Merge pull request #280952 from johnmarco/jm-arc-release-notes-144

ARC: Release Notes Updated for version 1.44

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/azure-arc/servers/agent-release-notes.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: What's new with Azure Connected Machine agent
 description: This article has release notes for Azure Connected Machine agent. For many of the summarized issues, there are links to more details.
 ms.topic: overview
-ms.date: 06/19/2024
+ms.date: 07/16/2024
 ms.custom: references_regions
 ---
 
@@ -20,12 +20,34 @@ This page is updated monthly, so revisit it regularly. If you're looking for ite
 > Only Connected Machine agent versions within the last 1 year are officially supported by the product group. Customers should update to an agent version within this window.
 > 
 
-## Version 1.43 - June 2024 
+## Version 1.44 - July 2024
 
 Download for [Windows](https://aka.ms/AzureConnectedMachineAgent) or [Linux](manage-agent.md#installing-a-specific-version-of-the-agent)
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Fixed a bug where the service would sometimes reject reports from an upgraded extension if the previous extension was in a failed state.
+- Setting OPENSSL_CNF environment at process level to override build openssl.cnf path on Windows.
+- Fixed access denied errors in writing configuration files.
+- Fixed SYMBIOS GUID related bug with Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 [Extended Security Updates](/windows-server/get-started/extended-security-updates-overview) enabled by Azure Arc.
+
+### New features
+
+- Extension service enhancements: Added download/validation error details to extension report. Increased unzipped extension package size limit to 1 GB.
+- Update of hardwareprofile information to support upcoming Windows Server licensing capabilities.
+- Update of the error json output to include more detailed recommended actions for troubleshooting scenarios.
+- Block on installation of unsupported operating systems and distribution versions. See [Supported operating systems](prerequisites.md#supported-operating-systems) for details.
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> Azure Connected Machine agent version 1.44 is the last version to officially support Debian 10, Ubuntu 16.04, and Azure Linux (CBL-Mariner) 1.0.
+> 
+
+## Version 1.43 - June 2024 
+
+Download for [Windows](https://download.microsoft.com/download/0/7/8/078f3bb7-6a42-41f7-b9d3-9a0eb4c94df8/AzureConnectedMachineAgent.msi) or [Linux](manage-agent.md#installing-a-specific-version-of-the-agent)
+
+### Fixed
+
 - Fix for OpenSSL Vulnerability for Linux (Upgrading OpenSSL version from 3.0.13 to 3.014)
 - Added Server Name Indicator (SNI) to our service calls, fixing Proxy and Firewall scenarios
 - Skipped lockdown policy on the downloads directory under Guest Configuration

articles/azure-arc/servers/prerequisites.md

@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ Azure Arc supports the following Windows and Linux operating systems. Only x86-6
 
 The Azure Connected Machine agent hasn't been tested on operating systems hardened by the Center for Information Security (CIS) Benchmark.
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> [Azure Connected Machine agent version 1.44](agent-release-notes.md#version-144---july-2024) is the last version to officially support Debian 10, Ubuntu 16.04, and Azure Linux (CBL-Mariner) 1.0.
+> 
+
 ## Limited support operating systems
 
 The following operating system versions have **limited support**. In each case, newer agent versions won't support these operating systems.  The last agent version that supports the operating system is listed, and newer agent releases won't be made available for that system.