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manager: bagol description: Learn how to create and manage custom data collection rules in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to enhance your threat hunting capabilities. ms.service: defender-endpoint ms.author: lwainsteinmobani author: limwainsteinmoti-ba ms.localizationpriority: medium ms.collection:

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Create and manage custom data collection rules in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint | Microsoft Learn

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Custom data collection rules let you capture specific endpoint events beyond default telemetry and send them to Microsoft Sentinel for advanced hunting and investigation. This article walks you through creating, editing, monitoring, and deleting these rules in the Microsoft Defender portal.

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