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Delegated managed service accounts

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Observation details · observed 24 Oct 01:13 UTC
Observed by ChangeIntel
24 Oct 01:13 UTC
Source update metadata
16 Feb 18:34 UTC
First observed on this installation
8 Oct 23:45 UTC
Last successful check
today 01:23 UTC
Next check due
27 Oct 01:23 UTC

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Timeline

From the capture of 24 Oct 01:13 UTC

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Requirements, exceptions and scope

  • GuidanceException1 condition1 passage
    A new account type known as delegated Managed Service Account (dMSA) is introduced in Windows Server 2025 that allows migration from a traditional service account…
  • Functionality of dMSAScope1 condition2 passages
  • Migration flow for dMSARequirementScopeRecommendation4 conditions3 passages
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How this timeline changed

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Observed history and review priority

Captured 24 Oct 01:13 UTC; extracted 24 Oct 01:13 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 1 compared revisions. Suggested check interval: 24 hours.

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Retained observations · 12

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History on GitHub

Commits to the page's source in MicrosoftDocs/windowsserverdocs, with Microsoft's own messages. Commit dates can be hours or days before Learn publishes the change. ChangeIntel keeps a copy of each diff, so an edit stays readable here if GitHub stops serving it. Read today 00:51 UTC.

  1. Updating ms.authors part 3 Metadata onlyServed on LearnView diff
  2. Addressed UUF 350358 View diff
  3. Bulk update to remove preview suffix View diff
  4. Minor edit View diff
  5. Minor edit View diff
  6. Added DMSA Realms GPO information View diff
  7. PR review: Update delegated-managed-service-accounts-overview.md View diff
  8. Update delegated-managed-service-accounts-overview.md View diff
  9. replaced with Windows Server 2025 multiple additional files across multiple folders within WS View diff
  10. Moved dMSA & gMSA nodes to AD DS View diff
2 metadata-only edits · author, dates or topic labels, no article text
  1. [Scoped] Updating msauthor values part 1 Metadata onlyView diff
  2. Bulk update ms.topic, author: mariamgewida Metadata onlyView diff

No related evidence found in this installation's recent collection. This does not establish that no announcement exists.

Retained observations

  • 24 Oct 01:13 UTC · shown above
  • 13 Oct 00:39 UTC

    1 removed passage (6 words). The changed wording mentions dates and deadlines. Review the source to confirm the effect.

  • 8 Oct 23:45 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