Merge pull request #313253 from AbhishekMallick-MS/3Mar-17-2026-WS

WS 2008 & 2008 R2 EOL - Added advisory note to Az Backup FAQ QN for VM backup and Enable TLS

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/backup/backup-azure-backup-faq.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   description: 'Answers to common questions about'
   ms.topic: faq
   ms.service: azure-backup
-  ms.date: 01/07/2026
+  ms.date: 03/17/2026
   author: AbhishekMallick-MS
   ms.author: v-mallicka
   ms.custom: engagement-fy24
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ sections:
           Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 | 1700 GB
           Azure VM | See the [support matrix for Azure VM backup](./backup-support-matrix-iaas.md#vm-storage-support)
           
+          [!INCLUDE [end-of-support-notes-windows-server-2008.md](../../includes/end-of-support-notes-windows-server-2008.md)]
+
       - question: |
           How is the data source size determined?
         answer: |

articles/backup/transport-layer-security.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Transport Layer Security in Azure Backup
 description: Learn how to enable Azure Backup to use the encryption protocol Transport Layer Security (TLS) to keep data secure when being transferred over a network.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 09/25/2025
+ms.date: 03/17/2026
 author: AbhishekMallick-MS
 ms.author: v-mallicka
 # Customer intent: As a system administrator, I want to enable TLS 1.2 in Azure Backup, so that I can ensure secure data transmission and protect sensitive backup information from vulnerabilities associated with older protocols.
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ This article describes how to enable Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 for Azur
 
 If the machine is running earlier versions of Windows, the corresponding updates noted below must be installed and the registry changes documented in the KB articles must be applied.
 
+[!INCLUDE [end-of-support-notes-windows-server-2008.md](../../includes/end-of-support-notes-windows-server-2008.md)]
+
 |Operating system  |KB article |
 |---------|---------|
 |Windows Server 2008 SP2 | <https://support.microsoft.com/help/4019276> |