Microsoft Defender for IoT
GeneralEnterprise Iot Manage
In brief
The article now refers to Microsoft 365 E5 or E5 Security plans, clarifies that disabling enterprise IoT security removes access to alerts, vulnerabilities, and recommendations, and updates the standalone-license link text.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators should use the updated plan terminology when reviewing eligibility and explaining the effects of disabling the service or ending a trial.
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Turn off enterprise IoT security
Customers with ME5/Microsoft 365 E5 or E5 Security plans who no longer need the enterprise IoT security service,service can turn off the feature.
To turn off enterprise IoT security:
- Toggle the option to Off.
When enterprise IoT security is turned off, you stop getting security value in the Defender portal, includinglose access to purpose-built alerts, vulnerabilities, and recommendations.recommendations in the Defender portal.
Customers with a Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P2 license who don't add a standalone license by the time the trial ends, have the trial automatically canceled, and lose access to enterprise IoT security features. For more information, see Purchase the standalone enterprise IoT security license.
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ ms.service: defender-for-iot author: limwainstein ms.author: lwainstein ms.localizationpriority: medium-ms.date: 06/11/2026+ms.date: 07/02/2026 ms.topic: how-to-ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange, msecd-doc-authoring-1013+ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange, msecd-doc-authoring-1016 ai-usage: ai-assisted --- @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ For more information, see [Advanced hunting](/microsoft-365/security/defender/ad ## Turn off enterprise IoT security -Customers with ME5/E5 Security plans who no longer need the **enterprise IoT security** service, can turn off the feature.+Customers with Microsoft 365 E5 or E5 Security plans who no longer need the **enterprise IoT security** service can turn off the feature. **To turn off enterprise IoT security**: @@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ Customers with ME5/E5 Security plans who no longer need the **enterprise IoT sec 1. Toggle the option to **Off**. -When enterprise IoT security is turned off, you stop getting security value in the Defender portal, including purpose-built alerts, vulnerabilities, and recommendations.+When enterprise IoT security is turned off, you lose access to purpose-built alerts, vulnerabilities, and recommendations in the Defender portal. -Customers with a Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P2 license who don't add a standalone license by the time the trial ends, have the trial automatically canceled, and lose access to enterprise IoT security features. For more information, see [purchase a standalone license](enterprise-iot-get-started.md#purchase-the-standalone-license).+Customers with a Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P2 license who don't add a standalone license by the time the trial ends, have the trial automatically canceled, and lose access to enterprise IoT security features. For more information, see [Purchase the standalone enterprise IoT security license](enterprise-iot-get-started.md#purchase-the-standalone-license).