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CCE-97180-4
<br> Provides the ability to share a cellular data connection with another device. <br> <br> The capability to run a mobile hotspot from a domain-connected computer could easily <br> expose the internal network to wardrivers or other hackers <br> Fixtext: <br> ... CCE-96511-1 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-96513-7 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 ... CCE-97147-3 <br> Maintains an updated list of computers on the network and supplies this list to computers <br> designated as browsers. <br> <br> Note: In Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, this service is bundled with the SMB 1.0/CIFS File <br> Sharing Support optional feature. As a res ... CCE-96512-9 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-97158-0 <br> SSH protocol based service to provide secure encrypted communications between two <br> untrusted hosts over an insecure network. <br> <br> Note: This service is not installed by default. It is supplied with Windows, but it is installed <br> by enabling an optional ... CCE-96523-6 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-97168-9 <br> In Windows 2003 and older versions of Windows, the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) <br> Locator service manages the RPC name service database. In Windows Vista and newer <br> versions of Windows, this service does not provide any functionality and is present for <br> applica ... CCE-97179-6 <br> Shares Windows Media Player libraries to other networked players and media devices <br> using Universal Plug and Play. <br> <br> Network sharing of media from Media Player has no place in an enterprise managed <br> environment. <br> Fixtext: <br> ... CCE-97144-0 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 Service ... CCE-96532-7 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-97155-6 <br> Enables the server to be a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server <br> <br> Note: This service is not installed by default. It is supplied with Windows, but is installed <br> by enabling an optional Windows feature (Internet Information Services - FTP Server). <br> ... CCE-97154-9 <br> The LXSS Manager service supports running native ELF binaries. The service provides the <br> infrastructure necessary for ELF binaries to run on Windows. <br> <br> Note: This service is not installed by default. It is supplied with Windows, but is installed <br> b ... CCE-97188-7 <br> This service supports the Windows.Networking.XboxLive application programming interface. <br> <br> Xbox Live is a gaming service and has no place in an enterprise managed environment <br> (perhaps unless it is a gaming company). <br> Fixtext: <br> Fix: & ... CCE-97022-8 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-97176-2 <br> The Web Management Service enables remote and delegated management capabilities for <br> administrators to manage for the Web server, sites and applications present on the machine. <br> <br> Note: This service is not installed by default. It is supplied with Windows, bu ... CCE-97187-9 <br> This service syncs save data for Xbox Live save enabled games. <br> <br> Xbox Live is a gaming service and has no place in an enterprise managed environment <br> (perhaps unless it is a gaming company). <br> Fixtext: <br> Fix: <br> (1) GPO: Compute ... CCE-96518-6 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-97152-3 <br> Provides network access translation, addressing, name resolution and/or intrusion <br> prevention services for a home or small office network. <br> <br> Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) is a feature that allows someone to "share" their Internet <br> con ... CCE-97175-4 <br> Allows UPnP devices to be hosted on this computer. <br> <br> Universal Plug n Play (UPnP) is a real security risk - it allows automatic discovery and <br> attachment to network devices. Notes that UPnP is different than regular Plug n Play (PnP). <br> Workstation ... CCE-97186-1 <br> Provides authentication and authorization services for interacting with Xbox Live. <br> <br> Xbox Live is a gaming service and has no place in an enterprise managed environment <br> (perhaps unless it is a gaming company). <br> Fixtext: <br> Fix: <br& ... CCE-97151-5 <br> Detects other Infrared devices that are in range and launches the file transfer application. <br> <br> Infrared connections can potentially be a source of data compromise - especially via the <br> automatic "file transfer application" functionality. Enterprise ... CCE-97174-7 <br> Discovers networked devices and services that use the SSDP discovery protocol, such as UPnP devices. Also announces SSDP devices and services running on the local computer. <br> <br> Universal Plug n Play (UPnP) is a real security risk - it allows automatic discovery and < ... CCE-96509-5 This policy setting specifies whether to prevent the mapping of client drives in a Remote Desktop Services session (drive redirection). By default, an RD Session Host server maps client drives automatically upon connection. Mapped drives appear in the session folder tree in File Explorer or Compute ... CCE-97185-3 <br> This service manages connected Xbox Accessories. <br> <br> Xbox Live is a gaming service and has no place in an enterprise managed environment (perhaps unless it is a gaming company) <br> Fixtext: <br> Fix: <br> (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Windows S ... CCE-97150-7 <br> Enables the server to administer the IIS metabase. The IIS metabase stores configuration <br> for the SMTP and FTP services. <br> <br> Note: This service is not installed by default. It is supplied with Windows, but is installed <br> by enabling an optional Window ... CCE-97014-5 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-97184-6 <br> Provides Web connectivity and administration through the Internet Information Services <br> Manager. <br> <br> Note: This service is not installed by default. It is supplied with Windows, but is installed <br> by enabling an optional Windows feature (Internet Inf ... CCE-96515-2 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 ... CCE-97172-1 <br> Supports the following TCP/IP services: Character Generator, Daytime, Discard, Echo, and <br> Quote of the Day. <br> <br> Note: This service is not installed by default. It is supplied with Windows, but is installed <br> by enabling an optional Windows feature (S ... CCE-96503-8 Specifies whether to require the use of a specific encryption level to secure communications between client computers and RD Session Host servers during Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections. This policy only applies when you are using native RDP encryption. However, native RDP encryption (as op ... CCE-97170-5 <br> Offers routing services to businesses in local area and wide area network environments. <br> <br> This service's main purpose is to provide Windows router functionality - this is not an <br> appropriate use of workstations in an enterprise managed environment <br> ... CCE-96516-0 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-96678-8 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 ... CCE-97018-6 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-96632-5 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-97104-4 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 ... CCE-96971-7 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-96919-6 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-97094-7 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-97127-5 This policy setting enables or disables clipboard sharing with the sandbox. If you enable this policy setting, copy and paste between the host and Windows Sandbox are permitted. If you disable this policy setting, copy and paste in and out of Sandbox will be restricted. If you do not configure t ... CCE-96994-9 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-97071-5 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, Remo ... CCE-96620-0 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-96874-3 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-96897-4 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-97007-9 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-96568-1 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-97060-8 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-96545-9 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 sta ... CCE-97083-0 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-96677-0 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 ... CCE-96884-2 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-96654-9 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-97019-4 This policy setting determines the number of failed logon attempts before a lock occurs. Authorized users can lock themselves out of an account by mistyping their password or by remembering it incorrectly, or by changing their password on one computer while logged on to another computer. The compute ... CCE-96808-1 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-97103-6 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 D ... CCE-96972-5 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 N ... CCE-96786-9 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-96995-6 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-97095-4 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-Ser ... CCE-96918-8 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 rej ... CCE-96556-6 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-97072-3 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 kerne ... CCE-96850-3 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-96873-5 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 f ... CCE-96896-6 This subcategory reports other types of security policy changes such as configuration of the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) or cryptographic providers. Events for this subcategory include: - 4909: The local policy settings for the TBS were changed. - 4910: The group policy settings for the TB ... CCE-96688-7 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-97008-7 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-96544-2 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-96775-2 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-96841-2 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-96864-4 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-96657-2 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 Countermeasure: Enable this setting. Potential Impact: Loca ... CCE-96973-3 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-97125-9 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-97096-2 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-96951-9 This setting determines which users can change the time zone of the computer. This ability holds no great danger for the computer and may be useful for mobile workers. Countermeasure: Countermeasures are not required because system time is not affected by this setting. Potential Impact: No ... CCE-96853-7 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-96876-8 This subcategory reports changes in policy rules used by the Microsoft Protection Service (MPSSVC.exe). This service is used by Windows Firewall and by Microsoft OneCare. Events for this subcategory include: - 4944: The following policy was active when the Windows Firewall started. - 4945: A ... CCE-97113-5 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: ... CCE-97062-4 This policy setting determines whether Clipboard contents can be synchronized across devices. If you enable this policy setting, Clipboard contents are allowed to be synchronized across devices logged in under the same Microsoft account or Azure AD account. If you disable this policy setting, Clipbo ... CCE-97085-5 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-96633-3 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-96961-8 This policy setting determines which accounts will not be able to log on to the computer as a batch job. A batch job is not a batch (.bat) file, but rather a batch-queue facility. Accounts that use the Task Scheduler to schedule jobs need this user right. The Deny log on as a batch job user right ov ... CCE-97074-9 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 ex ... CCE-96610-1 This policy setting determines whether the system shuts down if it is unable to log Security events. It is a requirement for Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC)-C2 and Common Criteria certification to prevent auditable events from occurring if the audit system is unable to log them. ... CCE-96863-6 This subcategory reports other logon/logoff-related events, such as Terminal Services session disconnects and reconnects, using RunAs to run processes under a different account, and locking and unlocking a workstation. Events for this subcategory include: - 4649: A replay attack was detected. ... CCE-96679-6 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 con ... CCE-96656-4 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-97124-2 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 disa ... CCE-96974-1 This policy setting determines which users who are logged on locally to the computers in your environment can shut down the operating system with the Shut Down command. Misuse of this user right can result in a denial of service condition. Countermeasure: Ensure that only Administrators and Bac ... CCE-97097-0 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 ... CCE-96558-2 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-96875-0 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 remove ... CCE-96621-8 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: T ... CCE-96950-1 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-96852-9 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 ... CCE-97112-7 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 ... CCE-96569-9 Microsoft recommends that you use this setting, if appropriate to your environment and your organization's business requirements, to help protect end user computers. This policy setting allows text to be specified in the title bar of the window that users see when they log on to the system. Counter ... CCE-97086-3 This policy specifies whether the widgets feature is allowed on the device. Widgets will be turned on by default unless you change this in your settings. If you turned this feature on before, it will stay on automatically unless you turn it off. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative ... CCE-97063-2 Denies access to the retail catalog in the Microsoft Store, but displays the private store. If you enable this setting, users will not be able to view the retail catalog in the Microsoft Store, but they will be able to view apps in the private store. If you disable or don't configure this setting, ... CCE-96546-7 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-97135-8 This policy setting specifies whether Windows apps can be activated by voice while the system is locked. If you choose the "User is in control" option, employees in your organization can decide whether users can interact with applications using speech while the system is locked by using S ... CCE-96909-7 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-97040-0 Manages non-Administrator users' ability to install Windows app packages. If you enable this policy, non-Administrators will be unable to initiate installation of Windows app packages. Administrators who wish to install an app will need to do so from an Administrator context (for example, an Admin ... CCE-96949-3 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. Countermeasure: Restrict the Create a page file user right to members of the Administrators ... CCE-96651-5 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 (Plugged In) to Enabled. Potential Impact: If you enable this policy, or if it is not configured, the user is prompted for a p ... CCE-97098-8 This policy setting enables or disables networking in the sandbox. You can disable network access to decrease the attack surface exposed by the sandbox. If you enable this policy setting, networking is done by creating a virtual switch on the host, and connects the Windows Sandbox to it via a virtu ... CCE-96881-8 This subcategory reports the events that occur in response to credentials submitted for a user account logon request that do not relate to credential validation or Kerberos tickets. These events occur on the computer that is authoritative for the credentials. For domain accounts, the domain controll ... CCE-97075-6 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 settin ... CCE-97100-2 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 ... CCE-96760-4 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-97123-4 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-96553-3 MSS: (DisableIPSourceRouting IPv6) 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 co ... CCE-96990-7 This policy setting determines whether the operating system stores passwords in a way that uses reversible encryption, which provides support for application protocols that require knowledge of the user's password for authentication purposes. Passwords that are stored with reversible encryption are ... CCE-97052-5 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 &quo ... CCE-96915-4 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-96806-5 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-97134-1 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-96927-9 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 ... CCE-97087-1 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 through a ... CCE-97064-0 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 rep ... CCE-97099-6 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 wil ... CCE-97076-4 Windows Game Recording and Broadcasting. This setting enables or disables the Windows Game Recording and Broadcasting features. If you disable this setting, Windows Game Recording will not be allowed. If the setting is enabled or not configured, then Recording and Broadcasting (streaming) will be a ... CCE-96609-3 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-96782-8 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-96804-0 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 du ... CCE-97122-6 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\Microso ... CCE-96914-7 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-97030-1 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\Windo ... CCE-97088-9 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 Com ... CCE-96684-6 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 on PCs with this feature enabl ... CCE-97042-6 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 Rem ... CCE-96892-5 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: Syst ... CCE-97065-7 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-96828-9 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-97110-1 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-96816-4 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. Countermeasur ... CCE-96771-1 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-97133-3 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 gi ... CCE-97031-9 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 detec ... CCE-96676-2 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 co ... CCE-96883-4 This subcategory reports each event of application group management on a computer, such as when an application group is created, changed, or deleted or when a member is added to or removed from an application group. If you enable this Audit policy setting, administrators can track events to detect m ... CCE-96630-9 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-96819-8 Enables or disables the automatic download of app updates on PCs running Windows 8. If you enable this setting, the automatic download of app updates is turned off. If you disable this setting, the automatic download of app updates is turned on. If you don't configure this setting, th ... CCE-96785-1 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-97054-1 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 com ... CCE-97077-2 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 other applications that leverage the Win ... CCE-96895-8 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 t ... CCE-96872-7 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 Wind ... CCE-97132-5 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 di ... CCE-96589-7 This policy setting determines whether a computer can be shut down when a user is not logged on. If this policy setting is enabled, the shutdown command is available on the Windows logon screen. Microsoft recommends to disable this policy setting to restrict the ability to shut down the computer to ... CCE-96797-6 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-96566-5 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-97120-0 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 ... CCE-96577-2 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-96939-4 This policy setting determines which users or processes can generate audit records in the Security log. Countermeasure: Ensure that only the Service and Network Service accounts have the Generate security audits user right assigned to them. Potential Impact: None. This is the default confi ... CCE-97067-3 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-96542-6 The machine lockout policy is enforced only on those machines that have Bitlocker enabled for protecting OS volumes. Please ensure that appropriate recovery password backup policies are enabled. This security setting determines the number of failed logon attempts that causes the machine to be l ... CCE-97131-7 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 ... CCE-96928-7 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 sc ... CCE-97044-2 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 t ... CCE-96565-7 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-97021-0 This policy setting determines whether the minimum password length setting can be increased beyond the legacy limit of 14 characters. The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled . Note: This setting only affects local accounts on the computer. Domain accounts are only affected by se ... CCE-97056-6 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 enable ... CCE-96968-3 This policy setting determines whether users can log on as Terminal Services clients. After the baseline member server is joined to a domain environment, there is no need to use local accounts to access the server from the network. Domain accounts can access the server for administration and end-use ... CCE-97033-5 Encryption Oracle Remediation This 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 ... CCE-96945-1 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. Countermeasure: Ensure that only the local Administrators group has ... CCE-96606-9 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-97045-9 This policy setting allows backup and restore of cellular text messages to Microsoft's cloud services. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Messaging\Allow Message Service Cloud Sync (2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Messa ... CCE-96836-2 This policy setting allows you to manage configuration of remote access to all supported shells to execute scripts and commands. Countermeasure: Configure Allow Remote Shell Access to Disabled. Potential Impact: If you enable this policy setting, remote access is allowed to all supported s ... CCE-96859-4 This subcategory reports other object access-related events such as Task Scheduler jobs and COM+ objects. Events for this subcategory include: - 4671: An application attempted to access a blocked ordinal through the TBS. - 4691: Indirect access to an object was requested. - 4698: A sched ... CCE-96848-7 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-96791-9 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-96560-8 This policy setting determines what happens when the smart card for a logged-on user is removed from the smart card reader. Countermeasure: Configure the Smart card removal behavior setting to Lock Workstation. If you select Lock Workstation in the Properties dialog box for this policy set ... CCE-96617-6 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 includ ... CCE-97130-9 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_ ... CCE-96681-2 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 t ... CCE-96946-9 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-96921-2 This policy setting determines whether users can enable the following WLAN settings: "Connect to suggested open hotspots," "Connect to networks shared by my contacts," and "Enable paid services". "Connect to suggested open hotspots" enables Windows to auto ... CCE-96944-4 This policy setting determines which users can change the auditing options for files and directories and clear the Security log. Countermeasure: Ensure that only the local Administrators group has the Manage auditing and security log user right. Potential Impact: None. This is the default ... CCE-97034-3 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-97057-4 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 O ... CCE-96800-8 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-97141-6 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 ... CCE-96571-5 It is feasible for a attacker to disguise a Trojan horse program as a printer driver. The program may appear to users as if they must use it to print, but such a program could unleash malicious code on your computer network. To reduce the possibility of such an event, only administrators should be a ... CCE-96956-8 This policy setting allows a process to create an access token, which may provide elevated rights to access sensitive data. Countermeasure: Do not assign the Create a token object user right to any users. Processes that require this user right should use the Local System account, which already ... CCE-97000-4 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-96680-4 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 an ... CCE-96910-5 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-97023-6 Allow search and Cortana to search cloud sources like OneDrive and SharePoint Fix: (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-96835-4 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 expec ... CCE-96858-6 This subcategory reports when a user account or service uses a non-sensitive privilege. A non-sensitive privilege includes the following user rights: Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller, Access this computer from the network, Add workstations to domain, Adjust memory quotas for a process, ... CCE-96847-9 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-96781-0 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-96815-6 By default, users can add their computer to a homegroup on a home network. If you enable this policy setting, a user on this computer will not be able to add this computer to a homegroup. This setting does not affect other network sharing features. If you disable or do not configure this ... CCE-97140-8 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-96608-5 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-97035-0 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 dev ... CCE-96913-9 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-96683-8 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. Countermeasure: Disable this setting depending on your organization's requirements. Potential I ... CCE-97001-2 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-96948-5 This policy setting allows users to use tools to view the performance of different system processes, which could be abused to allow attackers to determine a system's active processes and provide insight into the potential attack surface of the computer. Countermeasure: Ensure that only the loca ... CCE-96969-1 This security setting is used by Credential Manager during Backup and Restore. No accounts should have this user right, as it is only assigned to Winlogon. Users' saved credentials might be compromised if this user right is assigned to other entities. Countermeasure: Configure this user right s ... CCE-96814-9 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 will automati ... CCE-96550-9 MSS: (EnableICMPRedirect) Allow ICMP redirects to override OSPF generated routes Countermeasure: Configure the MSS: (EnableICMPRedirect) Allow ICMP redirects to override OSPF generated routes entry to a value of Disabled. The possible values for this registry entry are: ? 1 or 0. The ... CCE-96596-2 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-97109-3 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 analysi ... CCE-96727-3 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. Countermeasure: Configure this setting depending on your organizatio ... CCE-97048-3 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 ac ... CCE-97025-1 This policy setting determines whether published User Activities can be uploaded. If you enable this policy setting, activities of type User Activity are allowed to be uploaded. If you disable this policy setting, activities of type User Activity are not allowed to be uploaded. Deletion of activitie ... CCE-96912-1 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-96849-5 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-96792-7 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-97002-0 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-96964-2 This policy setting allows accounts to log on using the task scheduler service. Because the task scheduler is often used for administrative purposes, it may be needed in enterprise environments. However, its use should be restricted in high security environments to prevent misuse of system resources ... CCE-96613-5 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-96889-1 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, and ... CCE-96941-0 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-96820-6 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-96998-0 This setting determines the behavior for inbound connections that do not match an inbound firewall rule. The recommended state for this setting is: Block (default) . CCE-96538-4 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 ... CCE-97108-5 If you turn this policy setting on, local users won't be able to set up and use security questions to reset their passwords. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Credential User Interface\Prevent the use of security questions for local accounts (2) REG ... CCE-96975-8 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-97090-5 This policy setting lets you turn off cloud optimized content in all Windows experiences. If you enable this policy, Windows experiences that use the cloud optimized content client component, will instead present the default fallback content. If you disable or do not configure this policy, Windows ... CCE-96953-5 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 recom ... CCE-96601-0 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-97049-1 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 ... CCE-97026-9 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 wi ... CCE-97003-8 This setting determines the behavior for inbound connections that do not match an inbound firewall rule. The recommended state for this setting is: Block (default) . CCE-96624-2 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-97119-2 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-96986-5 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 Microsoft Windows 2000 or la ... CCE-96549-1 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 clien ... CCE-97038-4 Enumeration policy for external DMA-capable devices incompatible with DMA remapping. This policy only takes effect when Kernel DMA Protection is enabled and supported by the system. Note: this policy does not apply to 1394, PCMCIA or ExpressCard devices. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Admin ... CCE-96865-1 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 : ... CCE-96940-2 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-96612-7 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-97107-7 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 ... CCE-97091-3 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 pro ... CCE-96999-8 This setting determines the behavior for outbound connections that do not match an outbound firewall rule. The recommended state for this setting is: Block (default) . CCE-97004-6 This setting determines the behavior for inbound connections that do not match an inbound firewall rule. The recommended state for this setting is: Block (default) . CCE-96623-4 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-96854-5 This subcategory reports the results of IKE protocol and AuthIP during Quick Mode negotiations. - 4654: An IPsec Quick Mode negotiation failed. Events for this subcategory include: - 4977: During Quick Mode negotiation, IPsec received an invalid negotiation packet. If this problem persists, ... CCE-96779-4 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 notificat ... CCE-96710-9 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-96989-9 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-96943-6 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-96845-3 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-96868-5 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 ... CCE-97092-1 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 disabl ... CCE-96691-1 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-97106-9 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 computed Not configured: Same as Disabled. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Win ... CCE-97005-3 This setting determines the behavior for outbound connections that do not match an outbound firewall rule. The recommended state for this setting is: Block (default) . CCE-96955-0 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-for ... CCE-96834-7 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-96811-5 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-96581-4 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-96988-1 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-96942-8 This policy setting allows other users on the network to connect to the computer and is required by various network protocols that include Server Message Block (SMB)-based protocols, NetBIOS, Common Internet File System (CIFS), and Component Object Model Plus (COM+). Countermeasure: Restrict th ... CCE-97093-9 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. Specify hardened network paths. In the name field, type a fully-qualified UNC path for each network resour ... CCE-96867-7 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 ... CCE-97105-1 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: -Blo ... CCE-97128-3 Remote host allows delegation of non-exportable credentials When 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 s ... CCE-96821-4 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 this ... CCE-96690-3 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-96978-2 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. Countermeasure: Restrict the Act as part of the operating system user right to as few accounts as possible-it should not even be assigned to the A ... CCE-97070-7 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 loca ... CCE-96954-3 This policy setting determines which users and groups can change the time and date on the internal clock of the computers in your environment. Users who are assigned this user right can affect the appearance of event logs. When a computer's time setting is changed, logged events reflect the new time ... CCE-97006-1 This setting determines the behavior for outbound connections that do not match an outbound firewall rule. The recommended state for this setting is: Block (default) . CCE-96879-2 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 re ... CCE-96602-8 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-96810-7 This policy setting specifies whether Cortana is allowed on the device. If you enable or don't configure this setting, Cortana will be allowed on the device. If you disable this setting, Cortana will be turned off. When Cortana is off, users will still be able to use search to find things ... CCE-97139-0 By configuring this policy setting you can adjust what diagnostic data is collected from Windows. This policy setting also restricts the user from increasing the amount of diagnostic data collection via the Settings app. The diagnostic data collected under this policy impacts the operating system an ... CCE-96580-6 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-97082-2 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 wiz ... CCE-96586-3 This policy setting determines whether to disconnect users who are connected to the local computer outside their user account's valid logon hours. It affects the SMB component. If you enable this policy setting, client sessions with the SMB service will be forcibly disconnected when the client's log ... CCE-96594-7 This policy setting determines who is allowed to format and eject removable media. You can use this policy setting to prevent unauthorized users from removing data on one computer to access it on another computer on which they have local administrator privileges. Countermeasure: Configure the D ... CCE-96983-2 This policy setting, which determines whether to disconnect users who are connected to the local computer outside their user account's valid logon hours, affects the SMB component. If you enable this policy setting, client sessions with the SMB server will be disconnected when the client's logon hou ... CCE-96962-6 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-97102-8 This setting allows to remove access to "Pause updates" feature. Once enabled user access to pause updates is removed. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update\Manage end user experience\Remove access to "Pause updates" ... CCE-96967-5 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-96823-0 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 (in ... CCE-96959-2 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. Countermeasure: Ensure that only the local Administrators group is assigned the Perform volume maintena ... CCE-96947-7 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-97037-6 Enable this policy to manage which updates you receive prior to the update being released to the world. Dev Channel Ideal 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 matc ... CCE-96963-4 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. Countermeasure: The Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for deleg ... CCE-96952-7 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. Coun ... CCE-97118-4 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 clea ... CCE-96966-7 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. Countermeasure: Do not assign the Lock pages in memory user ri ... CCE-96977-4 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. Countermeasure: Do not assign the Create permanent ... CCE-96534-3 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-96522-8 This security setting determines whether packet signing is required by the SMB server component. The server message block (SMB) protocol provides the basis for Microsoft file and print sharing and many other networking operations, such as remote Windows administration. To prevent "man-in-the-m ... CCE-96533-5 This security setting determines whether packet signing is required by the SMB client component. The server message block (SMB) protocol provides the basis for Microsoft file and print sharing and many other networking operations, such as remote Windows administration. To prevent man-in-the-middle ... CCE-96567-3 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 if ... CCE-96521-0 This policy setting determines which registry paths will be accessible after referencing the WinReg key to determine access permissions to the paths. Note: This setting does not exist in Windows XP. There was a setting with that name in Windows XP, but it is called "Network access: Remotel ... CCE-96536-8 This security setting determines whether 128-bit key strength is required for encrypted secure channel data. When a computer joins a domain, a computer account is created. After that, when the system starts, it uses the computer account password to create a secure channel with a domain controller w ... CCE-96576-4 This policy setting determines whether users must press CTRL+ALT+DEL before they log on. If you enable this policy setting, users can log on without this key combination. If you disable this policy setting, users must press CTRL+ALT+DEL before they log on to Windows unless they use a smart card for ... CCE-96541-8 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-96552-5 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 i ... CCE-96554-1 This security setting determines what additional permissions are granted for anonymous connections to the computer. Windows allows anonymous users to perform certain activities, such as enumerating the names of domain accounts and network shares. This is convenient, for example, when an administrat ... CCE-96572-3 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-96595-4 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 al ... CCE-96583-0 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 auditin ... CCE-96597-0 This policy setting determines which communication sessions, or 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, ... CCE-96562-4 This policy setting determines which registry paths and sub-paths will be accessible when an application or process references the WinReg key to determine access permissions. Note: In Windows XP this setting is called "Network access: Remotely accessible registry paths," the setting w ... CCE-96585-5 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-96561-6 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-96502-0 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 s ... CCE-96548-3 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 rec ... CCE-96593-9 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 ... CCE-96505-3 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-96539-2 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. Countermeasure: Configure the Interactive logon: Prompt user to ... CCE-96611-9 Microsoft recommends that you use this setting, if appropriate to your environment and your organization's business requirements, to help protect end user computers. This policy setting specifies a text message that displays to users when they log on. Countermeasure: Configure the Message text ... CCE-96984-0 The built-in local guest account is another well-known name to attackers. Microsoft recommends to rename this account to something that does not indicate its purpose. Even if you disable this account, which is recommended, ensure that you rename it for added security. Note: This policy setting is n ... CCE-96985-7 This policy setting enables or disables the Administrator account during normal operation. When a computer is booted into safe mode, the Administrator account is always enabled, regardless of how this setting is configured. Note: that this setting will have no impact when applied to the domain contr ... CCE-96795-0 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. Countermeasure: C ... CCE-96991-5 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-96992-3 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-96981-6 This policy setting determines the maximum allowable age for a computer account password. 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 no longer change their passwords, an attack ... CCE-96605-1 This policy setting determines which network shares can be accessed by anonymous users. 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 very dangerous to add oth ... CCE-97059-0 Allow Windows Ink Workspace Fix: (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-96935-2 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-96615-0 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-97017-8 The built-in local administrator account is a well-known account name that attackers will target. Microsoft recommends to choose another name for this account, and to avoid names that denote: administrative or elevated access accounts. Be sure to also change the default description for the local adm ... |
