t=788
• Deploy Task Sequence to Target Collections – https://youtu.be/N0zXYT52TNo?t=1077
• Compare Size of Windows 10 1803 Update (.ESD) vs. Operating System Upgrade Package – https://youtu.be/N0zXYT52TNo?t=1253
• Start Windows 10 1803 Upgrade on a Windows 10 1703 Device Using the Deployed Windows 10 1803 Software Update – https://youtu.be/N0zXYT52TNo?t=1384
• Start Windows 10 1803 Upgrade on a Windows 7 Device Using the Windows 10 1803 In-Place Upgrade Task Sequence – https://youtu.be/N0zXYT52TNo?t=1429
• Review the Panther Folder and SetupACT.log and SetupErr.log for Troubleshooting Upgrade Issues – https://youtu.be/N0zXYT52TNo?t=1601
• Review the PC in the WinPE/WinRE Environment to See Core Upgrade – https://youtu.be/N0zXYT52TNo?t=1686
• Review the Install Updates and Install Applications Step Running in the In-Place Upgrade Task Sequence – https://youtu.be/N0zXYT52TNo?t=1791

Helpful Resources:

• Patch My PC Third-Party Update Catalog – https://patchmypc.net/third-party-patch-management-sccm-scup-catalog
• Manage Windows as a service using System Center Configuration Manager – /en-us/sccm/osd/deploy-use/manage-windows-as-a-service
• Configuration Manager and Windows as a Service – /en-us/sccm/core/understand/configuration-manager-and-windows-as-service
• Phased Deployments – /en-us/sccm/osd/deploy-use/create-phased-deployment-for-task-sequence
• Perform an in-place upgrade to Windows 10 using Configuration Manager – /en-us/windows/deployment/upgrade/upgrade-to-windows-10-with-system-center-configuraton-manager
• Manage operating system upgrade packages with System Center Configuration Manager – /en-us/sccm/osd/get-started/manage-operating-system-upgrade-packages
• Create a task sequence to upgrade an operating system in System Center Configuration Manager – /en-us/sccm/osd/deploy-use/create-a-task-sequence-to-upgrade-an-operating-system
• Recommended task sequence steps to prepare for upgrade – /en-us/sccm/osd/deploy-use/create-a-task-sequence-to-upgrade-an-operating-system#recommended-task-sequence-steps-to-prepare-for-upgrade
• Upgrade Windows to the latest version with System Center Configuration Manager – /en-us/sccm/osd/deploy-use/upgrade-windows-to-the-latest-version

Comments

• Anonymous
  August 06, 2018
  Excellent explanation about In Place Upgrade, thanks!!
  • Anonymous
    August 13, 2018
    Thanks for the feedback!