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

5802 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.

Stop the Microsoft Exchange Unified Messaging serviceExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/stop-the-microsoft-exchange-unified-messaging-service-exchange-2013-help
Storage group drive specification is missing_MailboxLogDriveDoesNotExistExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/storage-group-drive-specification-is-missing-mailboxlogdrivedoesnotexist-exchange-2013-help
Support Diagnostics roleExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/support-diagnostics-role-exchange-2013-help
Supported character sets for remote domainsExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/supported-character-sets-exchange-2013-help
Supported languages for system messagesExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/supported-languages-for-system-messages-exchange-2013-help
Suspend or resume a mailbox database copyExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/suspend-or-resume-a-mailbox-database-copy-exchange-2013-help
Switchovers and FailoversExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/switchovers-and-failovers-exchange-2013-help
Team Mailboxes roleExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/team-mailboxes-role-exchange-2013-help
TeamMailboxLifecycleApplication roleExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/teammailboxlifecycleapplication-role-exchange-2013-help
Telephone system integration with UMExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/telephone-system-integration-with-um-exchange-2013-help
Telephony advisor for Exchange 2013Exchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/telephony-advisor-for-exchange-2013-exchange-2013-help
Telephony concepts and componentsExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/telephony-concepts-and-components-exchange-2013-help
Test a transport ruleExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/test-transport-rules-exchange-2013-help
Test and troubleshoot voice mailExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/test-and-troubleshoot-voice-mail-exchange-2013-help
Test Outlook Anywhere connectivityExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/test-outlook-anywhere-connectivity-exchange-2013-help
Test UM connectivity to VoIP gateways and PBXsExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/test-um-connectivity-to-voip-gateways-and-pbxs-exchange-2013-help
Test UM operationExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/test-um-operation-exchange-2013-help
Testing and troubleshooting with the Test-UMConnectivity cmdletExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/testing-and-troubleshooting-with-the-test-umconnectivity-cmdlet-exchange-2013-help
Testing and troubleshooting with the UM Troubleshooting ToolExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/testing-and-troubleshooting-with-the-um-troubleshooting-tool-exchange-2013-help
The COM+ Event System Service must be started before setup can continue_EventSystemStoppedExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/the-com-event-system-service-must-be-started-before-setup-can-continue-eventsystemstopped-exchange-2013-help
The computer needs to be restarted before Setup can continueExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/the-computer-needs-to-be-restarted-before-setup-can-continue-exchange-2013-help
The computer needs to be restarted before Setup can continueExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/the-computer-needs-to-be-restarted-before-setup-can-continue-exchange-2013-help_1
The current account isn't logged into an Active Directory domainExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/the-current-account-isn-t-logged-into-an-active-directory-domain-exchange-2013-help
The Distributed Transaction Coordinator Service must be started before setup can continue_MSDTCStoppedExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/msdtcstopped-exchange-2013-help
The fully qualified domain name of the computer matches a recipient policy_ServerFQDNMatchesSMTPPolicyExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/serverfqdnmatchessmtppolicy-exchange-2013-help
The Host record for the local computer cannot be found in the DNS databaseExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/the-host-record-for-the-local-computer-cannot-be-found-in-the-dns-database-exchange-2013-help
The local computer is a domain controller of a child domain_LocalComputerIsDCInChildDomainExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/the-local-computer-is-a-domain-controller-of-a-child-domain-localcomputerisdcinchilddomain-exchange-2013-help
The local computer is already running Exchange Server_ExchangeAlreadyInstalledExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/the-local-computer-is-already-running-exchange-server-exchangealreadyinstalled-exchange-2013-help
The local computer is responsible for expanding group membership_ServerIsDynamicGroupExpansionServerExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/serverisdynamicgroupexpansionserver-exchange-2013-help
The local computer is responsible for expanding group membership_ServerIsGroupExpansionServerExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/the-local-computer-is-responsible-for-expanding-group-membership-serverisgroupexpansionserver-exchange-2013-help
The local computer isn't joined to an Active Directory domainExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/the-local-computer-isn-t-joined-to-an-active-directory-domain-exchange-2013-help
The local domain needs to be updated_LocalDomainPrepExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/the-local-domain-needs-to-be-updated-localdomainprep-exchange-2013-help
The logged-on user is not a member of the local Administrators group_NotLocalAdminExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/the-logged-on-user-is-not-a-member-of-the-local-administrators-group-notlocaladmin-exchange-2013-help
The logged-on user is not a member of the Schema Admins groupExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/the-logged-on-user-is-not-a-member-of-the-schema-admins-group-exchange-2013-help
The operating system is in debug mode_OSCheckedBuildExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/the-operating-system-is-in-debug-mode-oscheckedbuild-exchange-2013-help
The primary DNS server cannot be contacted_PrimaryDNSTestFailedExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/the-primary-dns-server-cannot-be-contacted-primarydnstestfailed-exchange-2013-help
The schema master is not running Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or later_DomainControllerIsOutOfSiteExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/domaincontrollerisoutofsite-exchange-2013-help
The schema master is not running Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or later_SchemaFSMONotWin2003SPnExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/schemafsmonotwin2003spn-exchange-2013-help
The Simple Mail Transport Protocol is currently installed_SMTPSvcInstalledExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/the-simple-mail-transport-protocol-is-currently-installed-smtpsvcinstalled-exchange-2013-help
The Windows Process Activation Service - Process Model component is required_LonghornWASProcessModelInstalledExchange · exchange · last accepted inventory 13 Nov 2026https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/longhornwasprocessmodelinstalled-exchange-2013-help