ConfigMgr: „Altes“ Software Center schafft 2018 Platz für Neues

Ein Blick in die aktuellen System Center Configuration Manager Dokumentation verrät, dass das „alte“ Softwarecenter und der auf Microsoft Silverlight-basierende Application Catalog mit dem ersten Update-Release in 2018 gestrichen werden.

Der genaue Wortlaut von Microsoft:

The Software Center has a new, modern look. Apps that would have appeared only in the Silverlight-dependent Application Catalog (user-available apps) now appear in Software Center, on the Applications tab. The Application Catalog can still be accessed by using the link on the Installation Status tab of Software Center.
In the coming months, the previous version of Software Center will no longer be available.

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Support for the previous version of Software Center ends with the first update released after January 1, 2018.

Quelle: Removed and deprecated features for System Center Configuration Manager

Microsoft bietet bereits seit Version 1511 von System Center Configuration Manager ein neues Softwarecenter an, das optional über die Client-Settings (Computer Agent > Use new Software Center) aktiviert werden muss.