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CCE-46219-2
This subcategory reports when an AD DS object is accessed. Only objects with SACLs cause audit events to be generated, and only when they are accessed in a manner that matches their SACL. These events are similar to the directory service access events in previous versions of Windows Server. This sub ...

CCE-47784-4
Select On (recommended) to have Windows Firewall with Advanced Security use the settings for this profile to filter network traffic. If you select Off, Windows Firewall with Advanced Security will not use any of the firewall rules or connection security rules for this profile. The recommended state ...

CCE-47566-5
This policy setting allows you to restrict users to a single remote Remote Desktop Services session. If you enable this policy setting, users who log on remotely using Remote Desktop Services will be restricted to a single session (either active or disconnected) on that server. If the user leaves t ...

CCE-47697-8
This privilege determines who can change the maximum memory that can be consumed by a process. This user right is defined in the Default Domain Controller Group Policy object (GPO) and in the local security policy of workstations and servers. Note: This privilege is useful for system tuning, but i ...

CCE-46546-8
This policy setting determines whether a domain member should attempt to negotiate encryption for all secure channel traffic that it initiates. If you enable this policy setting, the domain member will request encryption of all secure channel traffic. If you disable this policy setting, the domain m ...

CCE-47599-6
MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions IPv6) How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted (3 recommended, 5 is default) Countermeasure: Configure the MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions) IPv6 How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted (3 recommended, 5 is default) entry to a value of 3. Th ...

CCE-46306-7
This subcategory reports changes in authorization policy including permissions (DACL) changes. Events for this subcategory include: - 4704: A user right was assigned. - 4705: A user right was removed. - 4706: A new trust was created to a domain. - 4707: A trust to a domain was removed. - 4714: ...

CCE-47588-9
MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions) How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted (3 recommended, 5 is default) Countermeasure: Configure the MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions) How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted (3 recommended, 5 is default) entry to a value of 3. The possible ...

CCE-47773-7
This policy setting allows you to turn on or turn off Solicited (Ask for) Remote Assistance on this computer. If you enable this policy setting, users on this computer can use email or file transfer to ask someone for help. Also, users can use instant messaging programs to allow connections to this ...

CCE-47786-9
Select On (recommended) to have Windows Firewall with Advanced Security use the settings for this profile to filter network traffic. If you select Off, Windows Firewall with Advanced Security will not use any of the firewall rules or connection security rules for this profile. The recommended state ...

CCE-46078-2
This policy setting determines which users can change the auditing options for files and directories and clear the Security log. When configuring a user right in the SCM enter a comma delimited list of accounts. Accounts can be either local or located in Active Directory, they can be groups, users, ...

CCE-46993-2
This policy setting permits users to change installation options that typically are available only to system administrators. If you enable this policy setting, some of the security features of Windows Installer are bypassed. It permits installations to complete that otherwise would be halted due to ...

CCE-45492-6
This AppLocker rules blocks everyone from using Internet Explorer. This setting is configured by using an XML blob that is store in the registry setting for this setting. You can obtain the XML blob by configuring the desired setting in the Local Group Policy console and then retrieving the blob fr ...

CCE-47699-4
This security setting allows a user to be logged on by means of a batch-queue facility and is provided only for compatibility with older versions of Windows. For example, when a user submits a job by means of the task scheduler, the task scheduler logs that user on as a batch user rather than as an ...

CCE-44804-3
The policy setting allows programs that run on behalf of a user to impersonate that user (or another specified account) so that they can act on behalf of the user. If this user right is required for this kind of impersonation, an unauthorized user will not be able to convince a client to connect -fo ...

CCE-45394-4
This policy setting configures a local override for the configuration to join Microsoft MAPS. This setting can only be set by Group Policy. If you enable this setting, the local preference setting will take priority over Group Policy. If you disable or do not configure this setting, Group ...

CCE-45966-9
This subcategory reports changes in audit policy including SACL changes. Events for this subcategory include: - 4715: The audit policy (SACL) on an object was changed. - 4719: System audit policy was changed. - 4902: The Per-user audit policy table was created. - 4904: An attempt was made to reg ...

CCE-46653-2
This setting determines the behavior for outbound connections that do not match an outbound firewall rule. The default behavior is to allow connections unless there are firewall rules that block the connection. Important If you set Outbound connections to Block and then deploy the firewall policy ...

CCE-44650-0
This policy setting allows users to shut down Windows Vista -based computers from remote locations on the network. Anyone who has been assigned this user right can cause a denial of service (DoS) condition, which would make the computer unavailable to service user requests. Therefore, Microsoft reco ...

CCE-45977-6
This subcategory reports when a user attempts to log on to the system. These events occur on the accessed computer. For interactive logons, the generation of these events occurs on the computer that is logged on to. If a network logon takes place to access a share, these events generate on the compu ...

CCE-47631-7
Use this option to specify the path and name of the file in which Windows Firewall will write its log information. Countermeasure: Configure this policy setting to a value suitable for your organization, such as the default value of "%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\LogFiles\firewall\publicfw.log. P ...

CCE-44828-2
This policy setting determines which users can create symbolic links. In Windows Vista, existing NTFS file system objects, such as files and folders, can be accessed by referring to a new kind of file system object called a symbolic link. A symbolic link is a pointer (much like a shortcut or .lnk fi ...

CCE-46023-8
This subcategory reports on violations of integrity of the security subsystem. Events for this subcategory include: - 4612 : Internal resources allocated for the queuing of audit messages have been exhausted, leading to the loss of some audits. - 4615 : Invalid use of LPC port. - 4618 : A monitor ...

CCE-46483-4
This subcategory reports when a user's account is locked out as a result of too many failed logon attempts. Events for this subcategory include: - 4625: An account failed to log on. Refer to the Microsoft Knowledgebase article 'Description of security events in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2 ...

CCE-45984-2
This setting determines the behavior for outbound connections that do not match an outbound firewall rule. The default behavior is to allow connections unless there are firewall rules that block the connection. Important If you set Outbound connections to Block and then deploy the firewall policy ...

CCE-45490-0
Allow all users to run executable files in the Windows folder. This setting is configured by using an XML blob that is store in the registry setting for this setting. You can obtain the XML blob by configuring the desired setting in the Local Group Policy console and then retrieving the blob from t ...

CCE-47339-7
Disables the lock screen slide show settings in PC Settings and prevents a slide show from playing on the lock screen. By default, users can enable a slide show that will run after they lock the machine. If you enable this setting, users will no longer be able to modify slide show settings in PC S ...

CCE-47720-8
Support for device authentication using certificate will require connectivity to a DC in the device account domain which supports certificate authentication for computer accounts. This policy setting allows you to set support for Kerberos to attempt authentication using the certificate for the devic ...

CCE-46760-5
This policy setting sets the default behavior for Autorun commands. Autorun commands are generally stored in autorun.inf files. They often launch the installation program or other routines. Prior to Windows Vista, when media containing an autorun command is inserted, the system ...

CCE-46805-8
This policy setting disallows AutoPlay for MTP devices like cameras or phones. If you enable this policy setting, AutoPlay is not allowed for MTP devices like cameras or phones. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, AutoPlay is enabled for non-volume devices. ...

CCE-46496-6
This subcategory reports changes in authentication policy. Events for this subcategory include: - 4706: A new trust was created to a domain. - 4707: A trust to a domain was removed. - 4713: Kerberos policy was changed. - 4716: Trusted domain information was modified. - 4717: System security acc ...

CCE-47633-3
Use this option to specify the path and name of the file in which Windows Firewall will write its log information. Countermeasure: Configure this policy setting to a value suitable for your organization, such as the default value of "%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\LogFiles\firewall\privatefw.log. ...

CCE-45283-9
MSS: (NoNameReleaseOnDemand) Allow the computer to ignore NetBIOS name release requests except from WINS servers Vulnerability: The NetBT protocol is designed not to use authentication, and is therefore vulnerable to spoofing. Spoofing makes a transmission appear to come from a user other than ...

CCE-47590-5
MSS: (ScreenSaverGracePeriod) The time in seconds before the screen saver grace period expires (0 recommended) Countermeasure: Configure the MSS: (ScreenSaverGracePeriod) The time in seconds before the screen saver grace period expires (0 recommended) entry to a value of 0. The possible va ...

CCE-47600-2
This security setting determines whether to disconnect users who are connected to the local computer outside their user account's valid logon hours. This setting affects the Server Message Block (SMB) component. When this policy is enabled, it causes client sessions with the SMB Service to be forci ...

CCE-46880-1
This policy setting controls how the RPC server runtime handles unauthenticated RPC clients connecting to RPC servers. This policy setting impacts all RPC applications. In a domain environment this policy setting should be used with caution as it can impact a wide range of functionality including ...

CCE-46914-8
This policy setting determines the least number of characters that make up a password for a user account. There are many different theories about how to determine the best password length for an organization, but perhaps "pass phrase" is a better term than "password." In Microsof ...

CCE-47296-9
Allow NTLM to fall back to NULL session when used with LocalSystem. The default is TRUE up to Windows Vista and FALSE in Windows 7. Countermeasure: Configure Network security: Allow LocalSystem NULL session fallback to Disabled. Potential Impact: Any applications that require NULL ses ...

CCE-46771-2
This policy setting prevents users from sharing the local drives on their client computers to Terminal Servers that they access. Mapped drives appear in the session folder tree in Windows Explorer in the following format: \\TSClient\<driveletter>$ If local drives are shared they are left vulne ...

CCE-46014-7
This policy setting allows you to manage whether the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client will not use Digest authentication. If you enable this policy setting, the WinRM client will not use Digest authentication. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the WinRM client will us ...

CCE-45337-3
This policy setting allows you to manage whether or not to scan for malicious software and unwanted software in the contents of removable drives, such as USB flash drives, when running a full scan. If you enable this setting, removable drives will be scanned during any type of scan. If you ...

CCE-47559-0
Select this option to have Windows Firewall with Advanced Security display notifications to the user when a program is blocked from receiving inbound connections. Note When the Apply local firewall rules setting is configured to No, Microsoft recommends also configuring the Display a notification ...

CCE-46705-0
This policy setting determines whether a user can log on to a Windows domain using cached account information. Logon information for domain accounts can be cached locally to allow users to log on even if a domain controller cannot be contacted. This policy setting determines the number of unique use ...

CCE-47052-6
This security setting determines whether domain controllers will refuse requests from member computers to change computer account passwords. By default, member computers change their computer account passwords every 30 days. If enabled, the domain controller will refuse computer account password cha ...

CCE-45973-5
This subcategory reports other account management events. Events for this subcategory include: - 4782: The password hash an account was accessed. - 4793: The Password Policy Checking API was called. Refer to the Microsoft Knowledgebase article "Description of security events in Windows Vista ...

CCE-50915-8
This setting controls whether local accounts can be used for remote administration via network logon (e.g., NET USE, connecting to C$, etc.). Local accounts are at high risk for credential theft when the same account and password is configured on multiple systems. Enabling this policy significantly ...

CCE-45061-9
This policy setting allows you to manage whether the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service accepts Basic authentication from a remote client. If you enable this policy setting, the WinRM service will accept Basic authentication from a remote client. If you disable or do not configure this poli ...

CCE-47700-0
This security setting determines which users and groups are prohibited from logging on as a Remote Desktop Services client. Default: None. Important This setting does not have any effect on Windows 2000 computers that have not been updated to Service Pack 2. Countermeasure: Assign the Deny l ...

CCE-47592-1
MSS: (AutoAdminLogon) Enable Automatic Logon (not recommended) Countermeasure: Do not configure the MSS: (AutoAdminLogon) Enable Automatic Logon (not recommended) entry except on highly secure computers, where it should be configured to a value of Disabled. The possible values for this reg ...

CCE-47154-0
This policy setting controls the behavior of all User Account Control (UAC) policy settings for the computer. If you change this policy setting, you must restart your computer. The options are: - Enabled: (Default) Admin Approval Mode is enabled. This policy must be enabled and related UAC pol ...

CCE-44732-6
Audit Policy: Account Logon: Credential Validation This subcategory reports the results of validation tests on credentials submitted for a user account logon request. These events occur on the computer that is authoritative for the credentials. For domain accounts, the domain controller is authorit ...

CCE-47626-7
Use this option to log when Windows Firewall with Advanced Security discards an inbound packet for any reason. The log records why and when the packet was dropped. Look for entries with the word DROP in the action column of the log. Countermeasure: Configure this policy setting to "Yes&quo ...

CCE-47735-6
This policy setting specifies whether the Windows NTP Client is enabled.Enabling the Windows NTP Client allows your computer to synchronize its computer clock with other NTP servers. You might want to disable this service if you decide to use a third-party time provider.If you enable this policy set ...

CCE-47690-3
This policy setting prevents computers from connecting to both a domain based network and a non-domain based network at the same time. If this policy setting is enabled, the computer responds to automatic and manual network connection attempts based on the following circumstances: Automat ...

CCE-46911-4
This policy setting controls whether User Interface Accessibility (UIAccess or UIA) programs can automatically disable the secure desktop for elevation prompts used by a standard user. - Enabled: UIA programs, including Windows Remote Assistance, automatically disable the secure desktop for elevati ...

CCE-46148-3
This policy setting determines what happens when the smart card for a logged-on user is removed from the smart card reader. Vulnerability: Users sometimes forget to lock their workstations when they are away from them, allowing the possibility for malicious users to access their computers. If s ...

CCE-47702-6
This privilege determines which user accounts can modify the integrity label of objects, such as files, registry keys, or processes owned by other users. Processes running under a user account can modify the label of an object owned by that user to a lower level without this privilege. Default: Non ...

CCE-45259-9
This policy setting enables logging of all PowerShell script input to the Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell/Operational event log. If you enable this policy setting, Windows PowerShell will log the processing of commands, script blocks, functions, and scripts - whether invoked interactively, or ...

CCE-47594-7
This security setting determines how network logons that use local accounts are authenticated. If this setting is set to Classic, network logons that use local account credentials authenticate by using those credentials. The Classic model allows fine control over access to resources. By using the Cl ...

CCE-47341-3
This policy setting controls whether a device will automatically sign-in the last interactive user after Windows Update restarts the system. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, the device securely saves the user's credentials (including the user name, domain and encrypted passwor ...

CCE-46702-7
This subcategory reports each event of security group management, such as when a security group is created, changed, or deleted or when a member is added to or removed from a security group. If you enable this Audit policy setting, administrators can track events to detect malicious, accidental, an ...

CCE-47713-3
This policy setting allows you to restrict remote RPC connections to SAM. The recommended state for this setting is: Administrators: Remote Access: Allow . Note: A Windows 10 R1607, Server 2016 or newer OS is required to access and set this value in Group Policy. Note 2: If your organiza ...

CCE-45202-9
This policy setting configures secure access to UNC paths. If you enable this policy, Windows only allows access to the specified UNC paths after fulfilling additional security requirements. Vulnerability: Devices may be able to access secure UNC paths without the proper security measures bein ...

CCE-47583-0
This security setting determines whether Credential Manager saves passwords and credentials for later use when it gains domain authentication. If you enable this setting, Credential Manager does not store passwords and credentials on the computer. If you disable or do not configure this policy set ...

CCE-47570-7
This policy setting specifies which users can add computer workstations to a specific domain. For this policy setting to take effect, it must be assigned to the user as part of the Default Domain Controller Policy for the domain. A user who has been assigned this right can add up to 10 workstations ...

CCE-45905-7
This subcategory reports each event of computer account management, such as when a computer account is created, changed, deleted, renamed, disabled, or enabled. Events for this subcategory include: - 4741: A computer account was created. - 4742: A computer account was changed. - 4743: A computer ...

CCE-46517-9
This policy setting determines which users can use tools to monitor the performance of non-system processes. Typically, you do not need to configure this user right to use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Performance snap-in. However, you do need this user right if System Monitor is configured ...

CCE-47628-3
Use this option to log when Windows Firewall with Advanced Security discards an inbound packet for any reason. The log records why and when the packet was dropped. Look for entries with the word DROP in the action column of the log. Countermeasure: Configure this policy setting to "Yes&quo ...

CCE-45368-8
This policy setting allows you to configure behavior monitoring. If you enable or do not configure this setting, behavior monitoring will be enabled. If you disable this setting, behavior monitoring will be disabled. Vulnerability: Disabling this setting can compromise security as beh ...

CCE-47704-2
This security setting determines which users who are logged on locally to the computer can shut down the operating system using the Shut Down command. Misuse of this user right can result in a denial of service. Default on Workstations: Administrators, Backup Operators, Users. Default on Servers: ...

CCE-92871-3
This policy setting determines whether RC4 stream cipher is disabled. The RC4 algorithm, as used in the TLS protocol and SSL protocol, has many single-byte biases, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct plaintext-recovery attacks via statistical analysis of ciphertext in a large numbe ...

CCE-47596-2
Devices: Prevent users from installing printer drivers when connecting to shared printers For a computer to print to a shared printer, the driver for that shared printer must be installed on the local computer. This security setting determines who is allowed to install a printer driver as part of c ...

CCE-45257-3
This policy setting configures behavior of samples submission when opt-in for MAPS telemetry is set. Possible options are: (0x0) Always prompt (0x1) Send safe samples automatically (0x2) Never send (0x3) Send all samples automatically Vulnerability: Enab ...

CCE-47585-5
This policy setting controls the level of validation a computer with shared folders or printers (the server) performs on the service principal name (SPN) that is provided by the client computer when it establishes a session using the server message block (SMB) protocol. The server message block (SM ...

CCE-47728-1
This policy setting prevents Group Policy from being updated while the computer is in use. This policy setting applies to Group Policy for computers, users, and domain controllers.If you enable this policy setting, the system waits until the current user logs off the system before updating the compu ...

CCE-47123-5
Determines and verifies the identity of an application. Disabling this service will prevent AppLocker from being enforced. Vulnerability: Any service or application is a potential point of attack. Therefore, you should disable or remove any unneeded services or executable files in your environm ...

CCE-45488-4
Allow members of the local Administrators group access to run all executable files. This setting is configured by using an XML blob that is store in the registry setting for this setting. You can obtain the XML blob by configuring the desired setting in the Local Group Policy console and then retri ...

CCE-47572-3
This setting controls whether local administrators are allowed to create local firewall rules that apply together with firewall rules configured by Group Policy. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Windows Firewall with Advanced Security\Windows Firewall with Ad ...

CCE-45279-7
MSS: (EnableICMPRedirect) Allow ICMP redirects to override OSPF generated routes Vulnerability: This behavior is expected. The problem is that the 10 minute time-out period for the ICMP redirect-plumbed routes temporarily creates a network situation in which traffic will no longer be routed pro ...

CCE-46768-8
Windows notices inactivity of a logon session, and if the amount of inactive time exceeds the inactivity limit, then the screen saver will run, locking the session. Countermeasure: Configure this policy setting to 900 seconds (15 minutes) so that the risk of a user's desktop session being hijac ...

CCE-47694-5
This user right determines which users and groups can change the time zone used by the computer for displaying the local time, which is the computer's system time plus the time zone offset. System time itself is absolute and is not affected by a change in the time zone. This user right is defined ...

CCE-45268-0
Enables management of password for local administrator account If you enable this setting, local administrator password is managed If you disable or not configure this setting, local administrator password is NOT managed Vulnerability: Disabling or not configuring this setting can compromise ...

CCE-47561-6
Specifies whether to prevent the redirection of data to client COM ports from the remote computer in a Remote Desktop Services session. You can use this setting to prevent users from redirecting data to COM port peripherals or mapping local COM ports while they are logged on to a Remote Desktop Ser ...

CCE-92873-9
This policy setting determines whether Triple DES cipher is disabled. 3DES is widely used in the payment ecosystem as a method for protecting account data during transmission and storage. In July 2017, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposed that the 3DES protocol be depre ...

CCE-47608-5
This policy setting controls whether RPC clients authenticate with the Endpoint Mapper Service when the call they are making contains authentication information. The Endpoint Mapper Service on computers running Windows NT4 (all service packs) cannot process authentication information supplied in t ...

CCE-46228-3
This policy setting determines whether the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server requires LDAP clients to negotiate data signing. Vulnerability: Unsigned network traffic is susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks. In such attacks, an intruder captures packets between the server a ...

CCE-47804-0
Disabling this setting disables server-side processing of the SMBv1 protocol. (Recommended.) Enabling this setting enables server-side processing of the SMBv1 protocol. (Default.) Changes to this setting require a reboot to take effect. For more information, see https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2 ...

CCE-47587-1
This policy setting controls whether the elevation request prompt is displayed on the interactive user's desktop or the secure desktop. The options are: * Enabled: (Default) All elevation requests go to the secure desktop regardless of prompt behavior policy settings for administrators and standar ...

CCE-47783-6
This policy setting specifies whether Remote Desktop Services retains a user's per-session temporary folders at logoff.You can use this setting to maintain a user's session-specific temporary folders on a remote computer, even if the user logs off from a session. By default, Remote Desktop Services ...

CCE-47574-9
This policy setting determines whether members of the Server Operators group are allowed to submit jobs by means of the AT schedule facility. The impact of this policy setting configuration should be small for most organizations. Users, including those in the Server Operators group, will still be ab ...

CCE-45486-8
This policy setting determines which users can connect to the computer from the network. This capability is required by a number of network protocols, including Server Message Block (SMB)-based protocols, NetBIOS, Common Internet File System (CIFS), and Component Object Model Plus (COM+). Users, co ...

CCE-45231-8
This security feature provides a global setting to prevent programs from loading untrusted fonts. Untrusted fonts are any font installed outside of the %windir%\Fonts directory. This feature can be configured to be in 3 modes: On, Off, and Audit. By default, it is Off and no fonts are blocked. If yo ...

CCE-44499-2
This policy setting prohibits users from connecting to a computer from across the network, which would allow users to access and potentially modify data remotely. In high security environments, there should be no need for remote users to access data on a computer. Instead, file sharing should be acc ...

CCE-44597-3
This policy setting determines the strength of the default discretionary access control list (DACL) for objects. The setting helps secure objects that can be located and shared among processes and its default configuration strengthens the DACL, because it allows users who are not administrators to r ...

CCE-44705-2
This policy setting determines whether users can create global objects that are available to all sessions. Users can still create objects that are specific to their own session if they do not have this user right. Users who can create global objects could affect processes that run under other users' ...

CCE-46295-2
This policy setting allows you to manage whether the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client uses Basic authentication. If you enable this policy setting, the WinRM client will use Basic authentication. If WinRM is configured to use HTTP transport, then the user name and password are sent over the ...

CCE-47817-2
This policy setting allows you to configure how domain controllers handle Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) keys that are vulnerable to the Return of Coppersmith attack (ROCA) vulnerability. If you enable this policy setting the following options are supported: Ignore: during authentication the do ...

CCE-47719-0
This policy prevents automatic copying of user input methods to the system account for use on the sign-in screen. The user is restricted to the set of input methods that are enabled in the system account. Note this does not affect the availability of user input methods on the lock screen or with t ...

CCE-47589-7
MSS: (WarningLevel) Percentage threshold for the security event log at which the system will generate a warning Countermeasure: Configure the MSS: (WarningLevel) Percentage threshold for the security event log at which the system will generate a warning entry to a value of 90. The possible ...

CCE-46491-7
This subcategory reports when a user logs off from the system. These events occur on the accessed computer. For interactive logons, the generation of these events occurs on the computer that is logged on to. If a network logon takes place to access a share, these events generate on the computer that ...

CCE-44695-5
This policy setting allows users to change the size of the pagefile. By making the pagefile extremely large or extremely small, an attacker could easily affect the performance of a compromised computer. When configuring a user right in the SCM enter a comma delimited list of accounts. Accounts can ...

CCE-46382-8
This policy setting allows local users to be enumerated on domain-joined computers. If you enable this policy setting, Logon UI will enumerate all local users on domain-joined computers. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Logon UI will not enumerate local users on domain-j ...

CCE-45275-5
MSS: (DisableIPSourceRouting IPv6) IP source routing protection level (protects against packet spoofing) Vulnerability: An attacker could use source routed packets to obscure their identity and location. Source routing allows a computer that sends a packet to specify the route that the packet t ...

CCE-47785-1
Select On (recommended) to have Windows Firewall with Advanced Security use the settings for this profile to filter network traffic. If you select Off, Windows Firewall with Advanced Security will not use any of the firewall rules or connection security rules for this profile. The recommended state ...

CCE-47565-7
Loads files to memory for later printing Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\System Services!Print Spooler (2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Spooler!Start

CCE-45495-9
AppLocker defines executable rules as any files with the .exe and .com extensions that are associated with an application. Because all of the default rules for the executable rule collection are based on folder paths, all files under those paths will be allowed. The following are the default rules t ...

CCE-47698-6
This security setting determines which accounts are prevented from being able to log on as a batch job. This policy setting supersedes the Log on as a batch job policy setting if a user account is subject to both policies. Default: None Countermeasure: Assign the Deny log on as a batch job use ...

CCE-46970-0
Autoplay starts to read from a drive as soon as you insert media in the drive, which causes the setup file for programs or audio media to start immediately. An attacker could use this feature to launch a program to damage the computer or data on the computer. You can enable the Turn off Autoplay set ...

CCE-44880-3
This policy setting helps prevent Terminal Services clients from saving passwords on a computer. Note If this policy setting was previously configured as Disabled or Not configured, any previously saved passwords will be deleted the first time a Terminal Services client disconnects from any server ...

CCE-47630-9
Use this option to log when Windows Firewall with Advanced Security discards an inbound packet for any reason. The log records why and when the packet was dropped. Look for entries with the word DROP in the action column of the log. Countermeasure: Configure this policy setting to "Yes&quo ...

CCE-47741-4
This policy setting determines whether the Windows device is allowed to participate in cross-device experiences (continue experiences).If you enable this policy setting, the Windows device is discoverable by other Windows devices that belong to the same user, and can participate in cross-device expe ...

CCE-47787-7
This policy setting allows you to set the encryption types that Kerberos is allowed to use. If not selected, the encryption type will not be allowed. This setting may affect compatibility with client computers or services and applications. Multiple selections are permitted. This policy is supporte ...

CCE-46482-6
This subcategory reports on the activities of the Internet Protocol security (IPsec) driver. Events for this subcategory include: - 4960: IPsec dropped an inbound packet that failed an integrity check. If this problem persists, it could indicate a network issue or that packets are being modified in ...

CCE-46177-2
This subcategory reports the creation of a process and the name of the program or user that created it. Note: These events now get audited earlier than in previous versions of Windows. The creation of smss.exe and other early processes is now audited. Default settings that cannot be altered until ...

CCE-46917-1
This policy setting allows a process to assume the identity of any user and thus gain access to the resources that the user is authorized to access. When configuring a user right in the SCM enter a comma delimited list of accounts. Accounts can be either local or located in Active Directory, they c ...

CCE-45493-4
This AppLocker rules blocks everyone from using Mozilla Firefox. This setting is configured by using an XML blob that is store in the registry setting for this setting. You can obtain the XML blob by configuring the desired setting in the Local Group Policy console and then retrieving the blob from ...

CCE-47567-3
This setting controls whether local administrators are allowed to create connection security rules that apply together with connection security rules configured by Group Policy. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Windows Firewall with Advanced Security\Windows ...

CCE-47193-8
This policy setting specifies whether the computer that is about to host the remote connection will enforce an encryption level for all data sent between it and the client computer for the remote session. Vulnerability: If Terminal Server client connections are allowed that use low level encryp ...

CCE-45723-4
This policy setting determines which users can interactively log on to computers in your environment. Logons that are initiated by pressing the CTRL+ALT+DEL key sequence on the client computer keyboard require this user right. Users who attempt to log on through Terminal Services or IIS also require ...

CCE-47765-3
This policy prevents the user from showing account details (email address or user name) on the sign-in screen. If you enable this policy setting, the user cannot choose to show account details on the sign-in screen. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user may choose to sho ...

CCE-46761-3
This policy setting allows users to configure the system-wide environment variables that affect hardware configuration. This information is typically stored in the Last Known Good Configuration. Modification of these values and could lead to a hardware failure that would result in a denial of servic ...

CCE-46708-4
This policy setting allows you to manage whether the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service will not allow RunAs credentials to be stored for any plug-ins. If you enable this policy setting, the WinRM service will not allow the RunAsUser or RunAsPassword configuration values to be set for any pl ...

CCE-47776-0
Remote host allows delegation of non-exportable credentialsWhen using credential delegation, devices provide an exportable version of credentials to the remote host. This exposes users to the risk of credential theft from attackers on the remote host.If you enable this policy setting, the host suppo ...

CCE-47632-5
Use this option to log when Windows Firewall with Advanced Security allows an inbound connection. The log records why and when the connection was formed. Look for entries with the word ALLOW in the action column of the log. Countermeasure: Configure this policy setting to "Yes". Pote ...

CCE-45743-2
This policy setting specifies whether Terminal Services always prompts the client computer for a password upon connection. You can use this policy setting to enforce a password prompt for users who log on to Terminal Services, even if they already provided the password in the Remote Desktop Connecti ...

CCE-46565-8
LAN Manager (LM) is a family of early Microsoft client/server software that allows users to link personal computers together on a single network. Network capabilities include transparent file and print sharing, user security features, and network administration tools. In Active Directory domains, th ...

CCE-45876-0
Disabling data execution prevention can allow certain legacy plug-in applications to function without terminating Explorer. Vulnerability: Data Execution Prevention is an important security feature supported by Explorer that helps to limit the impact of certain types of malware. Counter Measur ...

CCE-46484-2
This setting determines the behavior for outbound connections that do not match an outbound firewall rule. In Windows Vista, the default behavior is to allow connections unless there are firewall rules that block the connection. Vulnerability: Some people believe that it is prudent to block all ...

CCE-47569-9
This policy setting allows you to prevent Remote Desktop Services from creating session-specific temporary folders. You can use this policy setting to disable the creation of separate temporary folders on a remote computer for each session. By default, Remote Desktop Services creates a separate tem ...

CCE-47338-9
Disables the lock screen camera toggle switch in PC Settings and prevents a camera from being invoked on the lock screen. By default, users can enable invocation of an available camera on the lock screen. If you enable this setting, users will no longer be able to enable or disable lock screen cam ...

CCE-45491-8
This AppLocker rules blocks everyone from using Google Chrome. This setting is configured by using an XML blob that is store in the registry setting for this setting. You can obtain the XML blob by configuring the desired setting in the Local Group Policy console and then retrieving the blob from t ...

CCE-44703-7
This policy setting determines which users or groups have the right to log on as a Terminal Services client. Remote desktop users require this user right. If your organization uses Remote Assistance as part of its help desk strategy, create a group and assign it this user right through Group Policy. ...

CCE-46552-6
This subcategory reports each event of user account management, such as when a user account is created, changed, or deleted; a user account is renamed, disabled, or enabled; or a password is set or changed. If you enable this Audit policy setting, administrators can track events to detect malicious ...

CCE-47732-3
This policy setting allows you to turn on or turn off Offer (Unsolicited) Remote Assistance on this computer. If you enable this policy setting, users on this computer can get help from their corporate technical support staff using Offer (Unsolicited) Remote Assistance. If you disable this policy ...

CCE-46497-4
This security setting determines the number of failed logon attempts that causes a user account to be locked out. A locked-out account cannot be used until it is reset by an administrator or until the lockout duration for the account has expired. You can set a value between 0 and 999 failed logon at ...

CCE-47634-1
Use this option to log when Windows Firewall with Advanced Security allows an inbound connection. The log records why and when the connection was formed. Look for entries with the word ALLOW in the action column of the log. Countermeasure: Configure this policy setting to "Yes". Pote ...

CCE-45689-7
This policy setting determines which users or processes can generate audit records in the Security log. When configuring a user right in the SCM enter a comma delimited list of accounts. Accounts can be either local or located in Active Directory, they can be groups, users, or computers. Vulnerabi ...

CCE-47601-0
This security setting determines whether a computer can be shut down without having to log on to Windows. When this policy is enabled, the Shut Down command is available on the Windows logon screen. When this policy is disabled, the option to shut down the computer does not appear on the Windows l ...

CCE-46913-0
This policy setting controls whether applications that request to run with a User Interface Accessibility (UIAccess) integrity level must reside in a secure location in the file system. Secure locations are limited to the following: - ...\Program Files\, including subfolders - ...\Windows\system3 ...

CCE-45349-8
This policy setting allows you to configure e-mail scanning. When e-mail scanning is enabled, the engine will parse the mailbox and mail files, according to their specific format, in order to analyze the mail bodies and attachments. Several e-mail formats are currently supported, for example: pst (O ...

CCE-47295-1
This policy setting allows a process to create an access token, which may provide elevated rights to access sensitive data. When configuring a user right in the SCM enter a comma delimited list of accounts. Accounts can be either local or located in Active Directory, they can be groups, users, or c ...

CCE-46343-0
This policy setting determines when registry policies are updated. This policy setting affects all policies in the Administrative Templates folder and any other policies that store values in the registry. It overrides customized settings that the program implementing a registry policy set when it w ...

CCE-46912-2
This policy setting controls the behavior of application installation detection for the computer. The options are: - Enabled: (Default for home) When an application installation package is detected that requires elevation of privilege, the user is prompted to enter an administrative user name ...

CCE-46147-5
This setting determines the behavior for inbound connections that do not match an inbound firewall rule. The default behavior is to block connections unless there are firewall rules to allow the connection. Vulnerability: If the firewall allows all traffic to access the system then an attacker ...

CCE-47000-5
This policy setting controls the behavior of Admin Approval Mode for the built-in Administrator account. The options are: - Enabled: The built-in Administrator account uses Admin Approval Mode. By default, any operation that requires elevation of privilege will prompt the user to approve the opera ...

CCE-46378-6
This policy setting allows you to manage whether the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client sends and receives unencrypted messages over the network. If you enable this policy setting, the WinRM client sends and receives unencrypted messages over the network. If you disable or do not configure t ...

CCE-45060-1
This policy setting allows you to manage whether the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service sends and receives unencrypted messages over the network. If you enable this policy setting, the WinRM client sends and receives unencrypted messages over the network. If you disable or do not configure ...

CCE-47701-8
This setting is used by Credential Manager during Backup/Restore. No accounts should have this privilege, as it is only assigned to Winlogon. Users saved credentials might be compromised if this privilege is given to other entities. Countermeasure: Configure this user right so that no accounts ...

CCE-46703-5
This subcategory reports when a special logon is used. A special logon is a logon that has administrator-equivalent privileges and can be used to elevate a process to a higher level. Events for this subcategory include: - 4964 : Special groups have been assigned to a new logon. Refer to the Microso ...

CCE-47571-5
Select this option to have Windows Firewall with Advanced Security display notifications to the user when a program is blocked from receiving inbound connections. Note When the Apply local firewall rules setting is configured to No, Microsoft recommends also configuring the Display a notification ...

CCE-47627-5
Use this option to log when Windows Firewall with Advanced Security allows an inbound connection. The log records why and when the connection was formed. Look for entries with the word ALLOW in the action column of the log. Countermeasure: Configure this policy setting to "Yes". Pote ...

CCE-45489-2
Allow all users to run executable files in the Program Files folder This setting is configured by using an XML blob that is store in the registry setting for this setting. You can obtain the XML blob by configuring the desired setting in the Local Group Policy console and then retrieving the blob f ...

CCE-46518-7
This subcategory reports on other system events. Events for this subcategory include: - 5024 : The Windows Firewall Service has started successfully. - 5025 : The Windows Firewall Service has been stopped. - 5027 : The Windows Firewall Service was unable to retrieve the security policy from the l ...

CCE-46018-8
This policy setting determines whether a domain member can periodically change its computer account password. If you enable this policy setting, the domain member will be prevented from changing its computer account password. If you disable this policy setting, the domain member can change its compu ...

CCE-47691-1
This policy setting prevents computers from establishing multiple simultaneous connections to either the Internet or to a Windows domain. Countermeasure: Enable this policy setting. Potential Impact: If this policy setting is enabled, when the computer has at least one active connection to ...

CCE-47560-8
This policy setting grants normal users direct access to removable storage devices in remote sessions. If you enable this policy setting, remote users will be able to open direct handles to removable storage devices in remote sessions. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, remote ...

CCE-47703-4
This security setting determines which service accounts are prevented from registering a process as a service. This policy setting supersedes the Log on as a service policy setting if an account is subject to both policies. Note: This security setting does not apply to the System, Local Service, or ...

CCE-47749-7
This policy setting allows you to specify whether the Windows NTP Server is enabled.If you enable this policy setting for the Windows NTP Server, your computer can service NTP requests from other computers. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, your computer cannot service NTP requ ...

CCE-45565-9
This policy setting allows you to join Microsoft MAPS. Microsoft MAPS is the online community that helps you choose how to respond to potential threats. The community also helps stop the spread of new malicious software infections. You can choose to send basic or additional information about de ...

CCE-46005-5
This policy setting determines whether local accounts that are not password protected can be used to log on from locations other than the physical computer console. If you enable this policy setting, local accounts that have blank passwords will not be able to log on to the network from remote clie ...

CCE-47593-9
MSS: (SafeDllSearchMode) Enable Safe DLL search mode (recommended) Countermeasure: Configure the MSS: (SafeDllSearchMode) Enable Safe DLL search mode (recommended) entry to a value of Enabled. The possible values for this registry entry are: - 1 or 0. The default configuration for Win ...

CCE-47340-5
This policy setting allows you to control whether anyone can interact with available networks UI on the logon screen. If you enable this policy setting, the PC's network connectivity state cannot be changed without signing into Windows. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, any us ...

CCE-45981-8
This subcategory reports when a user account or service uses a sensitive privilege. A sensitive privilege includes the following user rights: Act as part of the operating system, Back up files and directories, Create a token object, Debug programs, Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted fo ...

CCE-46701-9
This subcategory reports changes to objects in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). The types of changes that are reported are create, modify, move, and undelete operations that are performed on an object. DS Change auditing, where appropriate, indicates the old and new values of the changed pr ...

CCE-47605-1
This security setting determines whether the system shuts down if it is unable to log security events. If this security setting is enabled, it causes the system to stop if a security audit cannot be logged for any reason. Typically, an event fails to be logged when the security audit log is full an ...

CCE-45005-6
This policy setting allows encrypted items to be indexed. If you enable this policy setting, indexing will attempt to decrypt and index the content (access restrictions will still apply). If you disable this policy setting, the search service components (including non-Microsoft components) are ex ...

CCE-46649-0
This setting determines the behavior for inbound connections that do not match an inbound firewall rule. The default behavior is to block connections unless there are firewall rules to allow the connection. Vulnerability: If the firewall allows all traffic to access the system then an attacker ...

CCE-47022-9
This policy setting determines whether users can increase the base priority class of a process. (It is not a privileged operation to increase relative priority within a priority class.) This user right is not required by administrative tools that are supplied with the operating system but might be r ...

CCE-45201-1
This policy setting determines if the SMB client will allow insecure guest logons to an SMB server. If you enable this policy setting or if you do not configure this policy setting, the SMB client will allow insecure guest logons. If you disable this policy setting, the SMB client will reject inse ...

CCE-46127-7
This setting determines the behavior for inbound connections that do not match an inbound firewall rule. The default behavior is to block connections unless there are firewall rules to allow the connection. Vulnerability: If the firewall allows all traffic to access the system then an attacker ...

CCE-47629-1
Use this option to specify the path and name of the file in which Windows Firewall will write its log information. Countermeasure: Configure this policy setting to a value suitable for your organization, such as the default value of "%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\LogFiles\firewall\domainfw.log. P ...

CCE-47693-7
This security setting determines which users can use performance monitoring tools to monitor the performance of system processes. Default: Administrators. Countermeasure: Ensure that only the local Administrators group is assigned the Profile system performance user right. Potential Impact: ...

CCE-44468-7
This policy setting allows you to specify which boot-start drivers are initialized based on a classification determined by an Early Launch Antimalware boot-start driver. The Early Launch Antimalware boot-start driver can return the following classifications for each boot-start driver: - Good: The d ...

CCE-44927-2
This policy setting determines which user accounts will have the right to attach a debugger to any process or to the kernel, which provides complete access to sensitive and critical operating system components. Developers who are debugging their own applications do not need to be assigned this user ...

CCE-47562-4
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 introduce an extension to the Negotiate authentication package, Spnego.dll. In previous versions of Windows, Negotiate decides whether to use Kerberos or NTLM for authentication. The extension SSP for Negotiate, Negoexts, which is treated as an authentication pro ...

CCE-45608-7
This policy setting determines the number of days that you must use a password before you can change it. The range of values for this policy setting is between 1 and 999 days. (You may also set the value to 0 to allow immediate password changes.) The default value for this setting is 0 days. Vulner ...

CCE-46216-8
This policy setting allows users to take ownership of files, folders, registry keys, processes, or threads. This user right bypasses any permissions that are in place to protect objects to give ownership to the specified user. When configuring a user right in the SCM enter a comma delimited list of ...

CCE-44479-4
This policy setting determines the number of renewed, unique passwords that have to be associated with a user account before you can reuse an old password. The value for this policy setting must be between 0 and 24 passwords. The default value for Windows Vista is 0 passwords, but the default settin ...

CCE-92872-1
This policy setting determines whether TLS 1.0 protocol is disabled. TLS 1.0 has several flaws. An attacker can cause connection failures and they can trigger the use of TLS 1.0 to exploit vulnerabilities like BEAST (Browser Exploit Against SSL/TLS). Countermeasure: Configure this setting to dis ...

CCE-45968-5
This subcategory reports changes in security state of the system, such as when the security subsystem starts and stops. Events for this subcategory include: - 4608: Windows is starting up. - 4609: Windows is shutting down. - 4616: The system time was changed. - 4621: Administrator recovered syst ...

CCE-47607-7
Logon information is required to unlock a locked computer. For domain accounts, the Interactive logon: Require Domain Controller authentication to unlock workstation setting determines whether it is necessary to contact a domain controller to unlock a computer. If you enable this setting, a domain c ...

CCE-47028-6
Disabling heap termination on corruption can allow certain legacy plug-in applications to function without terminating Explorer immediately, although Explorer may still terminate unexpectedly later. Vulnerability: Enabling or not configuring this setting can allow certain types of malware to af ...

CCE-47157-3
This policy setting controls whether application write failures are redirected to defined registry and file system locations. This policy setting mitigates applications that run as administrator and write run-time application data to %ProgramFiles%, %Windir%, %Windir%\system32, or HKLM\Software. Th ...

CCE-47111-0
This subcategory reports the loading of extension code such as authentication packages by the security subsystem. Events for this subcategory include: - 4610: An authentication package has been loaded by the Local Security Authority. - 4611: A trusted logon process has been registered with the Loc ...

CCE-47584-8
MSS: (PerformRouterDiscovery) Allow IRDP to detect and configure Default Gateway addresses (could lead to DoS) Countermeasure: Configure the MSS: (PerformRouterDiscovery) Allow IRDP to detect and configure Default Gateway addresses (could lead to DoS) entry to a value of Disabled. The poss ...

CCE-47803-2
Configures the SMB v1 client driver's start type. To disable client-side processing of the SMBv1 protocol, select the "Enabled" radio button, then select "Disable driver" from the dropdown. WARNING: DO NOT SELECT THE "DISABLED" RADIO BUTTON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! Fo ...

CCE-47575-6
Select this option to have Windows Firewall with Advanced Security display notifications to the user when a program is blocked from receiving inbound connections. Note When the Apply local firewall rules setting is configured to No, Microsoft recommends also configuring the Display a notification ...

CCE-45232-6
This policy setting determines whether enhanced anti-spoofing is configured for devices which support it. If you do not configure this policy setting, users will be able to choose whether or not to use enhanced anti-spoofing on supported devices. If you enable this policy setting, Windows will req ...

CCE-47695-2
This user right determines which users and groups can change the time and date on the internal clock of the computer. Users that are assigned this user right can affect the appearance of event logs. If the system time is changed, events that are logged will reflect this new time, not the actual time ...

CCE-46160-8
This policy setting determines which behaviors are allowed for applications using the NTLM Security Support Provider (SSP). The SSP Interface (SSPI) is used by applications that need authentication services. The setting does not modify how the authentication sequence works but instead require certai ...

CCE-45496-7
Allows you to enable or disable Packaged app rules. Packaged apps (also known as Windows Store apps) are based on a model that ensures all the files within an app package share the same identity. With classic Win32 applications, each file within the application could have a unique identity. With P ...

CCE-47793-5
The registry value entry KeepAliveTime was added to the template file in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\ registry key. The entry appears as MSS: (KeepAliveTime) How often keep-alive packets are sent in milliseconds (300,000 is recommended) in the SCE. This ...

CCE-47564-0
This security setting determines which users and groups have the authority to synchronize all directory service data. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\User Rights Assignment!Synchronize directory service data (2) WMI: root\rsop\computer#RSOP_U ...

CCE-46338-0
When enabled, this policy setting causes Local System services that use Negotiate to use the computer identity when NTLM authentication is selected by the negotiation. This policy is supported on at least Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Countermeasure: Configure Network security: Allo ...

CCE-44884-5
Configure Windows SmartScreen This policy setting allows you to manage the behavior of Windows SmartScreen. Windows SmartScreen helps keep PCs safer by warning users before running unrecognized programs downloaded from the Internet. Some information is sent to Microsoft about files and programs run ...

CCE-47718-2
Encryption Oracle RemediationThis policy setting applies to applications using the CredSSP component (for example: Remote Desktop Connection).Some versions of the CredSSP protocol are vulnerable to an encryption oracle attack against the client. This policy controls compatibility with vulnerable cli ...

CCE-47805-7
Sets the NetBIOS node type. When WINS servers are used, the default is hybrid (h), otherwise broadcast (b).This policy settings allows you to manage the computer's NetBIOS node type. The selected NetBIOS node type determines what methods NetBT will use to register and resolve names. If you enable t ...

CCE-50914-1
Allow all users to run signed packaged Windows Store apps. This setting is configured by using an XML blob that is store in the registry setting for this setting. You can obtain the XML blob by configuring the desired setting in the Local Group Policy console and then retrieving the blob from the r ...

CCE-46184-8
Turns off Windows Defender Real-Time Protection, and no more scans are scheduled. If you enable this policy setting, Windows Defender does not run, and computers will not be scanned for spyware or other potentially unwanted software. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, by defau ...

CCE-47686-1
This policy setting specifies whether Windows Messenger can collect anonymous information about how the Windows Messenger software and service is used. Countermeasure: Enable this policy setting to ensure that Windows Messenger does not collect usage information and to prevent display of the us ...

CCE-47640-8
This policy setting controls whether Windows Store apps with Windows Runtime API access directly from web content can be launched. If you enable this policy setting, Windows Store apps with Windows Runtime API access directly from web content cannot be launched; Windows Store apps without Windo ...

CCE-47651-5
Manages a Windows app's ability to share data between users who have installed the app. If you enable this policy, a Windows app can share app data with other instances of that app. Data is shared through the SharedLocal folder. This folder is available through the Windows.Storage API. If y ...

CCE-47795-0
Prevent Codec Download This policy setting allows you to prevent Windows Media Player from downloading codecs. If you enable this policy setting, the Player is prevented from automatically downloading codecs to your computer. In addition, the Download codecs automatically check box on the Player ...

CCE-47818-0
This policy setting lets you turn off cloud consumer account state content in all Windows experiences. If you enable this policy, Windows experiences that use the cloud consumer account state content client component, will instead present the default fallback content. If you disable or do not co ...

CCE-47762-0
Enable or disable file hash computation feature. Enabled:When this feature is enabled Microsoft Defender will compute hash value for files it scans. Disabled:File hash value is not computedNot configured:Same as Disabled.Fix:(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components ...

CCE-47664-8
This policy setting allows you to audit events generated by Kerberos authentication ticket-granting ticket (TGT) requests submitted for user accounts. If you configure this policy setting, an audit event is generated after a Kerberos authentication TGT is requested for a user account. Success audit ...

CCE-47675-4
This policy setting allows you to audit events generated by changes to application groups such as the following: Application group is created, changed, or deleted. Member is added or removed from an application group. If you configure this policy setting, an audit event is generated when an ...

CCE-47807-3
If you enable this policy, Windows spotlight features like lock screen spotlight, suggested apps in Start menu or Windows tips will no longer suggest apps and content from third-party software publishers. Users may still see suggestions and tips to make them more productive with Microsoft features a ...

CCE-47740-6
This policy setting limits the type of dumps that can be collected when more information is needed to troubleshoot a problem. Dumps are only sent when the device has been configured to send optional diagnostic data.By enabling this setting, Windows Error Reporting is limited to sending kernel mini d ...

CCE-47579-8
This policy setting allows you to control whether a domain user can sign in using a picture password. If you enable this policy setting, a domain user can't set up or sign in with a picture password. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, a domain user can set up and use a ...

CCE-47688-7
This policy setting controls whether the computer can download print driver packages over HTTP. To set up HTTP printing, printer drivers that are not available in the standard operating system installation might need to be downloaded over HTTP. Countermeasure: Enable this setting to prevent pri ...

CCE-47642-4
This policy setting allows you to configure the display of the password reveal button in password entry user experiences. If you enable this policy setting, the password reveal button will not be displayed after a user types a password in the password entry text box. If you disable or do n ...

CCE-47653-1
This policy setting controls Event Log behavior when the log file reaches its maximum size. If you enable this policy setting and a log file reaches its maximum size, new events are not written to the log and are lost. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting and a log file r ...

CCE-47751-3
This policy setting specifies whether the Windows Registration Wizard connects to Microsoft.com for online registration.If you enable this policy setting, it blocks users from connecting to Microsoft.com for online registration and users cannot register their copy of Windows online.If you disable or ...

CCE-47809-9
This policy setting lets you turn off all Windows Spotlight features at once. If you enable this policy setting, Windows spotlight on lock screen, Windows tips, Microsoft consumer features and other related features will be turned off. You should enable this policy setting if your goal is to minimi ...

CCE-47764-6
This policy setting changes the operational behavior of the Mapper I/O network protocol driver.LLTDIO allows a computer to discover the topology of a network it's connected to. It also allows a computer to initiate Quality-of-Service requests such as bandwidth estimation and network health analysis. ...

CCE-47775-2
Determines whether a user can install and configure the Network Bridge. Important: This settings is location aware. It only applies when a computer is connected to the same DNS domain network it was connected to when the setting was refreshed on that computer. If a computer is connected to a DNS do ...

CCE-47644-0
Enables or disables the Store offer to update to the latest version of Windows. If you enable this setting, the Store application will not offer updates to the latest version of Windows. If you disable or do not configure this setting the Store application will offer updates to the latest ...

CCE-47742-2
This setting turns off Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Networking Services in its entirety, and will cause all dependent applications to stop working.Peer-to-Peer protocols allow for applications in the areas of RTC, collaboration, content distribution and distributed processing.If you enable this setting, p ...

CCE-47753-9
This policy setting changes the operational behavior of the Responder network protocol driver.The Responder allows a computer to participate in Link Layer Topology Discovery requests so that it can be discovered and located on the network. It also allows a computer to participate in Quality-of-Servi ...

CCE-47655-6
This policy setting specifies the maximum size of the log file in kilobytes. If you enable this policy setting, you can configure the maximum log file size to be between 1 megabyte (1024 kilobytes) and 2 terabytes (2147483647 kilobytes) in kilobyte increments. If you disable or do not conf ...

CCE-47766-1
Specifies that link local multicast name resolution (LLMNR) is disabled on client computers.LLMNR is a secondary name resolution protocol. With LLMNR, queries are sent using multicast over a local network link on a single subnet from a client computer to another client computer on the same subnet th ...

CCE-47622-6
This policy setting allows you to configure a time limit for disconnected Remote Desktop Services sessions. You can use this policy setting to specify the maximum amount of time that a disconnected session is kept active on the server. By default, Remote Desktop Services allows users to disconn ...

CCE-47777-8
Enables or disables the retrieval of online tips and help for the Settings app.If disabled, Settings will not contact Microsoft content services to retrieve tips and help content.Fix:(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Allow Online Tips(2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\S ...

CCE-47744-8
This policy setting allows you to manage whether the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service automatically listens on the network for requests on the HTTP transport over the default HTTP port.If you enable this policy setting, the WinRM service automatically listens on the network for requests on ...

CCE-47646-5
This policy setting controls whether administrator accounts are displayed when a user attempts to elevate a running application. By default, administrator accounts are not displayed when the user attempts to elevate a running application. If you enable this policy setting, all local administrator a ...

CCE-47755-4
Specifies if the DNS client will perform name resolution over DNS over HTTPS (DoH).By default, the DNS client will do classic DNS name resolution (over UDP or TCP). This setting can enhance the DNS client to use DoH protocol to resolve domain names.To use this policy setting, click Enabled, and then ...

CCE-47657-2
This policy setting controls Event Log behavior when the log file reaches its maximum size. If you enable this policy setting and a log file reaches its maximum size, new events are not written to the log and are lost. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting and a log file r ...

CCE-47611-9
This policy setting allows an organization to prevent its devices from showing feedback questions from Microsoft. If you enable this policy setting, users will no longer see feedback notifications through the Windows Feedback app. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, use ...

CCE-47768-7
This policy setting allows you to require a pin for pairing. If you set this to 'Never', a pin isn't required for pairing.If you set this to 'First Time', the pairing ceremony for new devices will always require a PIN.If you set this to 'Always', all pairings will require PIN.Fix:(1) GPO: Computer C ...

CCE-47722-4
This policy setting lets you control the redirection of supported Plug and Play and RemoteFX USB devices, such as Windows Portable Devices, to the remote computer in a Remote Desktop Services session. By default, Remote Desktop Services does not allow redirection of supported Plug and Play and Remot ...

CCE-47624-2
This policy setting allows you to configure UNC file share sources for downloading definition updates. Sources will be contacted in the order specified. The value of this setting should be entered as a pipe-separated string enumerating the definition update sources. For example: "{\\unc1 | \\un ...

CCE-47733-1
Turns off the handwriting recognition error reporting tool.The handwriting recognition error reporting tool enables users to report errors encountered in Tablet PC Input Panel. The tool generates error reports and transmits them to Microsoft over a secure connection. Microsoft uses these error repor ...

CCE-47779-4
This policy setting allows you to prevent Windows from retrieving device metadata from the Internet.If you enable this policy setting, Windows does not retrieve device metadata for installed devices from the Internet. This policy setting overrides the setting in the Device Installation Settings dial ...

CCE-47635-8
Disable turns off the launch of all apps from the Windows Store that came pre-installed or were downloaded. Apps will not be updated. Your Store will be also be disabled. Enable turns all of it back on. Countermeasure: Configure this setting depending on your organization's requirements. Poten ...

CCE-47746-3
Allow suggested apps in Windows Ink WorkspaceFix:(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Ink Workspace\Allow suggested apps in Windows Ink Workspace(2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsInkWorkspace!AllowSuggestedAppsInWindowsInkWo ...

CCE-47648-1
This policy setting lets you control whether Microsoft accounts are optional for Windows Store apps that require an account to sign in. This policy only affects Windows Store apps that support it. If you enable this policy setting, Windows Store apps that typically require a Microsoft account t ...

CCE-47711-7
This policy setting allows you to audit attempts to access files and folders on a shared folder. The Detailed File Share setting logs an event every time a file or folder is accessed, whereas the File Share setting only records one event for any connection established between a client and file share ...

CCE-47757-0
This policy setting controls whether additional diagnostic logs are collected when more information is needed to troubleshoot a problem on the device. Diagnostic logs are only sent when the device has been configured to send optional diagnostic data.By enabling this policy setting, diagnostic logs w ...

CCE-47581-4
This policy setting allows you to control whether a domain user can sign in using a convenience PIN. In Windows 10, convenience PIN was replaced with Passport, which has stronger security properties. To configure Passport for domain users, use the policies under Computer configuration\Administrative ...

CCE-47613-5
This policy setting determines the amount of diagnostic and usage data reported to Microsoft. A value of 0 will send minimal data to Microsoft. This data includes Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) and Windows Defender data, if enabled, and telemetry client settings. Setting a value of 0 applies ...

CCE-47724-0
This policy setting allows backup and restore of cellular text messages to Microsoft's cloud services. The recommended state for this setting is: Disabled. Rationale: In a high security environment, data should never be sent to any 3rd party since this data could contain sensitive inform ...

CCE-47637-4
This policy setting lets you opt-out of sending KMS client activation data to Microsoft automatically. Enabling this setting prevents this computer from sending data to Microsoft regarding its activation state. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, KMS client activation data w ...

CCE-47748-9
This policy setting allows you to configure whether or not Watson events are sent. If you enable or do not configure this setting, Watson events will be sent. If you disable this setting, Watson events will not be sent.Fix:(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\M ...

CCE-47811-5
This policy enables the automatic learning component of input personalization that includes speech, inking, and typing. Automatic learning enables the collection of speech and handwriting patterns, typing history, contacts, and recent calendar information. It is required for the use of Cortana ...

CCE-47759-6
Prevent users from making changes to the Exploit protection settings area in Windows Security. Enabled:Local users can not make changes in the Exploit protection settings area. Disabled:Local users are allowed to make changes in the Exploit protection settings area. Not configured:Same as Disabled.F ...

CCE-47615-0
Specifies whether or not the user is prompted for a password when the system resumes from sleep. Countermeasure: Configure Require a Password When a Computer Wakes (On Battery) to Enabled. Potential Impact: If you enable this policy, or if it is not configured, the user is prompted for a p ...

CCE-47800-8
This policy setting specifies the maximum size of the log file in kilobytes. If you enable this policy setting, you can configure the maximum log file size to be between 1 megabyte (1,024 kilobytes) and 2 terabytes (2,147,483,647 kilobytes) in kilobyte increments. If you disable or do not configure ...

CCE-47681-2
This policy setting allows you to audit events generated by other security policy changes that are not audited in the policy change category, such as the following: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) configuration changes. Kernel-mode cryptographic self tests. Cryptographic provider operation ...

CCE-47726-5
This policy setting allows the configuration of wireless settings using Windows Connect Now (WCN). The WCN Registrar enables the discovery and configuration of devices over Ethernet (UPnP), over In-band 802.11 WLAN, through the Windows Portable Device API (WPD), and via USB Flash drives.Additional o ...

CCE-47737-2
If you enable this setting, users will not be able to push Apps to this device from the Microsoft Store running on other devices or the web.Fix:(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Push To Install\Turn off Push To Install service(2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Soft ...

CCE-47639-0
This policy setting specifies whether search and Cortana can provide location aware search and Cortana results. If this is enabled, search and Cortana can access location information. Countermeasure: Configure this setting depending on your organization's requirements. Potential Impact: ...

CCE-47813-1
Determines whether users that are not Administrators can install print drivers on this computer. By default, users that are not Administrators can not install print drivers on this computer. If you enable this setting or do not configure it, the system will limit installation of print drivers to A ...

CCE-47715-8
Turns off data sharing from the handwriting recognition personalization tool.The handwriting recognition personalization tool tool enables Tablet PC users to adapt handwriting recognition to their own writing style by providing writing samples. The tool can optionally share user writing samples with ...

CCE-47802-4
This policy setting allows you to control the network connectivity state in standby on modern standby-capable systems. If you enable this policy setting, network connectivity will be maintained in standby. If you disable this policy setting, network connectivity in standby is not guaranteed. This ...

CCE-47781-0
This policy setting allows you to configure the amount of functionality that the shell protocol can have. When using the full functionality of this protocol, applications can open folders and launch files. The protected mode reduces the functionality of this protocol allowing applications to only op ...

CCE-47683-8
This policy setting specifies whether the tasks Publish this file to the Web, Publish this folder to the Web, and Publish the selected items to the Web are available from File and Folder Tasks in Windows folders. Countermeasure: Enable the Turn off the "Publish to Web" task for files ...

CCE-47739-8
This policy setting specifies whether to prevent the redirection of data to client LPT ports during a Remote Desktop Services session.You can use this setting to prevent users from mapping local LPT ports and redirecting data from the remote computer to local LPT port peripherals. By default, Remote ...

CCE-47792-7
Antivirus programs are mandatory in many environments and provide a strong defense against attack. The Notify antivirus programs when opening attachments setting allows you to manage how registered antivirus programs are notified. When enabled, this policy setting configures Windows to call the reg ...

CCE-47661-4
This policy setting allows you to audit events generated by the management of task scheduler jobs or COM+ objects. For scheduler jobs, the following are audited: Job created. Job deleted. Job enabled. Job disabled. Job updated. For COM+ objects, the following are audited: Ca ...

CCE-47815-6
This policy setting controls whether computers will show a warning and a security elevation prompt when users are updating drivers for an existing connection using Point and Print. The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled: Show warning and elevation prompt. Enabling Windows User Account ...

CCE-47672-1
This policy setting allows you to audit events generated by changes in policy rules used by the Microsoft Protection Service (MPSSVC). This service is used by Windows Firewall. Events include the following: Reporting of active policies when Windows Firewall service starts. Changes to Windows ...

CCE-47717-4
This policy setting allows you to join Microsoft MAPS. Microsoft MAPS is the online community that helps you choose how to respond to potential threats. The community also helps stop the spread of new malicious software infections. You can choose to send basic or additional information about detecte ...

CCE-47770-3
This policy setting blocks the Connected User Experience and Telemetry service from automatically using an authenticated proxy to send data back to Microsoft on Windows 10. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Connected User Experience and Telemetry service will automatically ...

CCE-47685-3
This policy setting specifies whether to use the Store service for finding an application to open a file with an unhandled file type or protocol association. When a user opens a file type or protocol that is not associated with any applications on the computer, the user is given the choice to s ...

CCE-47563-2
This policy setting controls Event Log behavior when the log file reaches its maximum size. If you enable this policy setting and a log file reaches its maximum size, new events are not written to the log and are lost. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting and a log file reaches i ...

CCE-47794-3
This policy setting allows you to manage whether Windows marks file attachments with information about their zone of origin (i.e. restricted, Internet, intranet, local). This requires NTFS in order to function correctly, and will fail without notice on FAT32. By not preserving the zone information W ...

CCE-47650-7
This policy setting configures access to remote shells. If you enable this policy setting and set it to False, new remote shell connections are rejected by the server. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, new remote shell connections are allowed. Countermeasure: Configure A ...

CCE-47663-0
This policy setting allows you to audit other logon/logoff-related events that are not covered in the "Logon/Logoff" policy setting such as the following: Terminal Services session disconnections. New Terminal Services sessions. Locking and unlocking a workstation. Invoking ...

CCE-47761-2
Enable or disable Microsoft Defender Exploit Guard network protection to prevent employees from using any application to access dangerous domains that may host phishing scams, exploit-hosting sites, and other malicious content on the Internet. Enabled:Specify the mode in the Options section:-Block: ...

CCE-47772-9
This policy setting allows you to configure script scanning. If you enable or do not configure this setting, script scanning will be enabled. If you disable this setting, script scanning will be disabled.Fix:(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Microsoft Defend ...

CCE-47806-5
This policy setting lets you configure Windows spotlight on the lock screen. If you enable this policy setting, "Windows spotlight" will be set as the lock screen provider and users will not be able to modify their lock screen. "Windows spotlight" will display daily images from ...

CCE-47687-9
This policy setting controls whether Windows will download a list of providers for the Web publishing and online ordering wizards. Countermeasure: Enable this setting Potential Impact: If this policy setting is enabled, Windows is prevented from downloading providers; only the service prov ...

CCE-47641-6
Denies or allows access to the Store application. If you enable this setting, access to the Store application is denied. If you disable or do not configure this setting, access to the Store application is allowed. Countermeasure: Enable this policy setting. Potential Impact: If y ...

CCE-47652-3
This policy setting controls Event Log behavior when the log file reaches its maximum size. Countermeasure: Configure this setting to Disabled. Potential Impact: If you enable this policy setting and a log file reaches its maximum size, new events are not written to the log and are lost. ...

CCE-47819-8
This policy setting removes the Spotlight collection setting in Personalization, rendering the user unable to select and subsequentyly download daily images from Microsoft to desktop. If you enable this policy, Spotlight collection will not be available as an option in Personalization settings. If ...

CCE-47796-8
This policy setting specifies whether users can participate in the Help Experience Improvement program. The Help Experience Improvement program collects information about how customers use Windows Help so that Microsoft can improve it. If you enable this policy setting, users cannot participate in ...

CCE-47750-5
This policy setting configures Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) interactive communication with the support provider. MSDT gathers diagnostic data for analysis by support professionals.If you enable this policy setting, users can use MSDT to collect and send diagnostic data to a support profe ...

CCE-47763-8
This policy setting prevents the user from having enclosures (file attachments) downloaded from a feed to the user's computer.If you enable this policy setting, the user cannot set the Feed Sync Engine to download an enclosure through the Feed property page. A developer cannot change the download se ...

CCE-47774-5
This policy setting controls whether Windows records attempts to connect with the OneSettings service to the EventLog.If you enable this policy, Windows will record attempts to connect with the OneSettings service to the Microsoft\Windows\Privacy-Auditing\Operational EventLog channel.If you disable ...

CCE-47808-1
This policy setting lets you prevent Windows from using diagnostic data to provide tailored experiences to the user. If you enable this policy setting, Windows will not use diagnostic data from this device (this data may include browser, app and feature usage, depending on the "diagnostic data ...

CCE-47643-2
This policy setting turns off the location feature for this computer. If you enable this policy setting, the location feature will be turned off, and all programs on this computer will not be able to use location information from the location feature. If you disable or do not configure thi ...

CCE-47578-0
This policy setting allows you to prevent app notifications from appearing on the lock screen. If you enable this policy setting, no app notifications are displayed on the lock screen. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can choose which apps display notifications ...

CCE-47689-5
This policy setting specifies whether Search Companion should automatically download content updates during local and Internet searches. Countermeasure: Configure this policy setting to Enabled to prevent Search Companion from downloading content updates during searches. Potential Impact: ...

CCE-47752-1
This policy setting blocks applications from using the network to send notifications to update tiles, tile badges, toast, or raw notifications. This policy setting turns off the connection between Windows and the Windows Push Notification Service (WNS). This policy setting also stops applications fr ...

CCE-47654-9
This policy setting specifies the maximum size of the log file in kilobytes. If you enable this policy setting, you can configure the maximum log file size to be between 1 megabyte (1024 kilobytes) and 2 terabytes (2147483647 kilobytes) in kilobyte increments. If you disable or do not conf ...

CCE-47730-7
This policy setting controls whether Windows attempts to connect with the OneSettings service.If you enable this policy, Windows will not attempt to connect with the OneSettings Service.If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, Windows will periodically attempt to connect with the OneSe ...

CCE-47678-8
This policy setting allows you to audit events generated by changes to distribution groups such as the following: Distribution group is created, changed, or deleted. Member is added or removed from a distribution group. Distribution group type is changed. If you configure this policy se ...

CCE-47789-3
This security setting determines the period of time (in days) that a password can be used before the system requires the user to change it. You can set passwords to expire after a number of days between 1 and 999, or you can specify that passwords never expire by setting the number of days to 0. If ...

CCE-47743-0
This policy setting lets you capture the input and output of Windows PowerShell commands into text-based transcripts. If you enable this policy setting, Windows PowerShell will enable transcripting for Windows PowerShell, the Windows PowerShell ISE, and any otherapplications that leverage the Window ...

CCE-47610-1
This policy setting determines what information is logged in security audit events when a new process has been created. This setting only applies when the Audit Process Creation policy is enabled. If you enable this policy setting the command line information for every process will be logged in ...

CCE-47754-7
This policy setting turns off the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program. The Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program collects information about your hardware configuration and how you use our software and services to identify trends and usage patterns. Microsoft will not collect yo ...

CCE-47656-4
This policy setting specifies the maximum size of the log file in kilobytes. If you enable this policy setting, you can configure the maximum log file size to be between 1 megabyte (1024 kilobytes) and 2 terabytes (2147483647 kilobytes) in kilobyte increments. If you disable or do not conf ...

CCE-47767-9
This policy controls whether the print spooler will accept client connections.When the policy is unconfigured or enabled, the spooler will always accept client connections.When the policy is disabled, the spooler will not accept client connections nor allow users to share printers. All printers curr ...

CCE-47623-4
This policy setting allows you to specify the maximum amount of time that an active Remote Desktop Services session can be idle (without user input) before it is automatically disconnected. If you enable this policy setting, you must select the desired time limit in the Idle session limit drop- ...

CCE-47778-6
This policy setting determines whether or not the user can interact with Cortana using speech while the system is locked.If you enable or don't configure this setting, the user can interact with Cortana using speech while the system is locked.If you disable this setting, the system will need to be u ...

CCE-47745-5
This policy setting specifies whether the Internet Connection Wizard can connect to Microsoft to download a list of Internet Service Providers (ISPs).If you enable this policy setting, the "Choose a list of Internet Service Providers" path in the Internet Connection Wizard causes the wizar ...

CCE-47710-9
This security setting determines whether the operating system stores passwords using reversible encryption. This policy provides support for applications that use protocols that require knowledge of the user's password for authentication purposes. Storing passwords using reversible encryption is es ...

CCE-47756-2
This policy setting turns off real-time protection prompts for known malware detection. Microsoft Defender Antivirus alerts you when malware or potentially unwanted software attempts to install itself or to run on your computer. If you enable this policy setting, Microsoft Defender Antivirus will no ...

CCE-47612-7
This policy setting determines whether users can access the Insider build controls in the Advanced Options for Windows Update. These controls are located under "Get Insider builds," and enable users to make their devices available for downloading and installing Windows preview software. ...

CCE-47723-2
This policy setting allows Web-based programs to install software on the computer without notifying the user.If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, by default, when a script hosted by an Internet browser tries to install a program on the system, the system warns users and allows the ...

CCE-47625-9
This policy setting allows you to configure scanning for all downloaded files and attachments. If you enable or do not configure this setting, scanning for all downloaded files and attachments will be enabled. If you disable this setting, scanning for all downloaded files and attachments w ...

CCE-47747-1
This setting controls whether users can provide Microsoft accounts for authentication for applications or services. If this setting is enabled, all applications and services on the device are prevented from using Microsoft accounts for authentication. This applies both to existing users of a device ...

CCE-47810-7
This policy setting sets the Attack Surface Reduction rules. Attack surface reduction helps prevent actions and apps that are typically used by exploit- seeking malware to infect machines. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Defender An ...

CCE-47649-9
This policy setting lets you prevent apps and features from working with files on OneDrive. If you enable this policy setting: * Users can't access OneDrive from the OneDrive app and file picker. * Windows Store apps can't access OneDrive using the WinRT API. * OneDrive doesn't a ...

CCE-47758-8
This policy setting determines whether Windows is allowed to download fonts and font catalog data from an online font provider. If you enable this policy setting, Windows periodically queries an online font provider to determine whether a new font catalog is available. Windows may also download fo ...

CCE-47712-5
This subcategory reports events generated by the Kerberos Authentication Server. These events occur on the computer that is authoritative for the credentials. Events for this subcategory include: - 4768: A Kerberos authentication ticket (TGT) was requested. - 4771: Kerberos pre-authentication failed ...

CCE-47580-6
This policy setting prevents connected users from being enumerated on domain-joined computers. If you enable this policy setting, the Logon UI will not enumerate any connected users on domain-joined computers. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, connected users will be ...

CCE-47614-3
This policy setting specifies whether or not the user is prompted for a password when the system resumes from sleep. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, the user is prompted for a password when the system resumes from sleep. If you disable this policy setting, the user is not pr ...

CCE-47725-7
Set the state for each Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) rule. After enabling this setting, you can set each rule to the following in the Options section:- Block: the rule will be applied- Audit Mode: if the rule would normally cause an event, then it will be recorded (although the rule will not actual ...

CCE-47736-4
Determines whether administrators can enable and configure the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) feature of an Internet connection and if the ICS service can run on the computer. ICS lets administrators configure their system as an Internet gateway for a small network and provides network services, ...

CCE-47638-2
This policy setting turns off experiences that help consumers make the most of their devices and Microsoft account. If you enable this policy setting, users will no longer see personalized recommendations from Microsoft and notifications about their Microsoft account. If you disable or do ...

CCE-47714-1
Allow search and Cortana to search cloud sources like OneDrive and SharePointFix:(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Search\Allow Cloud Search(2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search!AllowCloudSearch

CCE-47801-6
This policy setting allows you to control the network connectivity state in standby on modern standby-capable systems. If you enable this policy setting, network connectivity will be maintained in standby. If you disable this policy setting, network connectivity in standby is not guaranteed. This ...

CCE-47616-8
When you enable this setting, planned password expiration longer than password age dictated by "Password Settings" policy is NOT allowed. When such expiration is detected, password is changed immediately and password expiration is set according to policy. When you disable or not confi ...

CCE-47727-3
This policy setting prohibits access to Windows Connect Now (WCN) wizards. If you enable this policy setting, the wizards are turned off and users have no access to any of the wizard tasks. All the configuration related tasks, including "Set up a wireless router or access point" and " ...

CCE-47780-2
This policy setting controls whether or not errors are reported to Microsoft.Error Reporting is used to report information about a system or application that has failed or has stopped responding and is used to improve the quality of the product.If you enable this policy setting, users are not given ...

CCE-47573-1
This policy setting specifies whether to enable or disable tracking of responsiveness events. If you enable this policy setting, responsiveness events are processed and aggregated. The aggregated data will be transmitted to Microsoft through SQM. if you disable this policy setting, responsiveness ...

CCE-47738-0
This policy setting determines whether to require domain users to elevate when setting a network's location.If you enable this policy setting, domain users must elevate when setting a network's location.If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, domain users can set a network's location ...

CCE-47791-9
This policy setting turns off toast notifications on the lock screen. If you enable this policy setting, applications will not be able to raise toast notifications on the lock screen. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, toast notifications on the lock screen are enabled and can ...

CCE-47660-6
This policy setting allows you to audit events generated by the use of non-sensitive privileges (user rights). The following privileges are non-sensitive: Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller. Access this computer from the network. Add workstations to domain. ...

CCE-47705-9
This security setting determines if the Guest account is enabled or disabled. Default: Disabled. Note: If the Guest account is disabled and the security option Network Access: Sharing and Security Model for local accounts is set to Guest Only, network logons, such as those performed by the Microso ...

CCE-47814-9
This policy setting controls whether computers will show a warning and a security elevation prompt when users create a new printer connection using Point and Print. The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled: Show warning and elevation prompt. Enabling Windows User Account Control (UAC) fo ...

CCE-47716-6
This policy setting allow the use of Camera devices on the machine. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, Camera devices will be enabled.If you disable this property setting, Camera devices will be disabled.Fix:(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Compone ...

CCE-47729-9
Specifies whether this computer will receive security updates and other important downloads through the Windows automatic updating service.Note: This policy does not apply to Windows RT.This setting lets you specify whether automatic updates are enabled on this computer. If the service is enabled, y ...

CCE-47782-8
Enable or disable detection for potentially unwanted applications. You can choose to block, audit, or allow when potentially unwanted software is being downloaded or attempts to install itself on your computer. Enabled:Specify the mode in the Options section:-Block: Potentially unwanted software wil ...

CCE-47684-6
This policy setting allows you to disable the client computer's ability to print over HTTP, which allows the computer to print to printers on the intranet as well as the Internet. Countermeasure: Enable this setting to prevent users from submitting print jobs via HTTP. Potential Impact: If ...

CCE-47609-3
This policy setting turns off the advertising ID, preventing apps from using the ID for experiences across apps. If you enable this policy setting, the advertising ID is turned off. Apps can't use the ID for experiences across apps. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, u ...

CCE-47760-4
This policy setting specifies whether the "Order Prints Online" task is available from Picture Tasks in Windows folders.The Order Prints Online Wizard is used to download a list of providers and allow users to order prints online.If you enable this policy setting, the task "Order Prin ...

CCE-47771-1
Enable this policy to specify when to receive Feature Updates.Defer Updates | This enables devices to defer taking the next Feature Update available to your channel for up to 14 days for all the pre-release channels and up to 365 days for the Semi-Annual Channel. Or, if the device is updating from t ...

CCE-46176-4
This policy setting determines which users can bypass file, directory, registry, and other persistent object permissions when restoring backed up files and directories on computers that run Windows Vista in your environment. This user right also determines which users can set valid security principa ...

CCE-47799-2
This policy setting specifies whether users can share files within their profile. By default users are allowed to share files within their profile to other users on their network after an administrator opts in the computer. An administrator can opt in the computer by using the sharing wizard to shar ...

CCE-45960-2
This policy setting allows users to dynamically load a new device driver on a system. An attacker could potentially use this capability to install malicious code that appears to be a device driver. This user right is required for users to add local printers or printer drivers in Windows Vista. When ...

CCE-47602-8
This security setting determines who is allowed to format and eject removable NTFS media. This capability can be given to: Administrators Administrators and Power Users Administrators and Interactive Users Default: This policy is not defined and only Administrators have this ability. Countermeasu ...

CCE-47308-2
This policy setting allows users to change the Trusted for Delegation setting on a computer object in Active Directory. Abuse of this privilege could allow unauthorized users to impersonate other users on the network. When configuring a user right in the SCM enter a comma delimited list of accounts ...

CCE-47319-9
This policy setting allows a process to keep data in physical memory, which prevents the system from paging the data to virtual memory on disk. If this user right is assigned, significant degradation of system performance can occur. When configuring a user right in the SCM enter a comma delimited l ...

CCE-46835-5
This user right is useful to kernel-mode components that extend the object namespace. However, components that run in kernel mode have this user right inherently. Therefore, it is typically not necessary to specifically assign this user right. When configuring a user right in the SCM enter a comma ...

CCE-46126-9
This policy setting allows users to manage the system's volume or disk configuration, which could allow a user to delete a volume and cause data loss as well as a denial-of-service condition. When configuring a user right in the SCM enter a comma delimited list of accounts. Accounts can be either l ...

CCE-44987-6
This policy setting allows users to circumvent file and directory permissions to back up the system. This user right is enabled only when an application (such as NTBACKUP) attempts to access a file or directory through the NTFS file system backup application programming interface (API). Otherwise, t ...

CCE-47790-1
This policy setting determines whether an anonymous user can request security identifier (SID) attributes for another user, or use a SID to obtain its corresponding user name. Disable this policy setting to prevent unauthenticated users from obtaining user names that are associated with their respec ...

CCE-46108-7
This security setting determines which users are prevented from logging on at the computer. This policy setting supersedes the Allow log on locally policy setting if an account is subject to both policies.Important:If you apply this security policy to the Everyone group, no one will be able to log o ...

CCE-47214-2
This policy setting controls the behavior of the elevation prompt for standard users. The options are: - Prompt for credentials: When an operation requires elevation of privilege, the user is prompted to enter an administrative user name and password. If the user enters valid credentials, the oper ...

CCE-47225-8
Directs Windows Installer to use system permissions when it installs any program on the system. This setting extends elevated privileges to all programs. These privileges are usually reserved for programs that have been assigned to the user (offered on the desktop), assigned to the computer (instal ...

CCE-46031-1
This policy setting determines whether the LAN Manager (LM) hash value for the new password is stored when the password is changed. The LM hash is relatively weak and prone to attack compared to the cryptographically stronger Microsoft Windows NT * hash. Note Older operating systems and some third ...

CCE-47721-6
Enable this policy to manage which updates you receive prior to the update being released to the world.Dev ChannelIdeal for highly technical users. Insiders in the Dev Channel will receive builds from our active development branch that is earliest in a development cycle. These builds are not matched ...

CCE-47284-5
This policy setting controls the behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators. The options are: - Elevate without prompting: Allows privileged accounts to perform an operation that requires elevation without requiring consent or credentials. Note: Use this option only in the most co ...

CCE-47769-5
Enable this policy to specify when to receive quality updates.You can defer receiving quality updates for up to 30 days.To prevent quality updates from being received on their scheduled time, you can temporarily pause quality updates. The pause will remain in effect for 35 days or until you clear th ...

CCE-47707-5
This security setting determines whether to disconnect users who are connected to the local computer outside their user account's valid logon hours. This setting affects the Server Message Block (SMB) component. When this policy is enabled, it causes client sessions with the SMB server to be forcib ...

CCE-47577-2
Specifies whether to require the use of a specific security layer to secure communications between clients and RD Session Host servers during Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections. If you enable this setting, all communications between clients and RD Session Host servers during remote conne ...

CCE-47797-6
If the Screen Saver Timeout setting is enabled, then the screen saver will be launched when the specified amount of time has passed since the last user action. Valid values range from 1 to 89,400 seconds (24 hours). The setting has no effect if the wait time is set to zero or no screen saver has bee ...

CCE-47568-1
This policy setting determines whether the account name of the last user to log on to the client computers in your organization will be displayed in each computer's respective Windows logon screen. Enable this policy setting to prevent intruders from collecting account names visually from the screen ...

CCE-46406-5
This policy setting allows administrators to enable the more precise auditing capabilities present in Windows Vista. The Audit Policy settings available in Windows Server 2003 Active Directory do not yet contain settings for managing the new auditing subcategories. To properly apply the auditing pol ...

CCE-46230-9
This policy setting determines if the server side SMB service is able to sign SMB packets if it is requested to do so by a client that attempts to establish a connection. If no signing request comes from the client, a connection will be allowed without a signature if the Microsoft network server: Di ...

CCE-47788-5
This security setting determines whether a different account name is associated with the security identifier (SID) for the account Administrator. Renaming the well-known Administrator account makes it slightly more difficult for unauthorized persons to guess this privileged user name and password co ...

CCE-47731-5
Allow Windows Ink WorkspaceFix:(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Ink Workspace\Allow Windows Ink Workspace(2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsInkWorkspace!AllowWindowsInkWorkspace

CCE-47152-4
This policy setting determines the length of time that must pass before a locked account is unlocked and a user can try to log on again. The setting does this by specifying the number of minutes a locked out account will remain unavailable. If the value for this policy setting is configured to 0, lo ...

CCE-44496-8
Specifies whether a Remote Desktop Session Host server requires secure RPC communication with all clients or allows unsecured communication. You can use this setting to strengthen the security of RPC communication with clients by allowing only authenticated and encrypted requests. If the status is ...

CCE-44911-6
When enabled, this policy setting restricts anonymous access to only those shares and pipes that are named in the Network access: Named pipes that can be accessed anonymously and Network access: Shares that can be accessed anonymously settings. This policy setting controls null session access to sha ...

CCE-46891-8
Select On (recommended) to have Windows Firewall with Advanced Security use the settings for this profile to filter network traffic. If you select Off, Windows Firewall with Advanced Security will not use any of the firewall rules or connection security rules for this profile. Vulnerability: If ...

CCE-47272-0
This policy setting determines the length of time before the Account lockout threshold resets to zero. The default value for this policy setting is Not Defined. If the Account lockout threshold is defined, this reset time must be less than or equal to the value for the Account lockout duration setti ...

CCE-47604-4
This security setting determines which network shares can accessed by anonymous users. Default: None specified. The default configuration for this policy setting has little effect because all users have to be authenticated before they can access shared resources on the server. Note: It can be ...

CCE-45982-6
Select On (recommended) to have Windows Firewall with Advanced Security use the settings for this profile to filter network traffic. If you select Off, Windows Firewall with Advanced Security will not use any of the firewall rules or connection security rules for this profile. Vulnerability: If ...

CCE-47692-9
This policy setting specifies that Automatic Updates will wait for computers to be restarted by the users who are logged on to them to complete a scheduled installation. If you enable the No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installations setting, Automatic Updates does not restart c ...

CCE-47038-5
This policy setting determines if the server side SMB service is required to perform SMB packet signing. Enable this policy setting in a mixed environment to prevent downstream clients from using the workstation as a network server. Vulnerability: Session hijacking uses tools that allow attacke ...

CCE-47606-9
This security setting specifies a text message that is displayed to users when they log on. This text is often used for legal reasons, for example, to warn users about the ramifications of misusing company information or to warn them that their actions may be audited. Default: No message. Microso ...

CCE-44698-9
This policy setting allows you to manage whether or not screen savers run. If the Screen Saver setting is disabled screen savers do not run and the screen saver section of the Screen Saver tab in Display in Control Panel is disabled. If this setting is enabled a screen saver will run if the followin ...

CCE-47598-8
This security setting determines whether pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL is required before a user can log on. If this policy is enabled on a computer, a user is not required to press CTRL+ALT+DEL to log on. Not having to press CTRL+ALT+DEL leaves users susceptible to attacks that attempt to intercept the us ...

CCE-47706-7
This security setting determines how often a domain member will attempt to change its computer account password. Default: 30 days. By default, domain members automatically change their domain passwords every 30 days. If you increase this interval significantly or set it to 0 so that the computers ...

CCE-44861-3
This policy setting determines which behaviors are allowed for applications using the NTLM Security Support Provider (SSP). The SSP Interface (SSPI) is used by applications that need authentication services. The setting does not modify how the authentication sequence works but instead require certai ...

CCE-45958-6
When this policy setting is enabled, a secure channel can only be established with domain controllers that are capable of encrypting secure channel data with a strong (128-bit) session key. To enable this policy setting, all domain controllers in the domain must be able to encrypt secure channel dat ...

CCE-47708-3
This security setting determines whether a different account name is associated with the security identifier (SID) for the account "Guest." Renaming the well-known Guest account makes it slightly more difficult for unauthorized persons to guess this user name and password combination. Def ...

CCE-46305-9
This policy setting controls the ability of anonymous users to enumerate the accounts in the Security Accounts Manager (SAM). If you enable this policy setting, users with anonymous connections cannot enumerate domain account user names on the workstations in your environment. This policy setting a ...

CCE-44793-8
If the Password protect the screen saver setting is enabled, then all screen savers are password protected, if it is disabled then password protection cannot be set on any screen saver. Vulnerability: If a user forgets to lock their computer when they walk away it is possible that a passerby wi ...

CCE-46754-8
This policy setting determines whether all secure channel traffic that is initiated by the domain member must be signed or encrypted. If a system is set to always encrypt or sign secure channel data, it cannot establish a secure channel with a domain controller that is not capable of signing or encr ...

CCE-47576-4
This policy setting allows you to specify whether to require user authentication for remote connections to the RD Session Host server by using Network Level Authentication. This policy setting enhances security by requiring that user authentication occur earlier in the remote connection process. ...

CCE-47129-2
This policy setting determines the level of data signing that is requested on behalf of clients that issue LDAP BIND requests, as follows: - None. The LDAP BIND request is issued with the caller-specified options. - Negotiate signing. If Transport Layer Security/Secure Sockets Layer (TLS/SSL) has no ...

CCE-46135-0
This policy setting determines whether packet signing is required by the SMB client component. If you enable this policy setting, the Microsoft network client computer cannot communicate with a Microsoft network server unless that server agrees to sign SMB packets. In mixed environments with legacy ...

CCE-46440-4
This policy setting determines whether a domain member should attempt to negotiate whether all secure channel traffic that it initiates must be digitally signed. Digital signatures protect the traffic from being modified by anyone who captures the data as it traverses the network. Microsoft recommen ...

CCE-46027-9
This policy setting allows you to specify the amount of continuous idle time that must pass in an SMB session before the session is suspended because of inactivity. Administrators can use this policy setting to control when a computer suspends an inactive SMB session. If client activity resumes, the ...

CCE-46136-8
Disable this policy setting to prevent the SMB redirector from sending plaintext passwords during authentication to third-party SMB servers that do not support password encryption. Microsoft recommends that you disable this policy setting unless there is a strong business case to enable it. If this ...

CCE-47591-3
This security setting determines which registry paths and subpaths can be accessed over the network, regardless of the users or groups listed in the access control list (ACL) of the winreg registry key. Default: System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Even ...

CCE-47603-6
This security setting determines which communication sessions (pipes) will have attributes and permissions that allow anonymous access. Note: When you configure this setting you specify a list of one or more objects. The delimiter used when entering the list is a line feed or carriage return, t ...

CCE-46223-4
Select On (recommended) to have Windows Firewall with Advanced Security use the settings for this profile to filter network traffic. If you select Off, Windows Firewall with Advanced Security will not use any of the firewall rules or connection security rules for this profile. Vulnerability: If ...

CCE-46334-9
This policy setting determines whether the SMB client will attempt to negotiate SMB packet signing. The implementation of digital signing in Windows -based networks helps to prevent sessions from being hijacked. If you enable this policy setting, the Microsoft network client will use signing only i ...

CCE-47582-2
This security setting determines which registry keys can be accessed over the network, regardless of the users or groups listed in the access control list (ACL) of the winreg registry key. Default: System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ProductOptions System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Server Applications ...

CCE-44520-5
This policy setting determines whether case insensitivity is enforced for all subsystems. The Microsoft Win32 * subsystem is case insensitive. However, the kernel supports case sensitivity for other subsystems, such as the Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX (POSIX). Because Windows is case ...

CCE-47595-4
This security setting allows the specification of a title to appear in the title bar of the window that contains the Interactive logon: Message text for users attempting to log on. Default: No message. Microsoft recommends that you use this setting, if appropriate to your environment and your orga ...

CCE-46412-3
This policy setting determines what additional permissions are assigned for anonymous connections to the computer. If you enable this policy setting, anonymous Windows users are allowed to perform certain activities, such as enumerate the names of domain accounts and network shares. An unauthorized ...

CCE-46525-2
This policy setting controls the ability of anonymous users to enumerate SAM accounts as well as shares. If you enable this policy setting, anonymous users will not be able to enumerate domain account user names and network share names on the workstations in your environment. The Network access: Do ...

CCE-47597-0
This policy setting prevents users from adding new Microsoft accounts on this computer. If you select the "Users can't add Microsoft accounts" option, users will not be able to create new Microsoft accounts on this computer, switch a local account to a Microsoft account, or connect a ...

CCE-47586-3
This policy setting determines how far in advance users are warned that their password will expire. Microsoft recommends that you configure this policy setting to 14 days to sufficiently warn users when their passwords will expire. Determines how far in advance (in days) users are warned that their ...

CCE-99480-6
This setting controls whether local administrators are allowed to create connection security rules that apply together with connection security rules configured by Group Policy. Countermeasure: Disable this setting to override firewall rules created locally by administrators. Potential Impact: ...

CCE-99491-3
MSS: (DisableIPSourceRouting) IP source routing protection level (protects against packet spoofing) Countermeasure: Configure the MSS: (DisableIPSourceRouting) IP source routing protection level (protects against packet spoofing) entry to a value of Highest protection, source routing is complet ...

CCE-99482-2
This policy setting controls which protocols incoming Remote Procedure Call (RPC) connections to the print spooler are allowed to use. The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled: Negotiate or higher. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Printers\Configure R ...

CCE-99493-9
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is a set of protocols that computers use to exchange information over the Internet and over home and business networks. IPv6 allows for many more IP addresses to be assigned than IPv4 did. Older networking, hosts and operating systems may not support IPv6 natively. ...

CCE-99484-8
Disabling this setting turns off search highlights in the taskbar search box and in search home. Enabling or not configuring this setting turns on search highlights in the taskbar search box and in search home. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Search/ ...

CCE-99495-4
This setting determines whether the LDAP server (Domain Controller) enforces validation of Channel Binding Tokens (CBT) received in LDAP bind requests that are sent over SSL/TLS (i.e. LDAPS). For more information, see https://support.microsoft.com/help/4034879 . Some important points: * Before con ...

CCE-99486-3
This subcategory reports when a file share is accessed. By itself, this policy setting will not cause auditing of any events. It determines whether to audit the event of a user who accesses a file share object that has a specified system access control list (SACL), effectively enabling auditing to t ...

CCE-99497-0
Specifies whether Virtualization Based Security is enabled. Virtualization Based Security uses the Windows Hypervisor to provide support for security services. Virtualization Based Security requires Secure Boot, and can optionally be enabled with the use of DMA Protections. DMA protections require ...

CCE-99477-2
This policy setting specifies if the Domain Name System (DNS) client will perform name resolution over Network Basic Input-Output System (NetBIOS). NetBIOS is a legacy name resolution method for internal Microsoft networking that predates the use of DNS for that purpose (Pre-Active Directory). Some ...

CCE-99488-9
This policy setting controls which protocol and protocol settings to use for outgoing Remote Procedure Call (RPC) connections to a remote print spooler. The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled: Default Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Printers\Config ...

CCE-99499-6
This policy setting checks all new passwords to ensure that they meet basic requirements for strong passwords. When this policy is enabled, passwords must meet the following minimum requirements: - Not contain the user's account name or parts of the user's full name that exceed two consecutive chara ...

CCE-99479-8
This policy setting controls packet level privacy for Remote Procedure Call (RPC) incoming connections.

CCE-99490-5
Enable LSA protection. For more information, see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn408187.aspx Countermeasure: Enable and configure this setting. Potential Impact: Some unprotected LSA processes will be unable to function.

CCE-99500-1
This policy allows you to audit the group membership information in the user logon token. Events in this subcategory are generated on the computer on which a logon session is created. For an interactive logon, the security audit event is generated on the computer that the user logged on to. For a ne ...

CCE-99481-4
Windows includes support for Structured Exception Handling Overwrite Protection (SEHOP). We recommend enabling this feature to improve the security profile of the computer. The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled. Note: After you enable SEHOP, existing versions of Cygwin, Skype, and Arma ...

CCE-99492-1
This policy setting controls which protocols incoming Remote Procedure Call (RPC) connections to the print spooler are allowed to use. The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled: RPC over TCP. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Printers\Configure RPC list ...

CCE-99483-0
Configures password parameters Password complexity: which characters are used when generating a new password Default: Large letters + small letters + numbers + special characters Password length Minimum: 8 characters Maximum: 64 characters Default: 14 characters Passw ...

CCE-99494-7
This policy setting controls which protocol and protocol settings to use for outgoing Remote Procedure Call (RPC) connections to a remote print spooler. The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled: RPC over TCP Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Printers\C ...

CCE-99485-5
Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) tool is free and supported software that allows an organization to automatically set randomized and unique local Administrator account passwords on domain-attached workstations and member servers. The passwords are stored in a confidential attribute of th ...

CCE-99496-2
This policy setting allows you to audit user attempts to access file system objects on a removable storage device. A security audit event is generated only for all objects for all types of access requested. If you configure this policy setting, an audit event is generated each time an account access ...

CCE-99487-1
This policy setting allows you to audit when plug and play detects an external device. The recommended state for this setting is to include: Success. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Advanced Audit Policy Configuration\Audit Policies\Detailed Tracking\ ...

CCE-99498-8
This policy setting manages how queue-specific files are processed during printer installation. At printer installation time, a vendor-supplied installation application can specify a set of files, of any type, to be associated with a particular print queue. The files are downloaded to each client th ...

CCE-99489-7
This security setting determines whether the domain controller bypasses secure RPC for Netlogon secure channel connections for specified machine accounts. When deployed, this policy should be applied to all domain controllers in a forest by enabling the policy on the domain controllers OU. When th ...

CCE-99476-4
This policy setting controls which port is used for RPC over TCP for incoming connections to the print spooler and outgoing connections to remote print spoolers. The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled: 0. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Printers\Co ...

CCE-99478-0
When WDigest authentication is enabled, Lsass.exe retains a copy of the user's plaintext password in memory, where it can be at risk of theft. Microsoft recommends disabling WDigest authentication unless it is needed. If this setting is not configured, WDigest authentication is disabled in Wind ...

CCE-99501-9
This policy setting determines whether Redirection Guard is enabled for the print spooler. Redirection Guard can prevent file redirections from being used within the print spooler. The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled: Redirection Guard Enabled Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Pol ...

CPE    1
cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2016
*XCCDF
xccdf_org.secpod_benchmark_general_Windows_Server_2016
OVAL    417
oval:org.secpod.oval:def:40306
oval:org.secpod.oval:def:83651
oval:org.secpod.oval:def:40319
oval:org.secpod.oval:def:83548
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