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MC1330888 — Upcoming change to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Advanced Hunting: removal of SMB signature data

MC1330888Microsoft Defender XDRplanForChangeUpdated: 7 July 2026

Starting July 13, 2026, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint will remove SMB signature inspection events from Advanced Hunting to improve performance. Queries using these events will stop working; users should update them to filter SMB traffic by port 445 in DeviceNetworkEvents before July 1, 2026.

Applies to: Microsoft Defender XDR
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