Windows Server 2012 R2

New protection capabilities for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) customers landed in public preview, Oct 7th 2021, for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016.  With the public preview, Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2016 gain 'functional equivalence' to Windows Server 2019, thanks to a new agent that is being described as the 'unified… Read More

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