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MC1151677 — Updated Microsoft Defender Antivirus AVSignatureDue policy limit

MC1151677Microsoft Defender XDRpreventOrFixIssueUpdated: 11 September 2025

Starting September 2025, Microsoft Defender Antivirus will require the AVSignatureDue policy minimum to be 2 days (up from 1 day) to prevent false alerts. Organizations with settings below 2 days should update their configuration before rollout completes in mid-October 2025.

Applies to: Microsoft Defender XDR
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