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PAC validation enforcement changes

Timelines and exceptions · All guidance changes

Windows Server · Official Microsoft guidance

No content change seen yet. Watched since 12 Oct 19:19 UTC, last read 18 Oct 23:34 UTC, next check today 23:34 UTC.

Timeline

From the capture of 12 Oct 19:19 UTC
  1. Audit / monitoron or after 9 Apr 2024 Published timing is qualified; effectiveness is not confirmed.
  2. Enforced by default1 Oct 2024 On by default; an override or rollback still exists
  3. Enforced by defaultOctober 2024 On by default; an override or rollback still exists
  4. Enforced by defaultin or after January 2025 Published timing is qualified; effectiveness is not confirmed.
  5. Enforced by default9 Jan 2025 Now: On by default; an override or rollback still exists
  6. Retired / removedin or after April 2025 Published timing is qualified; effectiveness is not confirmed.
  1. 2 years agoon or afterAudit / monitor · unconfirmed
  2. 2 years agoEnforced by default
  3. 23 months agomonth windowfromEnforced by default
  4. 20 months agomonth windowin or afterEnforced by default · unconfirmed
  5. 21 months agoEnforced by default
  6. 17 months agomonth windowin or afterupdate release · Patch Tuesday 8 Apr 2025Retired / removed · unconfirmed
  7. 12 months agoafter

Settings and overrides named on this page

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Requirements, exceptions and scope

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Observed history and review priority

Captured 12 Oct 19:19 UTC; extracted 16 Oct 16:10 UTC. Extractor: microsoft-1/9/fc65ebeb286710c0a830833db8a7e5de7e266b79981fe9c7c34479be9369ad3c.

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What changed

First observed 18 Oct 2026

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