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Windows 10, version 1903, connection endpoints for non-Enterprise editions

Important

This version of Windows 10 has reached its end of servicing date. For more information, see Microsoft Product Lifecyle.

Applies to

  • Windows 10 Home, version 1903
  • Windows 10 Professional, version 1903
  • Windows 10 Education, version 1903

In addition to the endpoints listed for Windows 10 Enterprise, the following endpoints are available on other non-Enterprise editions of Windows 10, version 1903.

The following methodology was used to derive the network endpoints:

  1. Set up the latest version of Windows 10 on a test virtual machine using the default settings.
  2. Leave the device(s) running idle for a week ("idle" means a user is not interacting with the system/device).
  3. Use globally accepted network protocol analyzer/capturing tools and log all background egress traffic.
  4. Compile reports on traffic going to public IP addresses.
  5. The test virtual machine(s) was logged into using a local account, and was not joined to a domain or Azure Active Directory.
  6. All traffic was captured in our lab using an IPV4 network. Therefore, no IPV6 traffic is reported here.
  7. These tests were conducted in an approved Microsoft lab. It's possible your results may be different.
  8. These tests were conducted for one week, but if you capture traffic for longer you may have different results.

Note

Microsoft uses global load balancers that can appear in network trace-routes. For example, an endpoint for *.akadns.net might be used to load balance requests to an Azure datacenter, which can change over time.

Windows 10 Home

Destination Protocol Description
*.aria.microsoft.com* HTTPS Microsoft Office Telemetry
*.b.akamai*.net HTTPS Used to check for updates to Maps that have been downloaded for offline use
*.c-msedge.net HTTP Microsoft Office
*.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com* HTTP Enables connections to Windows Update
*.download.windowsupdate.com* HTTP Used to download operating system patches and updates
*.g.akamai*.net HTTPS Used to check for updates to Maps that have been downloaded for offline use
*.login.msa.*.net HTTPS Microsoft Account related
*.msn.com* TLSv1.2/HTTPS Windows Spotlight
*.skype.com HTTP/HTTPS Skype
*.smartscreen.microsoft.com HTTPS Windows Defender Smartscreen
*.telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com* HTTPS Used by Windows Error Reporting
*cdn.onenote.net* HTTP OneNote
*displaycatalog.*mp.microsoft.com* HTTPS Used to communicate with Microsoft Store
*geo-prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com* TLSv1.2/HTTPS Enables connections to Windows Update
*hwcdn.net* HTTP Highwinds Content Delivery Network / Windows updates
*img-prod-cms-rt-microsoft-com* HTTPS Microsoft Store or Inbox MSN Apps image download
*licensing.*mp.microsoft.com* HTTPS Licensing
*maps.windows.com* HTTPS Related to Maps application
*msedge.net* HTTPS Used by Microsoft OfficeHub to get the metadata of Microsoft Office apps
*nexusrules.officeapps.live.com* HTTPS Microsoft Office Telemetry
*photos.microsoft.com* HTTPS Photos App
*prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com* TLSv1.2/HTTPS Used for Windows Update downloads of apps and OS updates
*purchase.md.mp.microsoft.com.akadns.net HTTPS Used to communicate with Microsoft Store
*settings.data.microsoft.com.akadns.net HTTPS Used for Windows apps to dynamically update their configuration
*wac.phicdn.net* HTTP Windows Update
*windowsupdate.com* HTTP Windows Update
*wns.*windows.com* TLSv1.2/HTTPS Used for the Windows Push Notification Services (WNS)
*wpc.v0cdn.net* HTTP Windows Telemetry
arc.msn.com HTTPS Spotlight
auth.gfx.ms* HTTPS MSA related
cdn.onenote.net HTTPS OneNote Live Tile
dmd.metaservices.microsoft.com* HTTP Device Authentication
e-0009.e-msedge.net HTTPS Microsoft Office
e10198.b.akamaiedge.net HTTPS Maps application
evoke-windowsservices-tas.msedge* HTTPS Photos app
fe2.update.microsoft.com* TLSv1.2/HTTPS Enables connections to Windows Update, Microsoft Update, and the online services of Microsoft Store
fe3.*.mp.microsoft.com.* TLSv1.2/HTTPS Windows Update, Microsoft Update, and Microsoft Store services
g.live.com* HTTPS OneDrive
go.microsoft.com HTTP Windows Defender
iriscoremetadataprod.blob.core.windows.net HTTPS Windows Telemetry
login.live.com HTTPS Device Authentication
msagfx.live.com HTTP OneDrive
ocsp.digicert.com* HTTP CRL and OCSP checks to the issuing certificate authorities
officeclient.microsoft.com HTTPS Microsoft Office
oneclient.sfx.ms* HTTPS Used by OneDrive for Business to download and verify app updates
onecollector.cloudapp.aria.akadns.net HTTPS Microsoft Office
ow1.res.office365.com HTTP Microsoft Office
purchase.mp.microsoft.com* HTTPS Used to communicate with Microsoft Store
query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com* HTTPS Used to retrieve Windows Spotlight metadata
ris.api.iris.microsoft.com* TLSv1.2/HTTPS Used to retrieve Windows Spotlight metadata
ris-prod-atm.trafficmanager.net HTTPS Azure traffic manager
s-0001.s-msedge.net HTTPS Microsoft Office
self.events.data.microsoft.com HTTPS Microsoft Office
settings.data.microsoft.com* HTTPS Used for Windows apps to dynamically update their configuration
settings-win.data.microsoft.com* HTTPS Used for Windows apps to dynamically update their configuration
share.microsoft.com HTTPS Microsoft Store
skypeecs-prod-usw-0.cloudapp.net HTTPS Microsoft Store
sls.update.microsoft.com* TLSv1.2/HTTPS Enables connections to Windows Update
slscr.update.microsoft.com* HTTPS Enables connections to Windows Update
store*.dsx.mp.microsoft.com* HTTPS Used to communicate with Microsoft Store
storecatalogrevocation.storequality.microsoft.com HTTPS Microsoft Store
storecatalogrevocation.storequality.microsoft.com* HTTPS Used to revoke licenses for malicious apps on the Microsoft Store
store-images.*microsoft.com* HTTP Used to get images that are used for Microsoft Store suggestions
storesdk.dsx.mp.microsoft.com HTTP Microsoft Store
tile-service.weather.microsoft.com* HTTP Used to download updates to the Weather app Live Tile
time.windows.com HTTP Microsoft Windows Time related
tsfe.trafficshaping.dsp.mp.microsoft.com* TLSv1.2/HTTPS Used for content regulation
v10.events.data.microsoft.com HTTPS Diagnostic Data
watson.telemetry.microsoft.com HTTPS Diagnostic Data
wdcp.microsoft.* TLSv1.2, HTTPS Used for Windows Defender when Cloud-based Protection is enabled
wd-prod-cp-us-west-1-fe.westus.cloudapp.azure.com HTTPS Windows Defender
wusofficehome.msocdn.com HTTPS Microsoft Office
www.bing.com* HTTP Used for updates for Cortana, apps, and Live Tiles
www.msftconnecttest.com HTTP Network Connection (NCSI)
www.office.com HTTPS Microsoft Office
adl.windows.com HTTP Used for compatibility database updates for Windows
windows.policies.live.net HTTP OneDrive

Windows 10 Pro

Destination Protocol Description
*.cloudapp.azure.com HTTPS Azure
*.delivery.dsp.mp.microsoft.com.nsatc.net HTTPS Windows Update, Microsoft Update, and Microsoft Store services
*.displaycatalog.md.mp.microsoft.com.akadns.net HTTPS Microsoft Store
*.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com* HTTP Enables connections to Windows Update
*.e-msedge.net HTTPS Used by OfficeHub to get the metadata of Office apps
*.g.akamaiedge.net HTTPS Used to check for updates to maps that have been downloaded for offline use
*.s-msedge.net HTTPS Used by OfficeHub to get the metadata of Office apps
*.windowsupdate.com* HTTP Enables connections to Windows Update
*.wns.notify.windows.com.akadns.net HTTPS Used for the Windows Push Notification Services (WNS)
*dsp.mp.microsoft.com.nsatc.net HTTPS Enables connections to Windows Update
*c-msedge.net HTTP Office
a1158.g.akamai.net HTTP Maps application
arc.msn.com* HTTP / HTTPS Used to retrieve Windows Spotlight metadata
blob.mwh01prdstr06a.store.core.windows.net HTTPS Microsoft Store
browser.pipe.aria.microsoft.com HTTPS Microsoft Office
bubblewitch3mobile.king.com HTTPS Bubble Witch application
candycrush.king.com HTTPS Candy Crush application
cdn.onenote.net HTTP Microsoft OneNote
cds.p9u4n2q3.hwcdn.net HTTP Highwinds Content Delivery Network traffic for Windows updates
client.wns.windows.com HTTPS Windows Notification System
co4.telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com.akadns.net HTTPS Windows Error Reporting
config.edge.skype.com HTTPS Microsoft Skype
cs11.wpc.v0cdn.net HTTP Windows Telemetry
cs9.wac.phicdn.net HTTP Windows Update
cy2.licensing.md.mp.microsoft.com.akadns.net HTTPS Used to communicate with Microsoft Store
cy2.purchase.md.mp.microsoft.com.akadns.net HTTPS Used to communicate with Microsoft Store
cy2.settings.data.microsoft.com.akadns.net HTTPS Used to communicate with Microsoft Store
dmd.metaservices.microsoft.com.akadns.net HTTP Device Authentication
e-0009.e-msedge.net HTTPS Microsoft Office
e10198.b.akamaiedge.net HTTPS Maps application
fe3.update.microsoft.com HTTPS Windows Update
g.live.com HTTPS Microsoft OneDrive
g.msn.com.nsatc.net HTTPS Used to retrieve Windows Spotlight metadata
geo-prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com HTTPS Windows Update
go.microsoft.com HTTP Windows Defender
iecvlist.microsoft.com HTTPS Microsoft Edge
img-prod-cms-rt-microsoft-com.akamaized.net HTTP / HTTPS Microsoft Store
ipv4.login.msa.akadns6.net HTTPS Used for Microsoft accounts to sign in
licensing.mp.microsoft.com HTTP Licensing
location-inference-westus.cloudapp.net HTTPS Used for location data
login.live.com HTTP Device Authentication
maps.windows.com HTTP Maps application
modern.watson.data.microsoft.com.akadns.net HTTPS Used by Windows Error Reporting
msagfx.live.com HTTP OneDrive
nav.smartscreen.microsoft.com HTTPS Windows Defender
ocsp.digicert.com* HTTP CRL and OCSP checks to the issuing certificate authorities
oneclient.sfx.ms HTTP OneDrive
ris.api.iris.microsoft.com.akadns.net HTTPS Used to retrieve Windows Spotlight metadata
ris-prod-atm.trafficmanager.net HTTPS Azure
s2s.config.skype.com HTTP Microsoft Skype
settings-win.data.microsoft.com HTTPS Application settings
share.microsoft.com HTTPS Microsoft Store
skypeecs-prod-usw-0.cloudapp.net HTTPS Microsoft Skype
slscr.update.microsoft.com HTTPS Windows Update
storecatalogrevocation.storequality.microsoft.com HTTPS Microsoft Store
store-images.microsoft.com HTTPS Microsoft Store
tile-service.weather.microsoft.com/* HTTP Used to download updates to the Weather app Live Tile
time.windows.com HTTP Windows time
tsfe.trafficshaping.dsp.mp.microsoft.com HTTPS Used for content regulation
v10.events.data.microsoft.com* HTTPS Microsoft Office
vip5.afdorigin-prod-am02.afdogw.com HTTPS Used to serve office 365 experimentation traffic
watson.telemetry.microsoft.com HTTPS Telemetry
wdcp.microsoft.com HTTPS Windows Defender
wusofficehome.msocdn.com HTTPS Microsoft Office
www.bing.com HTTPS Cortana and Search
www.microsoft.com HTTP Diagnostic
www.msftconnecttest.com HTTP Network connection
www.office.com HTTPS Microsoft Office

Windows 10 Education

Destination Protocol Description
*.b.akamaiedge.net HTTPS Used to check for updates to maps that have been downloaded for offline use
*.c-msedge.net HTTP Used by OfficeHub to get the metadata of Office apps
*.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com* HTTP Windows Update
*.e-msedge.net HTTPS Used by OfficeHub to get the metadata of Office apps
*.g.akamaiedge.net HTTPS Used to check for updates to Maps that have been downloaded for offline use
*.licensing.md.mp.microsoft.com.akadns.net HTTPS Microsoft Store
*.settings.data.microsoft.com.akadns.net HTTPS Microsoft Store
*.skype.com* HTTPS Used to retrieve Skype configuration values
*.smartscreen*.microsoft.com HTTPS Windows Defender
*.s-msedge.net HTTPS Used by OfficeHub to get the metadata of Office apps
*.telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com* HTTPS Used by Windows Error Reporting
*.wac.phicdn.net HTTP Windows Update
*.windowsupdate.com* HTTP Windows Update
*.wns.windows.com HTTPS Windows Notifications Service
*.wpc.*.net HTTP Diagnostic Data
*displaycatalog.md.mp.microsoft.com.akadns.net HTTPS Microsoft Store
*dsp.mp.microsoft.com HTTPS Windows Update
a1158.g.akamai.net HTTP Maps
a122.dscg3.akamai.net HTTP Maps
a767.dscg3.akamai.net HTTP Maps
au.download.windowsupdate.com* HTTP Windows Update
bing.com/* HTTPS Used for updates for Cortana, apps, and Live Tiles
blob.dz5prdstr01a.store.core.windows.net HTTPS Microsoft Store
browser.pipe.aria.microsoft.com HTTP Used by OfficeHub to get the metadata of Office apps
cdn.onenote.net/livetile/* HTTPS Used for OneNote Live Tile
cds.p9u4n2q3.hwcdn.net HTTP Used by the Highwinds Content Delivery Network to perform Windows updates
client-office365-tas.msedge.net/* HTTPS Microsoft 365 admin center and Office in a browser
ctldl.windowsupdate.com* HTTP Used to download certificates that are publicly known to be fraudulent
displaycatalog.mp.microsoft.com/* HTTPS Microsoft Store
dmd.metaservices.microsoft.com* HTTP Device Authentication
download.windowsupdate.com* HTTPS Windows Update
evoke-windowsservices-tas.msedge.net HTTPS Photo app
fe2.update.microsoft.com* HTTPS Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Store services
fe3.delivery.dsp.mp.microsoft.com.nsatc.net HTTPS Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Store services
fe3.delivery.mp.microsoft.com* HTTPS Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Store services
g.live.com* HTTPS Used by OneDrive for Business to download and verify app updates
g.msn.com.nsatc.net HTTPS Used to retrieve Windows Spotlight metadata
go.microsoft.com HTTP Windows Defender
iecvlist.microsoft.com HTTPS Microsoft Edge browser
ipv4.login.msa.akadns6.net HTTPS Used for Microsoft accounts to sign in
licensing.mp.microsoft.com* HTTPS Used for online activation and some app licensing
login.live.com HTTPS Device Authentication
maps.windows.com/windows-app-web-link HTTPS Maps application
modern.watson.data.microsoft.com.akadns.net HTTPS Used by Windows Error Reporting
msagfx.live.com HTTPS OneDrive
ocos-office365-s2s.msedge.net/* HTTPS Used to connect to the Microsoft 365 admin center's shared infrastructure
ocsp.digicert.com* HTTP CRL and OCSP checks to the issuing certificate authorities
oneclient.sfx.ms/* HTTPS Used by OneDrive for Business to download and verify app updates
onecollector.cloudapp.aria.akadns.net HTTPS Microsoft Office
settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/* HTTPS Used as a way for apps to dynamically update their configuration
share.microsoft.com HTTPS Microsoft Store
skypeecs-prod-usw-0.cloudapp.net HTTPS Skype
sls.update.microsoft.com* HTTPS Windows Update
storecatalogrevocation.storequality.microsoft.com* HTTPS Used to revoke licenses for malicious apps on the Microsoft Store
tile-service.weather.microsoft.com* HTTP Used to download updates to the Weather app Live Tile
tsfe.trafficshaping.dsp.mp.microsoft.com HTTPS Windows Update
v10.events.data.microsoft.com* HTTPS Diagnostic Data
vip5.afdorigin-prod-ch02.afdogw.com HTTPS Used to serve Office 365 experimentation traffic
watson.telemetry.microsoft.com* HTTPS Used by Windows Error Reporting
wdcp.microsoft.com HTTPS Windows Defender
wd-prod-cp-us-east-1-fe.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com HTTPS Azure
wusofficehome.msocdn.com HTTPS Microsoft Office
www.bing.com HTTPS Cortana and Search
www.microsoft.com HTTP Diagnostic Data
www.microsoft.com/pkiops/certs/* HTTP CRL and OCSP checks to the issuing certificate authorities
www.msftconnecttest.com HTTP Network Connection
www.office.com HTTPS Microsoft Office