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Microsoft Defender Application Guard (MDAG) is a hardware-isolated browsing and document containment feature that uses Hyper-V containers to protect Windows systems from untrusted websites and files. Microsoft has announced the retirement of MDAG, removing it from new Windows 11 images starting with version 24H2 and setting a final support cutoff of November 10, 2026, aligned with the end of servicing for Windows 11 version 23H2. Organizations relying on MDAG should plan migration to alternative security solutions such as Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC), AppLocker, Microsoft Edge sandbox, Azure Virtual Desktop, or Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. This tag covers discussions about MDAG retirement, migration planning, and related security features.
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    Edge 154 Ends WIP and Application Guard on Windows 10

    Microsoft Edge 154 will stop supporting Windows Information Protection and Microsoft Defender Application Guard on Windows 10 when Microsoft’s worldwide retirement rolls out in late September 2026. For the relatively small set of organizations still using either control, this is a hard...
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    Microsoft Defender Application Guard Retirement: Plan for Windows 11 23H2 End of Support

    Microsoft’s long-running experiment with hardware-isolated browsing and document containment is finally being put out to pasture: Microsoft Defender Application Guard (commonly called MDAG) has a firm retirement timeline, and organizations that rely on its Hyper‑V container model need to act...
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