Migrate Windows Server 2025 domain controllers to sensor v3.x
Analysis / inference: Microsoft announced support for migrating Windows Server 2025 domain controllers from Defender for Identity sensor v2.x to v3.x.
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- Source
- Microsoft Defender for Identity - What's new · Limited verification
- Classification
- Microsoft Security
Section 01 · Summary analysis
Microsoft has enabled the migration pathway for Windows Server 2025 domain controllers running Defender for Identity sensors from version 2.x to version 3.x.
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Section 02 · Analysis
SecOps Signal analysisUpgrading domain controllers running Windows Server 2025 to Microsoft Defender for Identity sensor v3.x is necessary to maintain proper support, security monitoring, and feature updates on modern operating systems.
Requires infrastructure planning to upgrade sensors on Windows Server 2025 domain controllers to prevent operational gaps in identity monitoring.
Section 03 · Recommended actions
- Review existing sensor deployments on Windows Server 2025 domain controllers and plan the upgrade path to sensor version 3.x.
- Verify the current version of the Microsoft Defender for Identity sensor deployed on Windows Server 2025 domain controllers.