Retires in 4 months
Microsoft 365 Message Center · Defender
Defender Support for MMA-based protection on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012 R2, and 2016 retired
Microsoft 365 Message Center announced it on 1 Sep 2026; the deadline is 26 Feb 2027 (in 4 months).
Everything collected about it
Matched by product and title; check each before relying on it- 1 Sep 2026 Announced · Microsoft 365 Message Center(Updated) Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: Migrate legacy MMA devices by February 2027
- 4 Sep 2026 Message Center noticeMC1465767: (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: Migrate legacy MMA devices by February 2027
- 26 Feb 2027 DeadlineThe date in the announcement
Other retirements in Defender
Lifecycle- Defender Support for Amazon Linux 2 (ARM64) retiredMicrosoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando31 Oct 2026 · Microsoft 365 Message Center
- Support for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Amazon Linux 2 (ARM64) retiredMicrosoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando31 Oct 2026 · Microsoft 365 Message Center
- File policies retiring January 6, 20276 Jan 2027 · Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps release notes
- MMA-based Microsoft Defender for Endpoint protection on Windows 7, Server 2008 R2, 2012 R2, and 2016 retired26 Feb 2027 · Microsoft 365 Message Center
- Classic Defender for SQL APIs retirementNo date in the announcement · Microsoft Defender for Cloud release notes
- Deprecation completed: Legacy grouped recommendations removed from Azure portalNo date in the announcement · Microsoft Defender for Cloud release notes
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