From 832aff3e5a4f6e45bb0df6aabd8678686c505be2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sunny Zankharia <67922512+sazankha@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 May 2021 13:48:55 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/8] Update configure-md-app-guard.md
Removing rouge settings
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1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-application-guard/configure-md-app-guard.md b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-application-guard/configure-md-app-guard.md
index 208da5965e..8df3886343 100644
--- a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-application-guard/configure-md-app-guard.md
+++ b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-application-guard/configure-md-app-guard.md
@@ -61,6 +61,3 @@ These settings, located at **Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Win
|Allow hardware-accelerated rendering for Microsoft Defender Application Guard|Windows 10 Enterprise, 1803 or higher
Windows 10 Pro, 1803 or higher|Determines whether Microsoft Defender Application Guard renders graphics using hardware or software acceleration.|**Enabled.** Microsoft Defender Application Guard uses Hyper-V to access supported, high-security rendering graphics hardware (GPUs). These GPUs improve rendering performance and battery life while using Microsoft Defender Application Guard, particularly for video playback and other graphics-intensive use cases. If this setting is enabled without connecting any high-security rendering graphics hardware, Microsoft Defender Application Guard will automatically revert to software-based (CPU) rendering. **Important:** Be aware that enabling this setting with potentially compromised graphics devices or drivers might pose a risk to the host device.
**Disabled or not configured.** Microsoft Defender Application Guard uses software-based (CPU) rendering and won’t load any third-party graphics drivers or interact with any connected graphics hardware.|
|Allow camera and microphone access in Microsoft Defender Application Guard|Windows 10 Enterprise, 1809 or higher
Windows 10 Pro, 1809 or higher|Determines whether to allow camera and microphone access inside Microsoft Defender Application Guard.|**Enabled.** Applications inside Microsoft Defender Application Guard are able to access the camera and microphone on the user's device. **Important:** Be aware that enabling this policy with a potentially compromised container could bypass camera and microphone permissions and access the camera and microphone without the user's knowledge.
**Disabled or not configured.** Applications inside Microsoft Defender Application Guard are unable to access the camera and microphone on the user's device.|
|Allow Microsoft Defender Application Guard to use Root Certificate Authorities from a user's device|Windows 10 Enterprise, 1809 or higher
Windows 10 Pro, 1809 or higher|Determines whether Root Certificates are shared with Microsoft Defender Application Guard.|**Enabled.** Certificates matching the specified thumbprint are transferred into the container. Use a comma to separate multiple certificates.
**Disabled or not configured.** Certificates are not shared with Microsoft Defender Application Guard.| -|Allow users to trust files that open in Microsoft Defender Application Guard|Windows 10 Enterprise, 1809 or higher|Determines whether users are able to manually trust untrusted files to open them on the host.|**Enabled.** Users are able to manually trust files or trust files after an antivirus check.
**Disabled or not configured.** Users are unable to manually trust files and files continue to open in Microsoft Defender Application Guard.| -|Allow extensions in the container|Windows 10 Enterprise, 1709 or higher
Windows 10 Pro, 1803 or higher|Determines whether Application Guard can use extensions.|**Enabled.** Favorites are able to sync from the host browser to the container. Note that this doesn’t work the other way around. The favorites sync to the user’s work profile by default.
**Disabled.** Users are not able to access their favorites from within the Application Guard container.| -|Allow favorites sync|Windows 10 Enterprise, 1709 or higher
Windows 10 Pro, 1803 or higher|Determines whether favorites can be accessible from Application Guard container.|**Enabled.** Favorites are able to sync from the host browser to the container, but it doesn’t work the other way around. The favorites sync to the user’s work profile by default.
**Disabled.** Users are not able to access their favorites from within the Application Guard container.
From 77be61ed2c094991d15c5168851b43d5b04a935b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gary Moore Windows 10 Pro, 1803 or higher|Determines whether Application Guard can use the clipboard functionality.|**Enabled.** Turns On the clipboard functionality and lets you choose whether to additionally: **Disabled or not configured.** Completely turns Off the clipboard functionality for Application Guard.|
+|Configure Microsoft Defender Application Guard clipboard settings|Windows 10 Enterprise, 1709 or higher Windows 10 Pro, 1803 or higher|Determines whether Application Guard can use the clipboard functionality.|**Enabled.** Turns On the clipboard functionality and lets you choose whether to additionally: **Disabled or not configured.** Completely turns Off the clipboard functionality for Application Guard.|
|Configure Microsoft Defender Application Guard print settings|Windows 10 Enterprise, 1709 or higher Windows 10 Pro, 1803 or higher|Determines whether Application Guard can use the print functionality.|**Enabled.** Turns On the print functionality and lets you choose whether to additionally: **NOTE**: This action might also block assets cached by CDNs and references to analytics sites. Add them to the trusted enterprise resources to avoid broken pages. **Disabled or not configured.** Prevents Microsoft Edge to render network traffic to non-enterprise sites that can't render in Application Guard. |
|Allow Persistence|Windows 10 Enterprise, 1709 or higher **Disabled or not configured.** All user data within Application Guard is reset between sessions. **NOTE**: If you later decide to stop supporting data persistence for your employees, you can use our Windows-provided utility to reset the container and to discard any personal data. **To reset the container:**
If you are a Windows 10 Home N or Windows 10 Home KN user and have trouble finding your applicable upgrade in the Microsoft Store, click [here](ms-windows-store://windowsupgrade/).
+ > [!NOTE]
+ > If you are a Windows 10 Home N or Windows 10 Home KN user and have trouble finding your applicable upgrade in the Microsoft Store, click [here](ms-windows-store://windowsupgrade/).
## License expiration
@@ -130,7 +135,8 @@ Volume license customers whose license has expired will need to change the editi
Downgrading from any edition of Windows 10 to Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 by entering a different product key is not supported. You also cannot downgrade from a later version to an earlier version of the same edition (Ex: Windows 10 Pro 1709 to 1703) unless the rollback process is used. This topic does not discuss version downgrades.
-Note: If you are using [Windows 10 Enterprise Subscription Activation](/windows/deployment/windows-10-enterprise-subscription-activation) and a license expires, devices will automatically revert to the original edition when the grace period expires.
+> [!NOTE]
+> If you are using [Windows 10 Enterprise Subscription Activation](/windows/deployment/windows-10-enterprise-subscription-activation) and a license expires, devices will automatically revert to the original edition when the grace period expires.
### Scenario example
From ec3b863fc4e9c4d461f428d495040eeebf917eaa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gary Moore to
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.../upgrade/windows-10-edition-upgrades.md | 22 +++++++++----------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-edition-upgrades.md b/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-edition-upgrades.md
index 4cc61f1954..c9b296a9c8 100644
--- a/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-edition-upgrades.md
+++ b/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-edition-upgrades.md
@@ -156,21 +156,21 @@ You can move directly from Enterprise to any valid destination edition. In this
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Destination edition
+ Destination edition
-
-
- Home
- Pro
- Pro for Workstations
- Pro Education
- Education
- Enterprise LTSC
- Enterprise
+
+
+ Home
+ Pro
+ Pro for Workstations
+ Pro Education
+ Education
+ Enterprise LTSC
+ Enterprise
-
Starting edition
+ Starting edition
Home
From 2b6d435f7e45d6cbb3dd06294680402928b41355 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gary Moore to
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.../upgrade/windows-10-upgrade-paths.md | 22 +++++++++----------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-upgrade-paths.md b/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-upgrade-paths.md
index 57994ce79b..2b5bb70b58 100644
--- a/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-upgrade-paths.md
+++ b/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-upgrade-paths.md
@@ -43,17 +43,17 @@ D = Edition downgrade; personal data is maintained, applications and settings ar
-
- Windows 10 Home
- Windows 10 Pro
- Windows 10 Pro Education
- Windows 10 Education
- Windows 10 Enterprise
- Windows 10 Mobile
- Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise
+
+ Windows 10 Home
+ Windows 10 Pro
+ Windows 10 Pro Education
+ Windows 10 Education
+ Windows 10 Enterprise
+ Windows 10 Mobile
+ Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise
-
Windows 7
+ Windows 7
Starter
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ D = Edition downgrade; personal data is maintained, applications and settings ar
-
Windows 8.1
+ Windows 8.1
(Core)
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ D = Edition downgrade; personal data is maintained, applications and settings ar
✔
-
Windows 10
+ Windows 10
Home
From e876258e88e88bb9a7c55753a370cddd901b001e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Denise Vangel-MSFT
-Disable the clipboard functionality completely when Virtualization Security is enabled.
- Enable copying of certain content from Application Guard into Microsoft Edge.
- Enable copying of certain content from Microsoft Edge into Application Guard. **Important:** Allowing copied content to go from Microsoft Edge into Application Guard can cause potential security risks and isn't recommended.
- Disable the clipboard functionality completely when Virtualization Security is enabled.
- Enable copying of certain content from Application Guard into Microsoft Edge.
- Enable copying of certain content from Microsoft Edge into Application Guard. **Important:** Allowing copied content to go from Microsoft Edge into Application Guard can cause potential security risks and isn't recommended.
- Enable Application Guard to print into the XPS format.
- Enable Application Guard to print into the PDF format.
- Enable Application Guard to print to locally attached printers.
- Enable Application Guard to print from previously connected network printers. Employees can't search for additional printers.
**Disabled or not configured.** Completely turns Off the print functionality for Application Guard.|
|Block enterprise websites to load non-enterprise content in IE and Edge|Windows 10 Enterprise, 1709 or higher|Determines whether to allow Internet access for apps not included on the **Allowed Apps** list.|**Enabled.** Prevents network traffic from both Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge to non-enterprise sites that can't render in the Application Guard container.
Windows 10 Pro, 1803 or higher|Determines whether data persists across different sessions in Microsoft Defender Application Guard.|**Enabled.** Application Guard saves user-downloaded files and other items (such as, cookies, Favorites, and so on) for use in future Application Guard sessions.
1. Open a command-line program and navigate to `Windows/System32`.
2. Type `wdagtool.exe cleanup`. The container environment is reset, retaining only the employee-generated data.
3. Type `wdagtool.exe cleanup RESET_PERSISTENCE_LAYER`. The container environment is reset, including discarding all employee-generated data.|