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AlastairCain
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Sep 06, 2023
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Support for MDI sensor on Windows Server 2012 R2

Hello, Short version of the question: When "Support" for the MDI Sensor on Windows 2012 R2 ends in October, will the sensor cease to function entirely?   Long version: The following article regar...
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    mark-thomas
    Sep 20, 2023

    AlastairCain Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 will reach extended end of support on October 10, 2023. You should plan to upgrade those servers as Microsoft will no longer support the Defender for Identity sensor on devices running Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2.

     

    The Defender for Identity sensor running on Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 will continue to report to Defender for Identity and even receive sensor updates, but some of the new functionalities will not be available as they might rely on Operating System capabilities.

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mark-thomas
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Sep 20, 2023

AlastairCain Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 will reach extended end of support on October 10, 2023. You should plan to upgrade those servers as Microsoft will no longer support the Defender for Identity sensor on devices running Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2.

 

The Defender for Identity sensor running on Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 will continue to report to Defender for Identity and even receive sensor updates, but some of the new functionalities will not be available as they might rely on Operating System capabilities.

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    AlastairCain
    Brass Contributor
    Oct 05, 2023
    Hi Mark, thank you for the clarification.

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