The following endpoint is used to authenticate a device. If you turn off traffic for this endpoint, you will block updates to Cortana greetings, tips, and Live Tiles. The following endpoints are related to Cortana and Live Tiles.
Learn how to turn off traffic to all of the following endpoint(s). If traffic to this endpoint is turned off, Windows no longer automatically downloads certificates known to be fraudulent, which increases the attack vector on the device. We do not recommend blocking this endpoint. These settings are critical for both Windows security and the overall security of the Internet.
Additionally, it is used to download certificates that are publicly known to be fraudulent. It is possible to turn off traffic to this endpoint, but it is not recommended because as root certificates are updated over time, applications and websites may stop working because they did not receive an updated root certificate the application uses.
The following endpoint is used by the Automatic Root Certificates Update component to automatically check the list of trusted authorities on Windows Update to see if an update is available. Additionally, the Microsoft Store won't be able to revoke malicious Store apps and users will still be able to open them. If you disable the Microsoft store, other Store apps cannot be installed or updated. To turn off traffic for this endpoint, either uninstall the Photos app or disable the Microsoft Store. The following endpoint is used by the Photos app to download configuration files, and to connect to the Office 365 portal's shared infrastructure, including Office in a browser. To turn off traffic for this endpoint, either uninstall OneNote or disable the Microsoft Store. The following endpoint is used for OneNote Live Tile. To turn off traffic for this endpoint, either uninstall the Weather app or disable the Microsoft Store.
The following endpoint is used for the Weather app. Learn how to turn off traffic to the following endpoint(s).
Windows 10 21H1 Enterprise connection endpoints Area For example, an endpoint for *. might be used to load balance requests to an Azure datacenter, which can change over time. Microsoft uses global load balancers that can appear in network trace-routes.
Where applicable, each endpoint covered in this topic includes a link to the specific details on how to control that traffic.