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Windows Server 2022 Turning off File Explorer heap termination on corruption must be disabled.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Legacy plug-in applications may continue to function when a File Explorer session has become corrupt. Disabling this feature will prevent this.

ID
SV-254363r991589_rule
Version
WN22-CC-000320
Severity
Low
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

The default behavior is for File Explorer heap termination on corruption to be disabled.

If this needs to be corrected, configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> File Explorer >> Turn off heap termination on corruption to "Not Configured" or "Disabled".