10 things SysAdmins need to know about the Windows 10 Anniversary Update [Spiceworks]

[Garacesh]

https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1734274-10-things-sysadmins-need-to-know-about-windows-10-anniversary-update?source=start&pos=1

 

Worth reading if you're looking at deploying the update. The article is a little bit advertise-y but it's always good to be kept abreast of changes.

[angrycomputingteacher]

Interesting to say the least.

[Arthur]

Microsoft have also posted a list of changes...

 

• https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsitpro/2016/08/02/whats-new-for-it-pros-in-the-windows-10-anniversary-update/
  
• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/whats-new/whats-new-windows-10-version-1607
  
• https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/08/02/new-video-series-this-week-on-windows-highlights-windows-10-anniversary-update/
  

Also...

 

Changed answer file settings for Windows 10 for desktop editions, build 1607

 

This topic describes Windows 10, version 1607 answer-file settings that have changed since Windows 10 for desktop editions (Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education), Build 1511.

 

New PowerShell Commands in Windows 10 Anniversary Update

 

Some highlights to notice:

 

• Four new modules: AppvClient, Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts, Microsoft.PowerShell.Operation.Validation and UEV
  
• Three new cmdlets in module Microsoft.PowerShell.Management: Get-ComputerInfo, Get-TimeZone, and Set-TimeZone
  
• Test-Connection has new parameters to support both DCOM and WSMan protocols.
  
• Test-NetConnection has new parameters for constraining to an Interface or Source address.
  
• The PackageManagement and PowerShellGet modules have new parameters for proxy support.
  
• PSReadLine now has ViMode support.
  
• A large number of changes in the Storage module.
  
• A new automatic variable: PSEdition. The purpose of this variable is to make it possible to distinguish between Desktop edition (“regular” PowerShell based on the full .NET Framework) and Core edition (used on Nano Server, based on .NET Core). A couple of other side notes on this topic: PSEdition is also a new property in the $PSVersionTable automatic variable, and Update-ModuleManifest now has a CompatiblePSEditions parameter in order to specify which PowerShell Edition a module supports.
  

 

https://twitter.com/r_keith_hill/status/758008923576164352

 

PowerShell 5.1 in Windows 10 Anniversary Update has long path support

Edited August 2, 2016 by Arthur