BigFix Compliance: Updated CIS Checklist for Windows 10 with bugfixes, published 2026-03-16

Product:
BigFix Compliance

Title:
Updated CIS Checklist for Windows 10 with bug fixes.

Security Benchmark:
CIS Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Benchmark with bug fixes, V4.0.0

Published Sites:
CIS Checklist for Windows 10, site version 24
(The site version is provided for air-gap customers.)

Details:

Modified relevance and incorporated LGPO remediation for the checks below:

● (L1) Ensure 'Always install with elevated privileges' is set to 'Disabled' (B)

● (L1) Ensure 'Configure Windows spotlight on lock screen' is set to 'Disabled'

● (L1) Ensure 'Do not preserve zone information in file attachments' is set to 'Disabled'

● (L1) Ensure 'Do not suggest third-party content in Windows spotlight' is set to 'Enabled'

● (L1) Ensure 'Notify antivirus programs when opening attachments' is set to 'Enabled'

● (L1) Ensure 'Turn off Spotlight collection on Desktop' is set to 'Enabled'

● (L1) Ensure 'Prevent users from sharing files within their profile.' is set to 'Enabled'

● (L1) Ensure 'Turn off toast notifications on the lock screen' is set to 'Enabled'

● (L2) Ensure 'Do not use diagnostic data for tailored experiences' is set to 'Enabled'

● (L2) Ensure 'Prevent Codec Download' is set to 'Enabled'

● (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Help Experience Improvement Program' is set to 'Enabled'

● (L2) Ensure 'Turn off all Windows spotlight features' is set to 'Enabled'

● L1) Ensure 'Turn off Windows Copilot' is set to 'Enabled'

Actions to take:

● To subscribe to the above site, you can use the License Overview Dashboard to enable and gather the site. Note that you must be entitled to the BigFix Compliance product, and you must be using BigFix version 10 and later.

● If you use custom sites, update your custom sites accordingly to use the latest content. You can synchronize your content by using the Synchronize Custom Checks wizard. For more information, see

https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/11.0/compliance/Compliance/SCM_Users_Guide/c_using_synchronize_custom_checks_wiz.html

More information:
To know more about the BigFix Compliance SCM checklists, please see the following resources:

● BigFix Forum:
https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements/compliance

● BigFix Compliance SCM Checklists:
https://bigfix-wiki.hcltechsw.com/wikis/home?lang=enus#!/wiki/BigFix%20Wiki/page/SCM%20Checklists

We hope you find this latest release of SCM content useful and effective. Thank you!

– The BigFix Compliance team