What's New in AdminStudio 2021 R2 | 22.0
AdminStudio 2021 R2 | 22.0
This section lists the new features that are included in AdminStudio 2021 R2:
| • | Extended Support for Microsoft Intune |
| • | Package Backlog Improvements |
| • | Package Customization Improvements |
| • | AdminStudio’s Compatibility with Windows 11 |
| • | Support for New Java versions |
| • | Support for ConfigMgr 2107 |
| • | Support for Windows 10 - 21H1 |
Note:Detailed information on the new features in AdminStudio 2021 R2 is also available in the AdminStudio Release Notes on the Flexera product documentation site: https://docs.flexera.com
Extended Support for Microsoft Intune
In AdminStudio 2021 R2, the below are the extended support for the Microsoft Intune:
| • | Publish Intunewin Packages to Microsoft Intune |
| • | Support for Intune on Azure Government Cloud |
Publish Intunewin Packages to Microsoft Intune
In AdminStudio 2021 R2, you will be able to set various deployment properties like Requirements, Detection Rules etc to an .intunewin package and publish to Microsoft Intune.
Support for Intune on Azure Government Cloud
AdminStudio 2021 R2 supports publishing of all the applicable package types to Intune on Azure Government Cloud. A new property for Azure Environment is added while setting up a connection to Intune. Select Government from the Azure Environment drop down to establish a connection to Intune on Azure Government Cloud.
The following improvements have been added to the Package Backlog to help you better manage your package Backlog requests:
| • | A new Add button to manually add a new package request to your package backlog. This will help you manage Backlog package requests. |
| • | An Edit button to make changes to an existing package request in the Backlog. |
| • | A Customize button to launch customization wizard of a selected package to select from various options for customizing the installation. For more information, see Customization Wizard. |
| • | A new Context Menu with various options at each package request for easy accessibility. |
Package Customization Improvements
The following improvements has been added for the Package Customization.
Automation Support for Package Customization
You can now add package customization to the Package Automation. When an application is subscribed for automation, customization options selected for a given version of an application will be saved and applied to the new version, when available in the Package Feed Module.
For more information, see Using Package Automation.
Customize Options in the Home Tab
A new Customize button in the ribbon and a new Customize context menu for the MSI packages are added in the Home tab to launch the customization wizard for the selected MSI package.
AdminStudio’s Compatibility with Windows 11
Installation and various functionalities of AdminStudio 2021 R2 are tested on the new Windows 11. The product is compatible with Windows 11 and there were no compatibility issues seen on the new version of Operating System.
In AdminStudio 2021 R2, you can test your applications to know if they have dependency on the latest Java versions 16.0 and 17.0.
For more information, see Risk Assessment Tests.
AdminStudio 2021 R2 supports the latest version of Microsoft ConfiMgr 2107. You will be able to set various application model properties and publish the following deployment types (packages) from AdminStudio to ConfigMgr 2107.
| • | Microsoft Windows Installer Package (.msi) |
| • | Microsoft App-V Virtual Package (.sft, .appv) |
| • | Apple iOS (local and public store) |
| • | Google Android (local and public store) |
| • | Microsoft UWP app packages (.appx) |
| • | Installation Package (.exe) |
| • | PowerShell wrapped packages (.ps1) |
| • | Microsoft MSIX Package (.msix) |
In AdminStudio 2021 R2, you will be able to test compatibility of your applications against the latest Windows Operating System – Windows 10 21H1.
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