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  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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  • Local users on domain-joined computers must not be enumerated.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The username is one part of logon credentials that could be used to gain access to a system. Preventing the enumeration of us...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

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    Group
  • Users must be prompted for a password on resume from sleep (on battery).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Authentication must always be required when accessing a system. This setting ensures the user is prompted for a password on r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

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    Group
  • The user must be prompted for a password on resume from sleep (plugged in).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Authentication must always be required when accessing a system. This setting ensures the user is prompted for a password on r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069

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    Group
  • Solicited Remote Assistance must not be allowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Remote assistance allows another user to view or take control of the local session of a user. Solicited assistance is help th...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000379-GPOS-00164

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  • Unauthenticated RPC clients must be restricted from connecting to the RPC server.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Configuring RPC to restrict unauthenticated RPC clients from connecting to the RPC server will prevent anonymous connections....
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • The setting to allow Microsoft accounts to be optional for modern style apps must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Control of credentials and the system must be maintained within the enterprise. Enabling this setting allows enterprise crede...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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    Group
  • The Application Compatibility Program Inventory must be prevented from collecting data and sending the information to Microsoft.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154

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    Group
  • Autoplay must be turned off for non-volume devices.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Allowing autoplay to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. Autoplay begins reading from a drive as soon as media ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154

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    Group
  • The default autorun behavior must be configured to prevent autorun commands.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Allowing autorun commands to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. Configuring this setting prevents autorun comm...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154

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    Group
  • Autoplay must be disabled for all drives.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Allowing autoplay to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. Autoplay begins reading from a drive as soon as media ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • Enhanced anti-spoofing for facial recognition must be enabled on Windows 11.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Enhanced anti-spoofing provides additional protections when using facial recognition with devices that support it.&lt;/VulnDi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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    Group
  • Microsoft consumer experiences must be turned off.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Microsoft consumer experiences provides suggestions and notifications to users, which may include the installation of Windows...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000134-GPOS-00068

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    Group
  • Administrator accounts must not be enumerated during elevation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Enumeration of administrator accounts when elevating can provide part of the logon information to an unauthorized user. This ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • Enhanced diagnostic data must be limited to the minimum required to support Windows Analytics.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000205-GPOS-00083

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    Group
  • Windows Telemetry must not be configured to Full.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • Windows Update must not obtain updates from other PCs on the internet.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Windows 11 allows Windows Update to obtain updates from additional sources instead of Microsoft. In addition to Microsoft, up...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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    Group
  • The Microsoft Defender SmartScreen for Explorer must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Microsoft Defender SmartScreen helps protect systems from programs downloaded from the internet that may be malicious. Enabli...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000433-GPOS-00192

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    Group
  • Explorer Data Execution Prevention must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Data Execution Prevention (DEP) provides additional protection by performing checks on memory to help prevent malicious code ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000420-GPOS-00186

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    Group
  • File Explorer heap termination on corruption must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Legacy plug-in applications may continue to function when a File Explorer session has become corrupt. Disabling this feature ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • File Explorer shell protocol must run in protected mode.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The shell protocol will limit the set of folders applications can open when run in protected mode. Restricting files an appli...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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  • Windows 11 must be configured to disable Windows Game Recording and Broadcasting.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Windows Game Recording and Broadcasting is intended for use with games; however, it could potentially record screen shots of ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • The use of a hardware security device with Windows Hello for Business must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The use of a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) to store keys for Windows Hello for Business provides additional security. Keys st...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • Windows 11 must be configured to require a minimum pin length of six characters or greater.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Windows allows the use of PINs as well as biometrics for authentication without sending a password to a network or website wh...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

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  • Passwords must not be saved in the Remote Desktop Client.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Saving passwords in the Remote Desktop Client could allow an unauthorized user to establish a remote desktop session to anoth...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069

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    Group
  • Local drives must be prevented from sharing with Remote Desktop Session Hosts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Preventing users from sharing the local drives on their client computers to Remote Session Hosts that they access helps reduc...
    Rule Medium Severity

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