Microsoft released the latest SCCM 2403 on April 22, 2024. Among its notable features are the rebranding of Azure Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID, a new monitoring dashboard for detecting software update issues, centralized search in the console, and more.
The first SCCM CB release of the year 2024 is version 2403. The SCCM 2403 was first made available on April 22, 2024, and its support ends on October 22, 2025. Many new features and enhancements have been added to Configuration Manager 2403. It’s worth upgrading to this version.
The Configuration Manager 2403 current branch update is accessible as an in-console update for all customers. This means the update can be installed from the console on sites that are running ConfigMgr version 2211 or later.
SCCM 2403 is a Baseline version
When setting up a new site, SCCM 2403 can be used as a baseline version, and the media will be made available shortly after its general release.
Organizations running Configuration Manager 2309 can directly upgrade to version 2403 via the console. Customers running 2211 or later will be able to update to version 2403 directly from the console.
SCCM 2403 New Features
The following new features are released with SCCM version 2403.
- The Configuration Manager 2403 upgrade will be blocked if you are running any site system roles on Windows Server 2012/2012 R2. You must upgrade the Windows Server to the supported version.
- Microsoft Azure Active Directory has been rebranded to Microsoft Entra ID
- A new diagnostic dashboard to analyze and fix most common software update issues
- You can organize scripts by using folders and with this feature you can create, remove, rename, move, and set security scopes for folders
- You can deploy ARM64 operating systems with Configuration Manager.
- HTTPS or Enhanced HTTP, should be enabled for client communication from this version of Configuration Manager
- Resource access profiles and deployments will block Configuration manager upgrade
- The Save-CMSoftwareUpdate cmdlet now has a new parameter called SoftwareUpdateO365Language.
- Enhancement in Deploying Software Packages with Dynamic Variables
- Upgrade to CM 2403 is blocked if CMG V1 is running as a cloud service (classic)
Download SCCM 2403 opt-in PowerShell Script
To get the update 2403 on your console, use the following direct link to download the version 2403 opt-in script on the SCCM server. Please remember that you don’t have to run this script once update 2403 becomes generally available.
After you download the 2403 opt-in PS script, extract the contents to a folder, and you will find a PowerShell script named enableearlyupdatering2403.ps1. Run this script on your site server, and the SCCM 2403 update will begin to download.
Upgrade Resources
Listed below are some important upgrade resources that should help you upgrade to Configuration Manager 2403:
- Step-by-Step SCCM 2403 upgrade guide
- Checklist for installing update 2403 for Configuration Manager
- What’s new in version 2403 of Configuration Manager current branch
- ConfigMgr 2403 post update checklist
SCCM 2403 Upgrade and Version Details
To upgrade to version 2403, I recommend using the following step-by-step 2309 upgrade guide. Since there are some new prerequisite checks, make sure you run the prerequisite checks before installing the update. Any warnings or errors should be fixed before you install the update.
After you upgrade to SCCM version 2403, you can verify the following details to confirm a successful upgrade:
- Microsoft Configuration Manager: Version 2403
- Console Version: 5.2403.1165.1000
- Site Version: 5.0.9128.1000
- Client version: 5.00.9128.1005
Hotfixes for SCCM 2403
KB28290310 is the first hotfix for Configuration Manager version 2403. Installing this hotfix prevents the message “Virtual machines or virtual machine scale sets are running on images that will be deprecated soon” from being displayed to customers. This update is available for version 2403 environments where CMG is deployed with a virtual machine scale set.
