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Entra Connect prerequisites

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Observation details · observed 23 Oct 09:22 UTC
Observed by ChangeIntel
23 Oct 09:22 UTC
Source update metadata
29 Sep 22:40 UTC
First observed on this installation
5 Oct 17:20 UTC
Last successful check
today 04:15 UTC
Next check due
today 10:15 UTC

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Timeline

From the capture of 23 Oct 09:22 UTC
Next date 7 Apr 2027 in 5 months · Guidance
  1. in 5 monthsby
    • GuidanceRequirement1 condition
      Mandatory upgrade required: Upgrade Microsoft Entra Connect Sync to version 2.6.84.0 or later and configure application-based authentication by April 7, 2027. Legacy authentication is being…

Requirements, exceptions and scope

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How this timeline changed

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11 earlier changes
Observed history and review priority

Captured 23 Oct 09:22 UTC; extracted 23 Oct 09:22 UTC. Extractor: microsoft-1/9/d9863eb412f92fa5ec3a8ca32e2dd7cfe8095530f456ecb1866608d1166a435d.

Review priority. Previously extracted guidance is missing from a later capture · 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.

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Retained observations · 23

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History on GitHub

Commits to the page's source in MicrosoftDocs/entra-docs, 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 00:34 UTC.

  1. Update Entra Connect minimum version Served on LearnView diff
  2. Bold Entra Connect upgrade warning View diff
  3. Update Entra Connect authentication deadline View diff
  4. Learn Editor: Update how-to-connect-install-prerequisites.md View diff
  5. Confirm merge from repo_sync_working_branch to main to sync with https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/entra-docs (branch main) (#13642) View diff
  6. resolve issue of lost meaning in localization View diff
  7. add link for known issues View diff
  8. fix broken link View diff
  9. Update messaging about Windows server 2025 installation View diff
  10. Learn Editor: Update how-to-connect-install-prerequisites.md View diff
  11. Update how-to-connect-install-prerequisites.md View diff
  12. Learn Editor: Update how-to-connect-install-prerequisites.md View diff
  13. Learn Editor: Update how-to-connect-install-prerequisites.md View diff
  14. Learn Editor: Update how-to-connect-install-prerequisites.md View diff
  15. review feedback View diff
  16. review feedback View diff
  17. Minor edit View diff
  18. Minor edit View diff
  19. Add warning about Windows Server 2025 compatibility for Microsoft Entra Connect 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 09:22 UTC · shown above
  • 12 Oct 19:19 UTC

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

  • 6 Oct 17:27 UTC

    Source metadata changed; retained article content is unchanged.

  • 5 Oct 17:20 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