Guidance changes

Observed changes to selected Microsoft guidance. Review in My radar · Timelines and exceptions

Summaries identify wording to review. “May need admin action” is reserved for dates, prerequisites, endpoints, permissions and defaults; a match does not confirm a policy change or availability in your environment.

How this works

Checks start a history on this installation. Observation time is not Microsoft's edit time, and edits made before collection or reverted between checks are unknown. History is limited to 20 source revisions per page.

Where a page's source is in a public Microsoft documentation repository on GitHub, its page also lists Microsoft's commits, and a change shows Microsoft's newest commit message between the two checks. That commit is the likeliest explanation, not a confirmed one: several commits can land between checks, shared include files change pages too, and commit dates are when the source changed, which can precede publication.

Changes sharing a sole source-commit candidate fold together. Other busy days fold by UTC observation date; they do not imply one upstream edit. Expand an entry to read every page. Article references show literal targets and labels, including relative addresses; image bytes are not captured or compared.

Where Microsoft publishes a page's source under an open license (CC BY 4.0, or MIT for Entra), a change shows the changed passages in Microsoft's wording, with removed and added words marked. Other pages show short quotes of the changed words only. Full document copies are not published here.

Documentation discovery

440 curated addresses seed monitoring. 29 discovered addresses are currently selected, within the configured limit of 80 discovered documents.

Inventory backfill is enabled. Repository history is enabled where a validated public source is available. These channels have separate request budgets and do not establish a complete repository or documentation archive.

Inventories completed: 22
Inventories pending: 2
Discovered candidates: 44
Selected discoveries: 29
Run state: ReadFailure
Last successful inventory read: 20 Oct 2026

Discovering an older entry today does not make it a new Microsoft announcement. New explicit KB aliases share a selection identity. Previously attempted alias addresses remain available with their own histories.

Baseline security mode settingsSharePoint · found through an approved public inventory
New-SPOSiteSharePoint · found through an approved public inventory
Set-SPOTenantSharePoint · found through an approved public inventory
PropertyBag Element (Property Bag)SharePoint · found through an approved public inventory
Overview of the SharePoint FrameworkSharePoint · found through an approved public inventory
Security considerations of allowing custom scriptSharePoint · found through an approved public inventory
About the SharePoint Administrator role in Microsoft 365SharePoint · found through an approved public inventory
KB5008383—Active Directory permissions updates (CVE-2021-42291)Windows · found through an approved public inventory
KB5014754: Certificate-based authentication changes on Windows domain controllersWindows · found through an approved public inventory
Secure Boot DB and DBX variable update eventsWindows Server · found through an approved public inventory
KB5020805: How to manage Kerberos protocol changes related to CVE-2022-37967Windows · found through an approved public inventory
KB5021130: How to manage the Netlogon protocol changes related to CVE-2022-38023Windows · found through an approved public inventory
KB5021131: How to manage the Kerberos protocol changes related to CVE-2022-37966Windows Server · found through an approved public inventory
How to manage the Windows Boot Manager revocations for Secure Boot changes associated with CVE-2023-24932Windows · found through an approved public inventory
Secure Boot DB and DBX variable update eventsWindows Server · found through an approved public inventory
A Closer Look at the High Confidence DatabaseWindows Server · found through an approved public inventory
Windows 10 support has ended on October 14, 2025Windows Server · found through an approved public inventory
Protections for CVE-2025-26647 (Kerberos Authentication)Windows · found through an approved public inventory
How to manage PAC Validation changes related to CVE-2024-26248 and CVE-2024-29056Windows · found through an approved public inventory
KB5020805: How to manage Kerberos protocol changes related to CVE-2022-37967Windows Server · found through an approved public inventory
Overview of NTLM auditing enhancements in Windows 11, version 24H2, Windows Server 2019, and later versionsWindows · found through an approved public inventory
KB5021131: How to manage the Kerberos protocol changes related to CVE-2022-37966Windows Server · found through an approved public inventory
How to back up and restore the registry in WindowsWindows Server · found through an approved public inventory
KB5014754: Certificate-based authentication changes on Windows domain controllersWindows Server · found through an approved public inventory
KB5014754: Certificate-based authentication changes on Windows domain controllersWindows Server · found through an approved public inventory
Recovery DriveWindows · found through an approved public inventory
Find your BitLocker recovery keyWindows · found through an approved public inventory
Support tip: Implementing strong mapping in Microsoft Intune certificatesWindows Server · found through an approved public inventory
Enable strong name-based mapping in government scenariosMicrosoft 365 Apps · found through an approved public inventory

Review public inventory candidates

14 of 14 configured Learn inventories retained

5801 listed pages are outside the current monitored selection. These are curation candidates, not captured documents or newly published changes. Failed inventory reads retain the last accepted list; collection health is on Sources.

To monitor a reviewed page, add its full URL, product and title to PublicDocumentation:AdditionalPages. Up to 50 additions share the existing request, document and retention limits. This page never activates collection.

Exclusions to avoidDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/defender-endpoint-exclusions-common-mistakes
Exploit protection demonstrationDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/defender-endpoint-demonstration-exploit-protection
Exploit protection evaluationDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/evaluate-exploit-protection
Exploit protection referenceDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/exploit-protection-reference
Exploits and Exploit KitsDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/malware/exploits-malware
Export assessment methods and propertiesDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/api/get-assessment-methods-properties
Export browser extensions assessmentDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/api/get-assessment-browser-extensions
Export certificate inventory assessmentDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/api/export-certificate-inventory-assessment
Export device antivirus health reportDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/api/device-health-export-antivirus-health-report-api
Export device health methods and propertiesDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/api/device-health-api-methods-properties
Export information gathering assessmentDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/api/get-assessment-information-gathering
Export non product code software inventory assessmentDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/api/get-assessment-non-cpe-software-inventory
Export secure configuration assessmentDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/api/get-assessment-secure-config
Export security baselines assessmentDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/api/export-security-baseline-assessment
Export software inventory assessmentDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/api/get-assessment-software-inventory
Export software vulnerabilities assessmentDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/api/get-assessment-software-vulnerabilities
ExposureGraphEdgesDefender · defender-xdr · last accepted inventory 12 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-xdr/advanced-hunting-exposuregraphedges-table
ExposureGraphNodesDefender · defender-xdr · last accepted inventory 12 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-xdr/advanced-hunting-exposuregraphnodes-table
Extend data coverageDefender · defender-xdr · last accepted inventory 12 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-xdr/advanced-hunting-extend-data
FAQs on tamper protectionDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/tamper-protection-faq
Feedback-loop blockingDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/feedback-loop-blocking
Fetch alerts from customer tenantDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/api/fetch-alerts-mssp
Fetch Microsoft Defender XDR incidentsDefender · defender-xdr · last accepted inventory 12 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-xdr/fetch-incidents
File propertiesDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/api/files
Fileless threatsDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/malware/fileless-threats
FileMaliciousContentInfoDefender · defender-xdr · last accepted inventory 12 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-xdr/advanced-hunting-filemaliciouscontentinfo-table
FileProfile()Defender · defender-xdr · last accepted inventory 12 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-xdr/advanced-hunting-fileprofile-function
Find device information by internal IPDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/api/find-machine-info-by-ip
Find machines by IPDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/api/find-machines-by-ip
Find machines by tagDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/api/find-machines-by-tag
Find malware detection names for Microsoft Defender for EndpointDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/find-defender-malware-name
Find resource-heavy queriesDefender · defender-xdr · last accepted inventory 12 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-xdr/advanced-hunting-limits
Fix unhealthy sensorsDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/fix-unhealthy-sensors
Frequently asked questionsDefender · defender-xdr · last accepted inventory 12 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-xdr/defender-experts/defender-experts-faq-cloud-coverage
Full scan best practicesDefender · defender-endpoint · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/mdav-scan-best-practices
General informationDefender · defender-xdr · last accepted inventory 12 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-xdr/defender-experts/defender-experts-hunting-faq
General informationDefender · defender-xdr · last accepted inventory 12 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-xdr/defender-experts/defender-experts-mdr-faq
Generate device summariesDefender · defender-xdr · last accepted inventory 12 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-xdr/copilot-in-defender-device-summary
Generate KQL queriesDefender · defender-xdr · last accepted inventory 12 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-xdr/advanced-hunting-security-copilot-query-assistant
Generate playbooksDefender · defender-xdr · last accepted inventory 12 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-xdr/siem-defender-generate-playbooks