Windows Admin Center - Version 2306 Generally Available
Windows Admin Center is a web-based management tool that allows you to manage your Windows servers, clusters, and clients from a single interface. It provides a modern and intuitive experience that simplifies common tasks and enables you to easily perform complex operations.
In this blog post, I will review the latest version of Windows Admin Center, version 2306, which was released to the public on June 20, 2023. I will highlight some of the new features and improvements that make this version more powerful, secure, and user-friendly than ever before.
Platform updates
One of the major updates in this version is the general availability of Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) support for servers, clients, and clusters. WDAC is a security feature that helps prevent malware and unauthorized applications from running on your devices by enforcing a set of policies that specify what can and cannot run.
With Windows Admin Center, you can easily manage WDAC policies on your servers, clients, and clusters, as well as monitor their compliance status and troubleshoot any issues. You can also use Windows Admin Center to create custom policies based on your specific needs and preferences.
Another platform update is the improvement of gateway registration and Azure sign-in experiences. Windows Admin Center allows you to register your gateway with Azure to enable features such as Azure Arc integration, Azure Monitor integration, Azure Backup integration, and more. In this version, Windows Admin Center has fixed some issues with stale registration and sign-in data, as well as added a longer delay between creating a new application ID and logging in to Azure to ensure a successful registration.
Tool updates
Windows Admin Center also offers a variety of tools that help you manage different aspects of your devices, such as Hyper-V, Storage Spaces Direct, File Server, Event Viewer, PowerShell, and more. In this version, Windows Admin Center has made several improvements to these tools to enhance their functionality and usability.
For example, the Hyper-V tool now supports managing virtual machines with nested virtualization enabled, as well as creating virtual machines with multiple network adapters. The Storage Spaces Direct tool now supports creating volumes with deduplication and compression enabled and managing storage tiers and resiliency settings. The File Server tool now supports managing SMB shares with continuous availability enabled, as well as configuring SMB encryption and signing.
Additionally, Windows Admin Center has introduced some new tools in this version, such as the Cluster-Aware Updating tool and the Cluster Sets tool. The Cluster-Aware Updating tool allows you to update your cluster nodes without downtime by orchestrating the installation of updates across the cluster. The Cluster Sets tool allows you to create and manage cluster sets, which are groups of multiple failover clusters that act as a single logical entity for higher scalability and availability.
Conclusion
Windows Admin Center version 2306 is a significant update that brings many new features and improvements to the web-based management tool. It makes managing your Windows devices easier, faster, and more secure than ever before. If you haven’t tried it yet, you can download it for free from here and start exploring its capabilities.
I hope you enjoyed this blog post and learned something new about Windows Admin Center version 2306. If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to leave a comment below or contact me via email. Thank you for reading!