Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Onboard Server

21 October 2026Doc update+1 / −1 lines

In brief

The server onboarding page now links to `offboard-machines` instead of the `#offboard-servers` fragment.

What Defender admins need to know

Administrators can use the corrected link to find automatic Azure offboarding, manual endpoint offboarding, and software-removal check guidance.

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Offboard Windows servers

For automatic Azure offboarding, manual endpoint offboarding, and separate software-removal checks, see ~~Offboard servers from Microsoft Defender~~Offboard servers from Microsoft Defender.

You can manually offboard Windows servers by using the same methods that are available for Windows client devices:

@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ Direct onboarding isn't required merely to keep an existing Defender for Endpoin 
 ## Offboard Windows servers
 
-For automatic Azure offboarding, manual endpoint offboarding, and separate software-removal checks, see [Offboard servers from Microsoft Defender](offboard-machines#offboard-servers).
+For automatic Azure offboarding, manual endpoint offboarding, and separate software-removal checks, see [Offboard servers from Microsoft Defender](offboard-machines).
 
 You can manually offboard Windows servers by using the same methods that are available for Windows client devices: