Win10 – What’s new for IT Pros in Windows 10 v1709 (Fall Creators Update)

Here’s a nice video from Microsoft about the new features of Windows 10 v1709 (Fall Creators Update) with focus on things that IT Pros need to know:

What's New in Windows 10, version 1709 for IT Pros

Windows 10 v1709 (Fall Creators Update) - Features that are removed or deprecated in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Like any other major release, or like it’s called nowadays, feature update, of Windows 10 there are some features that get removed or deprecated.

For Windows 10 v1709 (Fall Creators Update) here’s the list of features that changed:
Microsoft Support - Features that are removed or deprecated in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Windows 10 1709 (Fall Creators Update) Changes to Media (ISO) on VLSC – ATTENTION!!

Microsoft Windows 10 1709 (a.k.a. Fall Creators Update a.k.a. FCU) was launched today.

Like on my previous post, you can download the installation media (ISO) from the usual relevant distribution channels: the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC), Windows Update for Business, Windows Server Update Services and Visual Studio Subscriptions (MSDN).

Now…for the ISOs that you download from VLSC or MSDN, you need to be aware on some changes.

Instead of separated media packages for each SKU (WIndows 10 Pro; Windows 10 Enterprise; Windows 10 Education), the Windows 10 v1709 that you download, will include in the ISO a single WIM file with all this version.

So, when using this ISO in tools such as Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) or Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) make sure you select the appropriate image index in you task sequence.

Here’s the index table for your reference and…save you some time:

Image Name	Index
Windows 10 Education	1
Windows 10 Education N	2
Windows 10 Enterprise	3
Windows 10 Enterprise N	4
Windows 10 Pro	5
Windows 10 Pro N	6

Windows 10 Enterprise 1709 (Fall Creators Update) Now Available on MVLSC

It’s now available for download the new Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise v1709 (a.k.a. Fall Creators Update a.k.a. FCU) through Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (MVLSC).

So go ahead to MVLSC website and download it today:
Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center