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Track documentation and Message Center changes for Microsoft Defender for Business.
Microsoft Learn documentation ↗The page received capitalization and wording edits, revised onboarding guidance for local scripts and Intune, an updated Intune enrollment link, and clearer Microsoft 365 Lighthouse wording.
The guide was revised for capitalization, grammar, image description, list and link formatting, and clearer references to Microsoft Intune.
The article title and headings were updated, browser enforcement wording was clarified, setup examples and policy instructions were streamlined, and two ontology links were added.
The article’s title, descriptions, navigation steps, severity explanations, and attack-disruption text were revised. The incident screenshot can now be opened in a lightbox.
The article’s title, wording, formatting, and links were revised. Guidance on next-generation protection, firewall policies, controlled folder access, and attack surface reduction was reorganized and simplified.
The page title capitalization was standardized, the “Weaknesses” description was simplified, and the Vulnerability Management link was reformatted.
The page title and description were updated, the description now covers product updates and feature-availability changes, and several release-note entries and links were reworded.
The page received updated internal links, title capitalization, wording, punctuation, and terminology. A navigation section was removed, while the role-assignment instructions remain focused on the Microsoft 365 and Entra admin centers.
The page title and headings were capitalized consistently, and periods were added to two troubleshooting list items and their linked reference.
The page title and description were updated, wording and link formatting were refined, and the Related resources section was removed.
The guide has revised wording and capitalization, linked portal references, punctuation, and formatting for the Intune enrollment option.
The page updates its title, description, terminology, links, and setup instructions for using the Streaming API with Defender for Business and Microsoft 365 Business Premium.
The page now states that administrators can add a user and purchase additional licenses, with a link to related Microsoft 365 guidance. Titles, punctuation, and image description text were also updated.
The page title and heading now capitalize “Attack Surface Reduction.” The text also uses “cyberattack” and revises punctuation around configuration method examples.
The page title and description were updated, and wording throughout the article was revised for clarity, including role guidance and steps for reviewing incidents and releasing contained devices.
The page updates its title and wording, simplifies the introduction and license-review step, and links directly to the Microsoft Defender portal.
The article was revised with clearer descriptions of device groups, updated terminology, and refreshed create/edit policy instructions and formatting.
The article updates wording, image text, punctuation, and navigation links, including direct links to the Microsoft 365 admin center and Purchase services page. Placeholder direct URLs for the Devices page were removed.
The page updates portal links, changes “details flyout” to “details pane,” improves punctuation and phrasing, and revises antivirus mode descriptions and terminology.
The article updates wording, links, step references, and portal terminology such as “flyout pane.” Instructions continue to cover firewall policies, custom rules, profiles, and the 150-rule limit.
The overview now has revised introductory and capability descriptions, clearer image text, corrected grammar, and improved table and footnote formatting.
The page now frames prerequisites around subscriptions, user accounts, browsers, and client operating systems, with clearer wording and links for accounts, permissions, operating systems, Microsoft Entra ID, and Conditional Access.
The page now presents Microsoft 365 Lighthouse guidance for CSPs and MSPs, links directly to the Lighthouse portal, updates the screenshot text, and removes the separate “Learn more” section and links.
The FAQ title capitalization, sentence punctuation, and wording were updated, including a change from “via” to “by.”
Updated capitalization, wording, links, punctuation, footnote formatting, and troubleshooting instructions on the Defender for Business mobile threat defense page.
The article now uses clearer wording for device replacement and retirement, inactive-device status, data retention, and exposure-score treatment. It also standardizes platform labels, portal links, and package and script instructions.
The page received wording, formatting, capitalization, and punctuation updates, plus linked references to the Defender, Intune, and Azure portals. The introduction now notes that several device onboarding options are available.
The page now uses formatted links and more concise, consistent wording throughout its report descriptions and instructions.
The page title, description, and several guidance phrases were revised, including wording about videos, customer portal access, and Defender for Endpoint API integrations.
The page title was capitalized consistently, “Microsoft Defender portal” was shortened to “Defender portal,” and “flyout” was clarified as “flyout pane.”
The article’s title capitalization, punctuation, portal references, and settings-table wording were updated. Microsoft Defender portal references are now clickable links.
The article now clarifies when to use the Defender portal or Intune admin center, adds links to both portals, and improves wording, formatting, and policy-setting descriptions.
The article received clearer wording, corrected action-list formatting, updated Action Center links, and two related-concepts links.
The page title and wording were updated, the introductory “What to do” section was removed, and guidance for alert, vulnerability, and user-assignment rules was simplified.
The article title, description, wording, image text, lists, and portal links were updated. Guidance on reviewing and editing policies in the Defender portal or Intune remains central.
The documentation now more clearly explains policy priority, how to change the order of custom policies, and that only the highest-priority applicable policy is applied.
The page updates portal capitalization, links the first portal reference directly to security.microsoft.com, and clarifies wording and punctuation in navigation descriptions.
The instructions for configuring Intune in Entra ID and adding enrolled devices to a Defender for Business device group now use consistent numbered-list formatting.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-add-users.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-roles-permissions.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-create-edit-device-groups.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-manage-devices.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-next-generation-protection.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-respond-mitigate-threats.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-review-remediation-actions.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/trial-playbook-defender-business.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-streaming-api.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-view-manage-incidents.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-web-content-filtering.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-whats-new.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/get-defender-business.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-asr.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-configure-security-settings.md.
Removed Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-controlled-folder-access.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-next-generation-protection.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-reports.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-view-edit-create-policies.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-web-content-filtering.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-whats-new.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-onboard-devices.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-add-users.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-roles-permissions.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-create-edit-device-groups.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-manage-devices.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-streaming-api.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-tutorials.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-respond-mitigate-threats.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-review-remediation-actions.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/trial-playbook-defender-business.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-streaming-api.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-view-manage-incidents.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-web-content-filtering.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-whats-new.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-configure-security-settings.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-configure-security-settings.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-manage-devices.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-manage-devices.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-reports.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-policy-order.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-asr.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-offboard-devices.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-offboard-devices.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-offboard-devices.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-onboard-devices.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-asr.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-manage-devices.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-roles-permissions.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-attack-disruption.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-manage-subscription.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-create-edit-device-groups.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-asr.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-firewall.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/get-defender-business.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-tutorials.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-manage-devices.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-overview.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-lighthouse-integration.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-mtd.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-offboard-devices.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-onboard-devices.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-reports.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-requirements.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-partners.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-respond-mitigate-threats.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-portal-advanced-feature-settings.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-next-generation-protection.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-review-remediation-actions.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-security-privacy-compliance.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-setup-configuration.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-email-notifications.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-controlled-folder-access.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-configure-security-settings.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-policy-order.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-streaming-api.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-view-manage-incidents.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-view-edit-create-policies.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-view-tvm-dashboard.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-business/mdb-get-started.md.
