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Observation details · observed 23 Oct 14:28 UTC
Observed by ChangeIntel
23 Oct 14:28 UTC
Source update metadata
23 Oct 07:33 UTC
First observed on this installation
8 Oct 23:13 UTC
Last successful check
today 03:28 UTC
Next check due
today 09:28 UTC

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Timeline

From the capture of 23 Oct 14:28 UTC

Settings and overrides named on this page

Registry values, policies and cmdlets the source mentions, with the dated steps that name them. Read the source for the values to set.

  • ExternalDirectoryObjectId
  • InetOrgPerson

Requirements, exceptions and scope

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How this timeline changed

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31 earlier changes
Observed history and review priority

Captured 23 Oct 14:28 UTC; extracted 23 Oct 14:28 UTC. Extractor: microsoft-1/9/d9863eb412f92fa5ec3a8ca32e2dd7cfe8095530f456ecb1866608d1166a435d.

Review priority. Extracted assertions require review · Applicability or exceptions require review

0 date changes and 0 condition changes across 2 compared revisions. Suggested check interval: 6 hours.

Earlier unavailable versions and edits between checks are unknown. A missing statement requires review; it does not mean the policy was cancelled. Recovered historical statements are not original revision snapshots.

Retained observations · 24

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Microsoft's edits

History on GitHub

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  1. Document HR provisioning timeout troubleshooting (#14678) Served on LearnView diff
  2. Remove obsolete KB5070773 Windows Server 2025 callout View diff
  3. Adjust prerequisite OS list per PR feedback View diff
  4. Update Cloud Sync prerequisites for Windows Server 2025 View diff
  5. create-delete-users-050826 View diff
  6. Fix broken internal links — batch 6/7 (20 files) View diff
  7. Merge pull request #1734 from Systems-Liam/patch-1 View diff
  8. Merge pull request #1753 from djbuenes-qbeyond/patch-1 View diff
  9. Apply suggestion from @v-dirichards View diff
  10. Update how-to-prerequisites.md View diff
  11. Learn Editor: Update how-to-prerequisites.md View diff
  12. Clarify Windows Server 2025 support status View diff
  13. Learn Editor: Update how-to-prerequisites.md View diff
  14. Learn Editor: Update how-to-prerequisites.md View diff
  15. Learn Editor: Update how-to-prerequisites.md View diff
  16. Update Windows Server version requirements in docs View diff
  17. Update Windows Server prerequisites in documentation View diff
  18. Added server to windows 2016 View diff
  19. Update how-to-prerequisites.md - added additional whitelist URLs View diff
  20. updating outdated article references View diff
1 metadata-only edit · author, dates or topic labels, no article text
  1. [BULK UPDATE] Metadata: Move author/ms.author/ms.service/manager to folder level (4/5) Metadata onlyView diff

Retained observations

  • 23 Oct 14:28 UTC · shown above
  • 23 Oct 08:15 UTC

    3 new passages (about 80 words). The changed wording mentions settings and controls. Review the source to confirm the effect.

  • 12 Oct 23:53 UTC

    The page title or its body outside the tracked passages changed. Review the source for its effect.

  • 8 Oct 23:13 UTC

    Baseline for retained history; no earlier retained text to compare.

What changed

First observed 18 Oct 2026

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Sources read 26 Oct 04:30 UTC · 271 of 271 readable · 269 fully read · documentation 464/464 current