System Center Enpoint Protectop (SCEP) No Longer Installs - What Now?

[Fazza]

We use Microsofts System Center Enpoint Protection as out antivirus/malware protection and after installing Windows 10 Educational edition it tells me that SCEP is not compatible!

 

Has SCEP/FEP been replaced, if so with what?

[Sagima]

Windows defender apparently

 

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/f749efc1-793b-414e-9974-d0728165efed/system-center-endpoint-protection-wont-install-on-windows-10?forum=FCSNext

 

and

 

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh508770.aspx

Edited August 4, 2015 by Sagima

[Norphy]

Windows Defender is the same product, just with a different badge. What version of SCCM are you using to push SCEP out? It may be that the version that comes with 2012 R2 SP1 or 2012 SP2 might install?

 

If not, I would think that an update will be coming sooner or later.

 

/edit Ninja'd

[Fazza]

I can see sales of third-party antivirus/antimalware software increasing now then.

[JRowley]

I can see sales of third-party antivirus/antimalware software increasing now then.

 

How so? SCEP was always the same product as Defender anyway, nothing changes except you don't need to deploy a new client.

[Blue_Cookeh]

I just setup a Win10 task sequence that installs SCEP from the SCCM Program Files on our site server, which seems to work 100% OK. The only thing I noticed was it has a different badge and is called Windows Defender once I'm booted into Win10, but if you go into About it still shows all my SCCM policies.

 

We're running SCCM 2012 R2 SP1.

[Fazza]

How so? SCEP was always the same product as Defender anyway, nothing changes except you don't need to deploy a new client.

 

I can imagine a few unscrupulous salespeople who sold a school SCEP/FEP as part of their ESS agreement get in touch and let them know that it wont install with Windows 10 and see if they want to buy an Antivirus program from the. Schools/Academies with a dedicated IT Services/Support department will tell them where to go but any that dont have their own IT Support department (mainly Primary education) may end up parting with some cash to buy a third part piece of software.

 

I've seen schools purchase thousands of pounds worth of unnecessary things like this and until someone puts them straight they simply trust the salesperson who called them.