Deadline randomization for application deployment

Richard Sindler 40 Reputation points
2024-04-18T13:46:26.0966667+00:00

I know there is a client setting Disable deadline randomization, if I set it to No, the clients use an activation delay of up to two hours to install required software updates. But the setting doesn't apply to applications.

My question is:

Is there any method to set such deadline randomization for application deployment?

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Microsoft Configuration Manager: An integrated solution for for managing large groups of personal computers and servers.Application: A computer program designed to carry out a specific task other than one relating to the operation of the computer itself, typically to be used by end users.
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  1. Alex Burlachenko 810 Reputation points
    2024-04-18T14:00:35.3566667+00:00

    The “Disable deadline randomization” setting in Configuration Manager applies to software updates1. When this setting is disabled (set to No), the clients use an activation delay of up to two hours to install required software updates. This randomization reduces the potential impact of clients in the collection installing updates in the deployment at the same time.

    However, this setting does not apply to application deployments. So up to 2021, there isn’t a built-in feature in Configuration Manager to set deadline randomization specifically for application deployments. The deployment of applications in SCCM is typically controlled by the available and deadline times that you set during the deployment process.

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  1. AllenLiu-MSFT 40,401 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-04-19T01:34:33.7+00:00

    Hi, @Richard Sindler

    Thank you for posting in Microsoft Q&A forum.

    There is no method to set deadline randomization for application deployment. The client setting "Disable deadline randomization" only applies to software updates and not to applications. The default behavior for application deployment is to install the application as soon as possible after the installation deadline.

    If you want to delay enforcement of the application deployment according to user preferences, you can enable the option to "Delay enforcement of this deployment according to user preferences, up to the grace period defined in client settings" and define an enforcement grace period.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/apps/deploy-use/deploy-applications#delay-enforcement-with-a-grace-period

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