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SHA-2 signing enforcement on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Former Employee

Jul 13, 2020

Microsoft Defender ATP running on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008R2 is moving to exclusively use SHA-2 signing, which will help drive greater security for our customers. This change does not ...

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Copper Contributor

Sep 11, 2020

Hi, I thought "Windows 7" and "2008 Server" were not supported by Defender? have I misunderstood this? Are you saying that you can now support and protect these operating systems in Defender?