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martindimevski
Aug 16, 2023Copper Contributor
Microsoft defender for endpoint setup wizard ended prematurely because of an error
Dear all, I have an issue where I am installing EDR on OS 2012R2 servers. I`ve downloaded the .msi and onboarding files from security.microsoft.com and I`ve installed it on more than 100 machines...
jbmartin6
Aug 16, 2023Iron Contributor
IF you are installing via an MSI there should be a log file created by the installer service, or you may have to specify the log file location via your msiexec command line. That log file might have some specific data on the problem encountered by the installer.
Aug 16, 2023
try to run the MDE analyzer client tool on this device that will generate report and shows you what is causing you that error.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/run-analyzer-windows?view=o365-worldwide
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/run-analyzer-windows?view=o365-worldwide