Known limitation: Migration of domain controllers with Windows Server 2025 from sensor v2.x to sensor v3.x is not supported
Analysis / inference: Microsoft Defender for Identity notes a known limitation where migrating Windows Server 2025 domain controllers from sensor v2.x to v3.x is not supported.
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- Source
- Microsoft Defender for Identity - What's new · Limited verification
- Classification
- Microsoft Security
Section 01 · Summary analysis
Microsoft has documented a restriction preventing the direct migration of Windows Server 2025 domain controllers running Defender for Identity sensor v2.x to sensor v3.x.
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Section 02 · Analysis
SecOps Signal analysisMigrating a domain controller running Windows Server 2025 to Microsoft Defender for Identity sensor v3.x is currently unsupported and can disrupt monitoring or sensor stability.
Attempting to migrate unsupported sensor versions on Windows Server 2025 domain controllers may cause deployment failures or loss of identity monitoring visibility.
Section 03 · Recommended actions
- Keep Windows Server 2025 domain controllers on sensor v2.x.
- Postpone any sensor v3.x upgrades for Windows Server 2025 domain controllers until Microsoft releases official support.
- Verify the current version of Microsoft Defender for Identity sensors deployed on Windows Server 2025 domain controllers.
- Check if any planned upgrades from sensor v2.x to v3.x are scheduled for Windows Server 2025 environments.