From 813366c483832642f9265d2cf6eedd7f87ac0749 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Caparas Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021 14:55:37 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] update section on passive uninstall --- .../microsoft-defender-atp/minimum-requirements.md | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/minimum-requirements.md b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/minimum-requirements.md index 7d4ff91ed4..f7623205a3 100644 --- a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/minimum-requirements.md +++ b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/minimum-requirements.md @@ -199,14 +199,12 @@ When Microsoft Defender Antivirus is not the active antimalware in your organiza If your organization has turned off Microsoft Defender Antivirus through group policy or other methods, devices that are onboarded must be excluded from this group policy. -If you are onboarding servers and Microsoft Defender Antivirus is not the active antimalware on your servers, you shouldn't uninstall Microsoft Defender Antivirus. You'll need to configure it to run on passive mode. For more information, see [Onboard servers](configure-server-endpoints.md). +If you are onboarding servers and Microsoft Defender Antivirus is not the active antimalware on your servers, Microsoft Defender Antivirus will either need to be configured to go on passive mode or uninstalled. The configuration is dependent on the server version. For more information, see [Microsoft Defender Antivirus compatibility](../microsoft-defender-antivirus/microsoft-defender-antivirus-compatibility.md). > [!NOTE] > Your regular group policy doesn't apply to Tamper Protection, and changes to Microsoft Defender Antivirus settings will be ignored when Tamper Protection is on. -For more information, see [Microsoft Defender Antivirus compatibility](../microsoft-defender-antivirus/microsoft-defender-antivirus-compatibility.md). - ## Microsoft Defender Antivirus Early Launch Antimalware (ELAM) driver is enabled If you're running Microsoft Defender Antivirus as the primary antimalware product on your devices, the Defender for Endpoint agent will successfully onboard.