diff --git a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/linux-static-proxy-configuration.md b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/linux-static-proxy-configuration.md
index 4ced587060..43330660a0 100644
--- a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/linux-static-proxy-configuration.md
+++ b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/linux-static-proxy-configuration.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
-title: Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux Static Proxy Discovery
+title: Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux static proxy discovery
 ms.reviewer: 
-description: Describes how to configure Microsoft Defender ATP for static proxy discovery
+description: Describes how to configure Microsoft Defender ATP for static proxy discovery.
 keywords: microsoft, defender, atp, linux, installation, proxy
 search.product: eADQiWindows 10XVcnh
 search.appverid: met150
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ ms.topic: conceptual
 
 - [Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Microsoft Defender ATP) for Linux](microsoft-defender-atp-linux.md)
 
-Microsoft Defender ATP can discover a proxy server via the ```HTTPS_PROXY``` environment variable. This setting must be configured **both** at installation time and after the product has been installed.
+Microsoft Defender ATP can discover a proxy server using the ```HTTPS_PROXY``` environment variable. This setting must be configured **both** at installation time and after the product has been installed.
 
 ## Installation time configuration
 
-During installation, the ```HTTPS_PROXY``` environment variable must be passed to the package manager. The package manager can read this variable in any of these three ways:
+During installation, the ```HTTPS_PROXY``` environment variable must be passed to the package manager. The package manager can read this variable in any of the following ways:
 
 - The ```HTTPS_PROXY``` variable is defined in ```/etc/environment``` with the following line:
 
@@ -36,16 +36,16 @@ During installation, the ```HTTPS_PROXY``` environment variable must be passed t
     HTTPS_PROXY=”http://proxy.server:port/”
     ```
 
-- The `HTTPS_PROXY` variable is defined in the package manager global configuration. For example, in Ubuntu 18.04, you can add the following line to `/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/proxy.conf`
+- The `HTTPS_PROXY` variable is defined in the package manager global configuration. For example, in Ubuntu 18.04, you can add the following line to `/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/proxy.conf`:
   
     ```bash
     Acquire::https::Proxy "http://proxy.server:port/";
     ```
 
-> [!CAUTION]
-> Note that above two methods could define the proxy to use for other applications on your system. Use this method with caution, or only if this is mean to be a generally global configuration.
+    > [!CAUTION]
+    > Note that above two methods could define the proxy to use for other applications on your system. Use this method with caution, or only if this is meant to be a generally global configuration.
   
-- The `HTTPS_PROXY` variable is prepended to the installation and/or uninstallation commands. For example with the APT package manager, prepend the variable as follows when installing Microsoft Defender ATP: 
+- The `HTTPS_PROXY` variable is prepended to the installation or uninstallation commands. For example, with the APT package manager, prepend the variable as follows when installing Microsoft Defender ATP: 
 
     ```bash  
     $ HTTPS_PROXY=”http://proxy.server:port/" apt install mdatp
@@ -60,17 +60,17 @@ Note that installation and uninstallation will not necessarily fail if a proxy i
 
 ## Post installation configuration
   
-After installation, the `HTTPS_PROXY` environment variable must be defined in the Microsoft Defender ATP service file. To do this, open `/lib/systemd/system/mdatp.service` in a text editor while running as the root user. Then, you can propagate the variable to the service in one of two ways:
+After installation, the `HTTPS_PROXY` environment variable must be defined in the Microsoft Defender ATP service file. To do this, open `/lib/systemd/system/mdatp.service` in a text editor while running as the root user. You can then propagate the variable to the service in one of two ways:
 
 - Uncomment the line `#Environment=HTTPS_PROXY="http://address:port”` and specify your static proxy address.
 
-- Add a line `EnvironmentFile=/path/to/env/file`. This path can point to `/etc/environment` or a custom file, either of which needs to the following line:
+- Add a line `EnvironmentFile=/path/to/env/file`. This path can point to `/etc/environment` or a custom file, either of which needs to add the following line:
   
     ```bash
     HTTPS_PROXY=”http://proxy.server:port/”
     ```
 
-After modifying the `mdatp.service` file, save and close it. Restart the service so the changes can go into effect. In Ubuntu, this involves two commands:  
+After modifying the `mdatp.service` file, save and close it. Restart the service so the changes can be applied. In Ubuntu, this involves two commands:  
 
 ```bash
 $ systemctl daemon-reload; systemctl restart mdatp