This guide will show an administrator how to initiate a device isolation on a MDE enrolled machine that is showing signs of compromise.
Role Requirements
Procedure Scope: Administrators
Required Group Membership: Admin.Security
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- Navigate to the Device Inventory – Microsoft Defender portal, locate and select the device you wish to initiate the isolation action on.

- A pop-out will generate displaying device information for the entry, locate and select the three dots, followed by selecting the Isolate Device action.

- A prompt will be generated asking for finalization on the isolation action, select Confirm to complete device isolation.

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