From 082df31478b333a492bc9c101888dd7a81c4b387 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marko Lisica <83164494+marko-lisica@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2026 16:45:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update verification notes for Windows profiles (#39231)

Add notes about Windows configuration profile verification issues and
updates.

Related to:

- #38833
---
 articles/custom-os-settings.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/articles/custom-os-settings.md b/articles/custom-os-settings.md
index a24d5a98d5..7784aa84ef 100644
--- a/articles/custom-os-settings.md
+++ b/articles/custom-os-settings.md
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ In the top box, with "Verified," "Verifying," "Pending," and "Failed" statuses,
 
 ### Verified
 
+> For some Windows configuration profiles, [verification doesn't work](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/issues/38833). Fleet will [remove verification](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/issues/31921) for Windows profiles in 4.83 (coming soon).
+
 Hosts that applied all OS settings. 
 
 For macOS configuration profiles and device-scoped Windows profiles, Fleet verified by running an osquery query. It can take up to 1 hour ([configurable](https://fleetdm.com/docs/configuration/fleet-server-configuration#osquery-detail-update-interval)) for these profiles to move from "Verifying" to "Verified".