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azure-local/whats-new.md

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 This release has the following features and improvements:
 
-- **OS version changes**:
+- **OS changes**:
 
     - In 2504 release, a new operating system was introduced for Azure Local deployments. For 2506, all the new deployments of Azure Local will run the new OS version **26100.4349**. You can download the 2506 OS image from the Azure portal.
 
@@ -42,19 +42,29 @@ This release has the following features and improvements:
 
     - If you've purchased Integrated System or Premier solution hardware from the [Azure Local Catalog](https://aka.ms/AzureStackHCICatalog) through your preferred Microsoft hardware partner, the OS should be preinstalled. Work with your Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to get the OS image compatible with **12.2506** and driver compatible with OS version **26100.4349** or Windows Server 2025.
 
-- **.NET updates**: This build uses .NET version **8.0.17** for both .NETRuntime and ASP.NET Core. For more details, see [Download .NET 8.0](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/8.0).
+    - The new OS media uses consistent device naming (CDN) if the hardware supports it and ensures consistent network adapter naming.
+    
+- **.NET updates**: This build uses .NET version **8.0.17** for both .NET Runtime and ASP.NET Core. For more details, see [Download .NET 8.0](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/8.0).
 
 - **Software-Defined Networking (SDN) enabled by Azure Arc**: Azure Local now supports Software-Defined Networking (SDN) enabled by Azure Arc. This feature allows you to manage your network resources using Azure Arc, providing a consistent networking experience across your hybrid and multi-cloud environments. For more information, see [Software-Defined Networking (SDN) enabled by Azure Arc](./concepts/sdn-overview.md).
 
-- **New security baseline**: The 2506 release introduces a security baseline with 407 evaluated rules, a 25% increase from the previous 324. Key improvements include:
-  - Over 90% alignment with CIS Azure Compute Windows Baseline and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) benchmark.
-  - Enhanced Microsoft Defender Antivirus settings, including Potentially Unwanted Apps (PUA), network inspection, and attack surface reduction rules.
-  - Additional adjustments tailored for Azure Local.
+- **Deployment changes**: To ensure consistent validation before you deploy Azure Local, deployment validators for Microsoft On-premises Cloud and Azure resource bridge are now a part of environment checker.
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+- **Overprovisioning alert**: An alert is added to indicate if a cluster is overprovisioned. Make sure to acknowledge the alert warning before you update as VM workloads are paused during the update run.
+
+- **Security improvements**:
+    - **New security baseline**: The 2506 release introduces a security baseline with 407 evaluated rules, a 25% increase from the previous 324. Key improvements include:
+      - Over 90% alignment with CIS Azure Compute Windows Baseline and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) benchmark.
+      - Enhanced Microsoft Defender Antivirus settings, including Potentially Unwanted Apps (PUA), network inspection, and attack surface reduction rules.
+      - Additional adjustments tailored for Azure Local.
+
+      This release also has improved conflict resolution with existing security policies. Instead of disabling drift control system-wide, you can now fine-tune individual settings while maintaining drift control. For more information, see [View and download security settings in Azure Local](./manage/manage-secure-baseline.md#view-and-download-security-settings).
 
-  This release also has improved conflict resolution with existing security policies. Instead of disabling drift control system-wide, you can now fine-tune individual settings while maintaining drift control. For more information, see [View and download security settings in Azure Local](./manage/manage-secure-baseline.md#view-and-download-security-settings).
+    - The password length when deploying Azure Local is changed to required 14 characters to comply with National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST) 2 guidelines.
 
 - **Archival of Azure Local, version 22H2 documentation**: [Azure Local, version 22H2 documentation](/previous-versions/azure/azure-local/release-information) is now archived and available in the [Azure previous versions documentation](/previous-versions/azure/) for reference. The archived documentation isn't updated and isn't supported.
 
+- **Azure Government cloud**: The solution update is not supported for Azure Local instances deployment in Azure Government cloud.
 
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