Microsoft Defender Definition Update Deployment via ConfigMgr

Question

To deploy Microsoft Defender Definition Updates (Security Intelligence Updates) via ConfigMgr, is Endpoint Protection Role Installation is must, just wondering 🤔
Please advise 😊

Answer 1

Hi,

Yes, the Endpoint Protection point site system role must be installed before Endpoint Protection can be used.

Here is an article can be used as a reference, please refer to the "Steps to Configure Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager" part in this article:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/protect/deploy-use/endpoint-protection-configure#steps-to-configure-endpoint-protection-in-configuration-manager

For more details on distributing the definition updates from Configuration manager, please refer:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/protect/deploy-use/endpoint-definition-updates

Hope the above information can help.

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