Microsoft Defender XDR
Hunting and detectionDefender Experts Hunting Ask Experts
In brief
The documentation now includes screenshots showing the Ask Defender Experts option on the Defender Experts overview page and in the message center. The page metadata and authoring identifier were also updated.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators can use the new visuals to more easily find the Ask Defender Experts option in the Microsoft Defender portal.
Summaries are generated from the documentation change itself.
Documentation change
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:::image type="content" source="media/incidents-page-actions-menu.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Ask Defender Experts menu option in the Incidents page actions menu in the Microsoft Defender portal." lightbox="media/incidents-page-actions-menu.png":::
Defender Experts overview page:
:::image type="content" source="media/defender-experts-hunting-ask-experts/ade-overview-page-final.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Ask Defender Experts option on the Defender Experts overview page in the Microsoft Defender portal." lightbox="media/defender-experts-hunting-ask-experts/ade-overview-page-final.png":::
Defender Experts message center:
:::image type="content" source="media/defender-experts-hunting-ask-experts/ade-message-center.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Ask Defender Experts option in the Defender Experts message center in the Microsoft Defender portal." lightbox="media/defender-experts-hunting-ask-experts/ade-message-center.png":::
Where to view responses from Defender Experts
You can view Defender Experts responses either in the Microsoft Defender portal or through email notifications.
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ms.pagetype: security ms.author: pauloliveria author: poliveria ms.custom:- - msecd-doc-authoring-1014+ - msecd-doc-authoring-1015 - cx-ti - cx-ean - sfi-image-nochange@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ms.collection: - essentials-manage ms.topic: how-to search.appverid: met150-ms.date: 06/16/2026+ms.date: 07/20/2026 ai-usage: ai-assisted --- @@ -84,6 +84,14 @@ You can find the **Ask Defender Experts** option in several places throughout th :::image type="content" source="media/incidents-page-actions-menu.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Ask Defender Experts menu option in the Incidents page actions menu in the Microsoft Defender portal." lightbox="media/incidents-page-actions-menu.png"::: +- **Defender Experts overview page**:++ :::image type="content" source="media/defender-experts-hunting-ask-experts/ade-overview-page-final.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Ask Defender Experts option on the Defender Experts overview page in the Microsoft Defender portal." lightbox="media/defender-experts-hunting-ask-experts/ade-overview-page-final.png":::++- **Defender Experts message center**:++ :::image type="content" source="media/defender-experts-hunting-ask-experts/ade-message-center.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Ask Defender Experts option in the Defender Experts message center in the Microsoft Defender portal." lightbox="media/defender-experts-hunting-ask-experts/ade-message-center.png":::+ ## Where to view responses from Defender Experts You can view Defender Experts responses either in the Microsoft Defender portal or through email notifications.