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A cross-product view of Microsoft Defender changes related to Endpoint protection.
Microsoft Edge will retire support for Windows Information Protection (WIP) and Microsoft Defender Application Guard (MDAG) by late September 2026. Organizations using these on Windows 10 must migrate to Microsoft Purview solutions and Edge's built-in security features, as these capabilities are already removed in Windows 11 version 24H2.
Update Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Android to version 1.0.9107.0101 or later by mid-September 2026 to avoid disruption in mobile threat protection due to infrastructure changes. Administrators should verify and update devices and inform users managing their own updates. No other configuration changes are needed.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/mac-exclusions.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/use-intune-config-manager-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/api/get-vulnerability-by-id.md.
The upgrade to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Linux build 101.26052.0009 for FIPS-enabled RHEL 8 and 9 devices has been paused due to issues. The message is now outdated and can be disregarded. No action is needed if already upgraded without problems.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-add-users.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/address-unwanted-behaviors-mde.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/admin-submissions-mde.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-wdac-script-enforcement-mde.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-roles-permissions.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/behavior-monitor.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/command-line-arguments-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Removed Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/common-exclusion-mistakes-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-advanced-scan-types-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Added Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/automation-folder-exclusions-configure.md.
Removed Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-contextual-file-folder-exclusions-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Added Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-antivirus-exclusions-configure.md.
Removed Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-exclusions-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Removed Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-extension-file-exclusions-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-local-policy-overrides-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/deployment-vdi-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Added Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-antivirus-windows-server-configure.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/use-wmi-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Removed Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-process-opened-file-exclusions-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-protection-features-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-remediation-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Removed Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-server-exclusions-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/controlled-folder-access-overview.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/controlled-folder-access-configure.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/customize-run-review-remediate-scans-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-antivirus-compatibility-without-mde.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-endpoint-false-positives-negatives.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/manage-updates-mobile-devices-vms-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/detect-block-potentially-unwanted-apps-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-create-edit-device-groups.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/edr-in-block-mode.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/enable-cloud-protection-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/enable-update-mdav-to-latest-ws.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/evaluate-mda-using-mde-security-settings-management.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/evaluate-mdav-using-gp.md.
Added Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-antivirus-exclusions-overview.md.
Added Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-endpoint-exclusions-configuration-reference.md.
Added Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-endpoint-exclusions-common-mistakes.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/guidance-for-pen-testing-and-bas.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/indicator-certificates.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/indicator-file.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/indicator-ip-domain.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/indicator-manage.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/indicators-overview.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/investigate-user.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/investigate-behind-proxy.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/investigate-domain.md.
Removed Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/isolation-exclusions.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/linux-exclusions.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/linux-install-with-defender-deployment-tool.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/machine-tags.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/manage-auto-investigation.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/manage-automation-file-uploads.md.
Removed Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/manage-automation-folder-exclusions.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-manage-devices.md.
Added Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/endpoint-security-policies-configure.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/manage-event-based-updates-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/manage-outdated-endpoints-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/manage-profiles-approve-sys-extensions-intune.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/manage-protection-update-schedule-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/manage-protection-updates-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Removed Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/manage-security-policies.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/manage-tamper-protection-intune.md.
Removed Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/managing-exclusions.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-next-generation-protection.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/mde-linux-deployment-on-sap.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-antivirus-compatibility.md.
Added Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-antivirus-exclusions-windows-server.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-security-center-antivirus.md.
Removed Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-antivirus-on-windows-server.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-antivirus-windows.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-endpoint.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-endpoint-releases.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/review-detected-threats.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/mde-sap-windows-server.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/migrating-mde-server-to-cloud.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/msda-updates-previous-versions-technical-upgrade-support.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in unified-secops-platform/mto-endpoint-security-policy.md.
Removed Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/navigate-defender-endpoint-antivirus-exclusions.md.
Added Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/network-isolation-exclusions.md.
Added Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-endpoint-exclusions-overview.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/tune-performance-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/performance-analyzer-reference.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-endpoint-antivirus-performance-mode.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/respond-file-alerts.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-respond-mitigate-threats.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/restore-quarantined-files-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/event-error-codes.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/review-scan-results-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/run-detection-test.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/sandbox-mdav.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/run-scan-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/run-analyzer-windows.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/schedule-antivirus-scans.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/schedule-antivirus-scans-group-policy.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/schedule-antivirus-scans-linux.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/schedule-antivirus-scans-intune.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/schedule-antivirus-scans-wmi.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/specify-cloud-protection-level-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in unified-secops-platform/submission-guide.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/malware/supply-chain-malware.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/switch-to-mde-phase-2.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/switch-to-mde-troubleshooting.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/respond-machine-alerts.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/top-scoring-industry-tests.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/trial-playbook-defender-business.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/use-group-policy-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/limited-periodic-scanning-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/use-intune-config-manager-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-view-manage-incidents.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-web-content-filtering.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-whats-new.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/whats-new-in-microsoft-defender-endpoint.md.
