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ms.date: 03/18/2025
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ms.date: 04/04/2025
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2. Remove System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP) client if installed.
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3.Download and install [prerequisites](onboard-windows-server-2012r2-2016.md#prerequisites) if necessary.
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3.Review the [Prerequisites for Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2012 R2](onboard-windows-server-2012r2-2016.md#prerequisites-for-windows-server-2016-and-windows-server-2012-r2).
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4. Enable and update the Microsoft Defender Antivirus feature on Windows Server 2016.
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## If you are running a non-Microsoft antivirus solution
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1. Fully update the machine including Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Windows Server 2016) ensuring [prerequisites](onboard-windows-server-2012r2-2016.md#prerequisites) have been met. For more information on the prerequisites that have to be met, see [Prerequisites for Windows Server 2016](onboard-windows-server-2012r2-2016.md#prerequisites-for-windows-server-2016-and-windows-server-2012-r2).
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1. Fully update the machine including Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Windows Server 2016) ensuring [prerequisitesfor Windows Server 2016](onboard-windows-server-2012r2-2016.md#prerequisites-for-windows-server-2016-and-windows-server-2012-r2) are met.
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2. Ensure your non-Microsoft antivirus management solution no longer pushes antivirus agents to these machines.
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3. Author your policies for the protection capabilities in Defender for Endpoint and target those to the machine in the tool of your choice.
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4. Install the Defender for Endpoint package for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016, and set it to passive mode.
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See [Install Microsoft Defender Antivirus using command line](onboard-windows-server-2012r2-2016.md#install-defender-for-endpoint-using-the-command-line).
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4. Install the Defender for Endpoint package for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016, and set it to passive mode. See [Onboard Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016 to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint](onboard-windows-server-2012r2-2016.md#onboard-windows-server-2012-r2-and-windows-server-2016-to-microsoft-defender-for-endpoint).
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5. Apply the onboarding script **for use with Group Policy** downloaded from the [Microsoft Defender portal](https://security.microsoft.com).
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3. Uninstall System Center Endpoint Protection (Windows Server 2012 R2).
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4. Install Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (see [Configure server endpoints](onboard-windows-server-2012r2-2016.md).)
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4. Install Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (see [Onboard Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016 to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint](onboard-windows-server-2012r2-2016.md))
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5. Apply the onboarding script **for use with Group Policy** downloaded from the [Microsoft Defender portal](https://security.microsoft.com).
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### Set Microsoft Defender Antivirus to passive mode on Windows Server
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> You can now run Microsoft Defender Antivirus in passive mode on Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2016. For more information, see [Options to install Microsoft Defender for Endpoint](onboard-windows-server-2012r2-2016.md#options-to-install-the-defender-for-endpoint-packages).
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> You can now run Microsoft Defender Antivirus in passive mode on Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2016. For more information, see [Onboard Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016 to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint](onboard-windows-server-2012r2-2016.md).
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1. Open Registry Editor, and then navigate to `Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Advanced Threat Protection`.
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