Merge pull request #5669 from paulinbar/painbar-whatsnew-update

Painbar whatsnew update

Author: paulinbar

defender-endpoint/whats-new-in-microsoft-defender-endpoint.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ms.author: lwainstein
 author: limwainstein
 ms.reviewer: noamhadash, pahuijbr, yongrhee
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.date: 08/20/2025
+ms.date: 11/19/2025
 manager: bagol
 audience: ITPro
 ms.collection:
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Learn more:
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 |New predictive shielding response actions. |Preview |Defender for Endpoint now includes the [GPO hardening](respond-machine-alerts.md#gpo-hardening) and [Safeboot hardening](respond-machine-alerts.md#safeboot-hardening) response actions. These actions are part of the [predictive shielding](/defender-xdr/shield-predict-threats) feature, which anticipates and mitigates potential threats before they materialize.|
 |[Custom data collection](custom-data-collection.md) |Preview |Custom data collection enables organizations to expand and customize telemetry collection beyond default configurations to support specialized threat hunting and security monitoring needs. |
+| [Defender deployment tool](./defender-deployment-tool-windows.md) | Preview | The new Defender deployment tool is a lightweight, self-updating application that streamlines onboarding devices to the Defender endpoint security solution. The tool takes care of prerequisites, automates migrations from older solutions, and removes the need for complex onboarding scripts, separate downloads, and manual installations. It currently supports Windows and Linux devices. |
+| [Defender endpoint security solution for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1](./onboard-downlevel.md#use-the-defender-deployment-tool-to-deploy-defender-endpoint-security) | Preview | A Defender for endpoint security solution is now available for legacy Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 devices. The solution provides advanced protection capabilities and improved functionality for these devices compared to other solutions. The new solution is available using the new [Defender deployment tool](./defender-deployment-tool-windows.md). |
 
 ## October 2025