MC311320 – Microsoft Defender for Identity – End of support for Microsoft Defender for Identity sensor on Windows Server 2008 R2 (archived)

Major update, Microsoft 365 Defender, Plan For Change, Retirement

check before: 2022-06-15

Product:

Defender, Defender for Identity, Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Windows Server

Platform:

World tenant, Online

Status:

Change type:

Retirement

Links:

Details:

We are making changes to the minimum operating system requirements for the Defender for Identity sensor and announcing end of support for Microsoft Defender for Identity sensor on Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controllers and Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) servers.
Note: Defender for Identity functions as a result of installing a sensor package on domain controllers (DCs) and Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) servers. This sensor captures the appropriate information that's required to detect identity-based threats and transfers this data to the cloud service for processing and analysis.
If your organization doesn't use Microsoft Defender for Identity, you may disregard the below message.
[Key points]
Timing: Starting June 15th 2022, Microsoft will no longer support the Defender for Identity sensor on devices running Windows Server 2008 R2.
Action: Microsoft recommends that you identify any remaining Domain Controllers (DCs) or (AD FS) servers that are still running Windows Server 2008 R2 as an operating system and make plans to update them to a supported operating system.

Change Category:
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Scope:
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Release Phase:

Created:
2022-01-04

updated:
2022-01-04

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