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defender-endpoint/troubleshoot-asr-rules.md

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 # Report and troubleshoot Defender for Endpoint attack surface reduction rules
@@ -68,63 +68,15 @@ The following screenshot shows the Timeline view of these events on a given endp
 
 ## How to troubleshoot attack surface reduction rules?
 
-The first and most immediate way is to check locally, on a Windows device, which attack surface reduction rules are enabled (and their configuration) is by using the PowerShell cmdlets.
+Review [Troubleshoot attack surface reduction rules](/defender-endpoint/troubleshoot-asr)
 
-Here are a few other sources of information that Windows offers, to troubleshoot attack surface reduction rules' impact and operation.
+## Related articles
 
-### Querying which rules are active
+- [Attack surface reduction rules](attack-surface-reduction.md)
+- [Enable attack surface reduction rules](enable-attack-surface-reduction.md)
+- [Evaluate attack surface reduction rules](attack-surface-reduction-rules-deployment-test.md)
 
-One of the easiest ways to determine if attack surface reduction rules are already enabled is through a PowerShell cmdlet, Get-MpPreference.
+- [Troubleshoot attack surface reduction rules](/defender-endpoint/troubleshoot-asr)
 
-Here's an example:
-
-:::image type="content" source="media/getmpreferencescriptnew.png" alt-text="The get mppreference script" lightbox="media/getmpreferencescriptnew.png":::
-
-There are multiple attack surface reduction rules active, with different configured actions.
-
-To expand the above information on attack surface reduction rules, you can use the properties **AttackSurfaceReductionRules_Ids** and/or **AttackSurfaceReductionRules_Actions**.
-
-Example:
-
-```powershell
-Get-MPPreference | Select-Object -ExpandProperty AttackSurfaceReductionRules_Ids
-```
-
-:::image type="content" source="media/getmpref-examplenew.png" alt-text="The get mpreference example" lightbox="media/getmpref-examplenew.png":::
-
-The above shows all the IDs for attack surface reduction rules that have a setting different from 0 (Not Configured).
-
-The next step is then to list the actual actions (Block or Audit) that each rule is configured with.
-
-```powershell
-Get-MPPreference | Select-Object -ExpandProperty AttackSurfaceReductionRules_Actions
-```
-
-:::image type="content" source="media/getmpref-example2new.png" alt-text="The get mppreference example2" lightbox="media/getmpref-example2new.png":::
-
-### Querying blocking and auditing events
-
-attack surface reduction rule events can be viewed within the Windows Defender log.
-
-To access it, open Windows Event Viewer, and browse to **Applications and Services Logs** \> **Microsoft** \> **Windows** \> **Windows Defender** \> **Operational**.
-
-:::image type="content" source="media/eventviewerscrnew.png" alt-text="The Event Viewer page" lightbox="media/eventviewerscrnew.png":::
-
-## Microsoft Defender Antimalware Protection Logs
-
-You can also view rule events through the Microsoft Defender Antivirus dedicated command-line tool, called `*mpcmdrun.exe*`, that can be used to manage and configure, and automate tasks if needed.
-
-You can find this utility in *%ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe*. You must run it from an elevated command prompt (that is, run as Admin).
-
-To generate the support information, type *MpCmdRun.exe -getfiles*. After a while, several logs will be packaged into an archive (MpSupportFiles.cab) and made available in *C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Support*.
-
-:::image type="content" source="media/malware-prot-logsnew.png" alt-text="The malware protection logs" lightbox="media/malware-prot-logsnew.png":::
-
-Extract that archive and you'll have many files available for troubleshooting purposes.
-
-The most relevant files are as follows:
-
-- **MPOperationalEvents.txt**: This file contains same level of information found in Event Viewer for Windows Defender's Operational log.
-- **MPRegistry.txt**: In this file you can analyze all the current Windows Defender configurations, from the moment the support logs were captured.
-- **MPLog.txt**: This log contains more verbose information about all the actions/operations of the Windows Defender.
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