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AWS resource-explorer documentation change

Service: resource-explorer · 2025-11-19 · Documentation low

File: resource-explorer/latest/userguide/manage-service-turn-off.md

Summary

Removed outdated note about immediate access feature and updated terminology from 'turn on Resource Explorer' to 'access Resource Explorer' regarding service-linked role recreation.

Security assessment

The changes remove deprecated feature announcements and adjust non-security operational wording. No security vulnerabilities, permissions, or weaknesses are addressed. The service-linked role behavior remains unchanged.

Diff

diff --git a/resource-explorer/latest/userguide/manage-service-turn-off.md b/resource-explorer/latest/userguide/manage-service-turn-off.md
index ac6b1e240..4135d57e3 100644
--- a//resource-explorer/latest/userguide/manage-service-turn-off.md
+++ b//resource-explorer/latest/userguide/manage-service-turn-off.md
@@ -7,2 +6,0 @@ Turning off Resource Explorer in one AWS RegionTurning off all AWS Regions
-AWS Resource Explorer now provides immediate access to resource search and discovery capabilities in a Region. With this launch, you no longer need to activate Resource Explorer to discover your resources. [Learn more](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/resource-explorer/latest/userguide/manage-immediate-resource-discovery-experience.html)
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@@ -15 +13 @@ When you no longer need to search for resources in a specific AWS Region, you ca
-When you register the first AWS Region, Resource Explorer creates[ a service linked role (SLR) named AWSServiceRoleForResourceExplorer](./security_iam_service-linked-roles.html#slr-permissions) in the AWS account. Resource Explorer **_doesn't_** delete this SLR automatically. After you delete the Resource Explorer index in every Region in the account, you can use the IAM console to delete the SLR if you won't use Resource Explorer in the future. If you do delete the role and you then choose to turn on Resource Explorer again in at least one AWS Region, Resource Explorer re-creates the service-linked role automatically.
+When you register the first AWS Region, Resource Explorer creates[ a service linked role (SLR) named AWSServiceRoleForResourceExplorer](./security_iam_service-linked-roles.html#slr-permissions) in the AWS account. Resource Explorer **_doesn't_** delete this SLR automatically. After you delete the Resource Explorer index in every Region in the account, you can use the IAM console to delete the SLR if you won't use Resource Explorer in the future. If you do delete the role and you then choose to access Resource Explorer again in at least one AWS Region, Resource Explorer re-creates the service-linked role automatically.