Editing Microsoft Configuration Manager (section)

{{Short description|Server software for maintaining operating systems}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Microsoft Configuration Manager
| other_names = formerly '''Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr)''', '''System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/configmgr/core/understand/microsoft-endpoint-manager-faq|title=Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager FAQ - Configuration Manager|website=docs.microsoft.com|language=en-us|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref> and '''Systems Management Server''' ('''SMS''')<ref>{{cite web|title=Migrating from Systems Management Server|url=http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/configurationmanager/en/us/sms.aspx|website=microsoft.com|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202174731/http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/configurationmanager/en/us/sms.aspx|archive-date=2 February 2010}}</ref>
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| developer = [[Microsoft]]
| latest release version = 2409
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2024|12|4|df=yes}}
| operating_system = [[Microsoft Windows Server]]
| platform = [[x64]]
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'''Microsoft Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr)''' is a [[systems management]] software product developed by [[Microsoft]] for managing large groups of computers providing [[remote management|remote control]], [[patch management]], [[software distribution]], [[system deployment|operating system deployment]], and hardware and software [[field inventory management | inventory management]].
Configuration Manager supports the [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Windows Embedded]] operating systems.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/core/plan-design/configs/supported-operating-systems-for-clients-and-devices |title = Supported Configurations for Configuration Manager {{!}} Microsoft Docs | date= 16 March 2022}}</ref>  Previous versions also supported [[MacOS|macOS (OS X)]], [[Linux]] or [[UNIX]], as well as [[Windows Phone]], [[Symbian]], [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] mobile operating systems.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682077.aspx#BKMK_SupConfigClientOS |title = Supported Configurations for Configuration Manager {{!}} Microsoft Docs| date=11 January 2017 }}</ref>

As per the latest release cadence, starting in the year 2023, customers will receive two releases of Configuration Manager per year, one in March (xx03), and another in September (xx09) rather than the previous release cadence of xx03, xx07, and xx11.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jawad |first=Usama |date=2023-04-04 |title=Microsoft is changing Configuration Manager release cadence to "better align" with Windows |url=https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-is-changing-configuration-manager-release-cadence-to-better-align-with-windows/ |work=[[Neowin]] |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref>