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Automatically signing in the last interactive user after a system-initiated restart must be disabled.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Windows can be configured to automatically sign the user back in after a Windows Update restart. Some protections are in place to help ensure this is done in a secure fashion; however, disabling this will prevent the caching of credentials for this purpose and also ensure the user is aware of the restart.

ID
SV-224956r991591_rule
Version
WN16-CC-000480
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Windows Logon Options >> "Sign-in last interactive user automatically after a system-initiated restart" to "Disabled".