Windows Server 2022 Turning off File Explorer heap termination on corruption must be disabled.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Legacy plug-in applications may continue to function when a File Explorer session has become corrupt. Disabling this feature will prevent this.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-254363r848905_rule
- Severity
- Low
- References
- Updated
Remediation - 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".