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XCCDF
Microsoft Windows 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051
The built-in administrator account must be disabled.
The built-in administrator account must be disabled.
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The built-in administrator account must be disabled.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>The built-in administrator account is a well-known account subject to attack. It also provides no accountability to individual administrators on a system. It must be disabled to prevent its use.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>