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Lucaraheller
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Oct 21, 2025

Can’t Remove Defender Tag After Asset Rule Was Deleted

Hi all,

I’m facing an issue where a rule-based tag in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint remains visible on devices even after I deleted the original asset rule.

The rule was disabled and deleted months ago, but the tag still appears under Rule-based tags in the device details.
Even using the API or PowerShell doesn’t show or remove it.

Is there any supported way to force a tag refresh or clear orphaned rule-based tags from the Defender portal?

Thanks in advance,
Luca

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