Merge pull request #48853 from Orin-Thomas/orthomas-27Jan25-B

Technical review & update to Windows Server 2025

Author: AnnaMHuff

learn-pr/azure/optimize-operations-with-automanage/1-introduction.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Introduction
   description: Introduction to optimizing IT operations and management with Azure Automanage.
-  ms.date: 12/19/2023
+  ms.date: 01/20/2025
   author: johnmarco
   ms.author: johnmarc
   ms.topic: unit

learn-pr/azure/optimize-operations-with-automanage/2-describe-automanage-best-practices.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Describe concepts around Azure Automanage best practices
   description: Describe the benefits and services of using Azure Automanage.
-  ms.date: 12/19/2023
+  ms.date: 01/20/2025
   author: johnmarco
   ms.author: johnmarc
   ms.topic: unit

learn-pr/azure/optimize-operations-with-automanage/3-enable-automanage-best-practices.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Enable Azure Automanage best practices
   description: Describe how to deploy Azure Automanage best practices through the Azure portal, Azure Policy, and ARM.
-  ms.date: 12/19/2023
+  ms.date: 01/20/2025
   author: johnmarco
   ms.author: johnmarc
   ms.topic: unit

learn-pr/azure/optimize-operations-with-automanage/4-create-custom-configuration-profile.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Create and assign a custom configuration profile
   description: Get step by step guidance on creating and assigning a custom configuration profile using the Azure portal.
-  ms.date: 12/19/2023
+  ms.date: 01/20/2025
   author: johnmarco
   ms.author: johnmarc
   ms.topic: unit

learn-pr/azure/optimize-operations-with-automanage/5-extend-automanage-with-arc.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Extend Azure Automanage across non-Azure infrastructure with Azure Arc
   description: Learn how to extend Azure Automanage across non-Azure infrastructure using Azure Arc.
-  ms.date: 12/19/2023
+  ms.date: 01/20/2025
   author: johnmarco
   ms.author: johnmarc
   ms.topic: unit

learn-pr/azure/optimize-operations-with-automanage/6-knowledge-check.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Knowledge check
   description: Knowledge check.
-  ms.date: 12/19/2023
+  ms.date: 01/20/2025
   author: johnmarco
   ms.author: johnmarc
   ms.topic: unit

learn-pr/azure/optimize-operations-with-automanage/7-summary.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Summary
   description: Summary
-  ms.date: 12/19/2023
+  ms.date: 01/20/2025
   author: johnmarco
   ms.author: johnmarc
   ms.topic: unit

learn-pr/azure/optimize-operations-with-automanage/includes/3-enable-automanage-best-practices.md

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ Azure Automanage can be enabled on existing or new virtual machines using the Az
 If you don't have an Azure subscription, [create an account](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options/pay-as-you-go/) before you begin.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> Free trial accounts do not have access to the virtual machines used in this tutorial. Please upgrade to a Pay-As-You-Go subscription.
+> Free trial accounts don't have access to the virtual machines used in this tutorial. Please upgrade to a pay-as-you-go subscription.
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
-> You need to have the **Contributor** role on the resource group containing your VMs to enable Automanage. If you are enabling Automanage for the first time on a subscription, you need the following permissions: **Owner** role or **Contributor** along with **User Access Administrator** roles on your subscription.
+> You need to have the **Contributor** role on the resource group containing your VMs to enable Automanage. If you're enabling Automanage for the first time on a subscription, you need the following permissions: **Owner** role or **Contributor** along with **User Access Administrator** roles on your subscription.
 
 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/).
 1. In the search bar, search for and select **Automanage**.

learn-pr/azure/optimize-operations-with-automanage/includes/5-extend-automanage-with-arc.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 > [!CAUTION]
-> This content references CentOS, a Linux distribution that is End Of Life (EOL) status. Please consider your use and plan accordingly. For more information, see the [CentOS End Of Life guidance](/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/centos/centos-end-of-life).
+> This content references CentOS, a Linux distribution that is End Of Service (EOS) status. Please consider your use and plan accordingly. For more information, see the [CentOS End Of Life guidance](/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/centos/centos-end-of-life).
 
 The benefits of Azure Automanage can be extended beyond virtual machines hosted on the Azure cloud through Azure Arc. Azure Arc expands support to server-based resources that run outside of Azure. A Windows Server or Linux server that's running in Contoso's on-premises datacenter can be registered with Azure Arc and use many of the capabilities available on Azure, including Azure Automanage. Contoso can also apply these capabilities to any server that's running Windows Server or Linux hosted by another cloud provider.
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Arc-enabled servers onboarded with Automanage enjoy the same benefits and servic
 
 Automanage supports the following operating systems for Azure Arc-enabled servers:
 
-- Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022
+- Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025
 - CentOS 7.3+, 8
 - RHEL 7.4+, 8
 - Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04

learn-pr/azure/optimize-operations-with-automanage/index.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   title: Optimizing IT operations and management with Azure Automanage
   description: Learn how to use Azure Automanage to optimize IT operations and management.
   manager: rayoflores
-  ms.date: 12/19/2023
+  ms.date: 01/20/2025
   author: johnmarco
   ms.author: johnmarc
   ms.topic: module