Merge branch 'main' into patch-1

Author: denisebmsft

defender-endpoint/TOC.yml

@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@
       href: microsoft-defender-endpoint-ios.md
     - name: Defender for Endpoint for US Government customers
       href: gov.md
-    - name: Supported Defender for Endpoint capabilities by platform
-      href: supported-capabilities-by-platform.md
-    - name: Antivirus solution compatibility with Defender for Endpoint
-      href: defender-compatibility.md
     - name: Defender for Endpoint Plan 1
       items:
       - name: Overview of Defender for Endpoint Plan 1
@@ -30,6 +26,12 @@
         href: mde-p1-setup-configuration.md
       - name: Get started
         href: mde-plan1-getting-started.md
+    - name: Minimum requirements
+      href: minimum-requirements.md
+    - name: Supported Defender for Endpoint capabilities by platform
+      href: supported-capabilities-by-platform.md
+    - name: Antivirus solution compatibility with Defender for Endpoint
+      href: defender-compatibility.md
     - name: What's new in Defender for Endpoint
       href: whats-new-in-microsoft-defender-endpoint.md
       items: 
@@ -45,8 +47,6 @@
         href: ios-whatsnew.md
       - name: Previous Defender for Endpoint releases (archive)
         href: whats-new-mde-archive.md
-    - name: Minimum requirements
-      href: minimum-requirements.md
     - name: Trial user guide - Defender for Endpoint
       href: defender-endpoint-trial-user-guide.md
     - name: Pilot and deploy Defender for Endpoint

defender-endpoint/configure-real-time-protection-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ author: emmwalshh
 ms.author: ewalsh
 ms.reviewer: yongrhee
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 04/03/2024
+ms.date: 05/08/2025
 manager: deniseb
 ms.custom: nextgen
 ms.collection: 

defender-endpoint/device-discovery.md

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ ms.service: defender-endpoint
 ms.subservice: onboard
 f1.keywords:
 - NOCSH
-ms.author: deniseb
-author: denisebmsft
+ms.author: ewalsh
+author: emmwalshh
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 manager: deniseb
 audience: ITPro
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ms.collection:
 ms.custom: admindeeplinkDEFENDER
 ms.topic: conceptual
 search.appverid: met150
-ms.date: 04/23/2024
+ms.date: 05/08/2025
 ---
 
 # Device discovery overview

defender-endpoint/enable-attack-surface-reduction.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ms.collection:
 - mde-asr
 ms.custom: admindeeplinkDEFENDER
 search.appverid: met150
-ms.date: 04/30/2025
+ms.date: 05/08/2025
 ---
 
 # Enable attack surface reduction rules
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ When adding exclusions, keep these points in mind:
 
 If a conflicting policy is applied via MDM and GP, the setting applied from Group Policy takes precedence.
 
-Attack surface reduction rules for managed devices now support behavior for merging settings from different policies to create a policy superset for each device. Only the settings that aren't in conflict are merged, whereas policy conficts aren't added to the superset of rules. Previously, if two policies included conflicts for a single setting, both policies were flagged as being in conflict, and no settings from either profile were deployed. 
+Attack surface reduction rules for managed devices now support behavior for merging settings from different policies to create a policy superset for each device. Only the settings that aren't in conflict are merged, whereas policy conflicts aren't added to the superset of rules. Previously, if two policies included conflicts for a single setting, both policies were flagged as being in conflict, and no settings from either profile were deployed. 
 
 Attack surface reduction rule merge behavior works as follows:
 
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ The following procedures for enabling attack surface reduction rules include ins
 > If you're using Intune on Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016 with the [modern unified solution](onboard-server.md#functionality-in-the-modern-unified-solution-for-windows-server-2016-and-windows-server-2012-r2), you need to set the following attack surface reduction rules to `Not Configured` because they're not supported on these OS versions. Otherwise, these policies fail to apply:
 > - [Block persistence through Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) event subscription](/defender-endpoint/attack-surface-reduction-rules-reference#block-persistence-through-wmi-event-subscription)
 > - [Block JavaScript or VBScript from launching downloaded executable content](/defender-endpoint/attack-surface-reduction-rules-reference#block-javascript-or-vbscript-from-launching-downloaded-executable-content)
+> - [Block Win32 API calls from Office macro](/defender-endpoint/attack-surface-reduction-rules-reference#block-win32-api-calls-from-office-macros)
 
 #### Endpoint security policy (Preferred)
 

defender-endpoint/host-firewall-reporting.md

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ title: Host firewall reporting in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
 description: Host and view firewall reporting in Microsoft Defender portal.
 ms.service: defender-endpoint
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.date: 04/11/2024
+ms.date: 05/08/2025
 audience: ITPro
 ms.topic: conceptual
-author: denisebmsft
-ms.author: deniseb
+author: emmwalshh
+ms.author: ewalsh
 manager: deniseb
 ms.subservice: asr
 ms.collection: