Product:
BigFix Compliance
Title:
Updated Universal Checklist for Windows Server (Beta) to support more recent versions of CIS and DISA benchmarks.
Note: The Universal Checklist for Windows Server remains in Beta. This release updates the Beta content with the latest benchmark coverage.
New to the Universal Checklist for Windows Server? See the original Beta announcement here: Announcing the Beta Release: Universal Checklist for Windows Server
Published Sites:
Universal Checklist for Windows Server, site version 4.
(The site version is provided for air-gap customers.)
Details: Universal Checklist for Windows Server (Beta)
Total Fixlets: 525
Total New Fixlets: 17
Total Updated Fixlets:47
Total Deleted Fixlets: 0
Fixlets with Remediation: 510
Parameterized Fixlets : 378
Benchmark Sources: CIS and DISA STIGs
Applies To: Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025
NEW FIXLETS:
Ensure 'Disable HTTP proxy features: Disable WPAD' is set to 'Enabled: Checked'
Ensure 'Enable / disable CLFS logfile authentication' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Disable HTTP proxy features: Disable proxy authentication' is set to 'Enabled: Disable authentication over loopback interfaces' or higher
Windows Server must be configured to audit file system failures.
Windows Server must be configured to audit file system successes.
Windows Server must be configured to audit handle manipulation failures.
Windows Server must be configured to audit handle manipulation successes.
Windows Server must be configured to audit registry failures.
Windows Server must be configured to audit registry successes.
Windows Server must be configured for named-based strong mappings for certificates.
Ensure 'Join Microsoft MAPS' is set to 'Enabled: Advanced'
Ensure 'Require IPPS for IPP printers' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Set TLS/SSL security policy for IPP printers: Disallow invalid certificate authority' is set to 'Enabled: Checked'
Ensure 'Set TLS/SSL security policy for IPP printers: Disallow invalid certificate common name' is set to 'Enabled: Checked'
Ensure 'Set TLS/SSL security policy for IPP printers: Disallow invalid certificate date' is set to 'Enabled: Checked'
Ensure 'Set TLS/SSL security policy for IPP printers: Disallow non-server certificates' is set to 'Enabled: Checked'
Ensure 'Impersonate a client after authentication' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE, SERVICE, RESTRICTED SERVICES\PrintSpoolerService'
UPDATED FIXLETS:
Ensure 'Interactive logon: Do not require CTRL+ALT+DEL' is set to 'Disabled'
Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Domain: Logging: Name' is configured
Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Private: Logging: Name' is configured
Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Public: Logging: Name' is configured
Ensure 'Limit Diagnostic Log Collection' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Limit Dump Collection' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Enable OneSettings Auditing' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Set time limit for active but idle Remote Desktop Services sessions' is set to 'Enabled: 15 minutes or less, but not Never (0)'
Configure 'Accounts: Rename guest account'
Configure 'Accounts: Rename administrator account'
Ensure 'Account lockout duration' is set to '15 or more minute(s)'
Ensure 'Configure validation of ROCA-vulnerable WHfB keys during authentication' is set to 'Enabled: Block' (DC only)
Ensure 'Post-authentication actions: Actions' is set to 'Enabled: Reset the password and logoff the managed account' or higher
Ensure 'Password Settings: Password Complexity' is set to 'Enabled: Large letters + small letters + numbers + special characters' or 'Passphrase'
Ensure 'Prevent automatic download of applications associated with device metadata' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure Deny log on as a service user right on domain-joined member servers must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts. No other groups or accounts must be assigned this right.
Ensure Deny log on as a batch job user right on domain-joined member servers must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts and from unauthenticated access on all systems.
Ensure 'Enable Certificate Padding' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Reset account lockout counter after' is set to '15 or more minute(s)'
Ensure 'Toggle user control over Insider builds' is set to 'Disabled'
Ensure 'Turn off Microsoft Defender AntiVirus' is set to 'Disabled'
Ensure 'Change the time zone' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE'
Ensure 'MSS: (ScreenSaverGracePeriod) The time in seconds before the screen saver grace period expires' is set to 'Enabled: 5 or fewer seconds'
Ensure 'Configure registry policy processing: Do not apply during periodic background processing' is set to 'Enabled: FALSE'
Ensure 'Turn off picture password sign-in' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Turn off Microsoft consumer experiences' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Disable OneSettings Downloads' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Join Microsoft MAPS' is set to 'Disabled'
Ensure 'Configure local setting override for reporting to Microsoft MAPS' is set to 'Disabled'
Ensure 'Configure Attack Surface Reduction rules' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Configure Attack Surface Reduction rules: Set the state for each ASR rule' is configured
Ensure 'Prevent users and apps from accessing dangerous websites' is set to 'Enabled: Block'
Ensure 'Enable file hash computation feature' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Scan all downloaded files and attachments' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Turn off real-time protection' is set to 'Disabled'
Ensure 'Turn on script scanning' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Configure Watson events' is set to 'Disabled'
Ensure 'Scan packed executables' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Scan removable drives' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Turn on e-mail scanning' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Configure detection for potentially unwanted applications' is set to 'Enabled: Block'
Ensure 'Allow Custom SSPs and APs to be loaded into LSASS' is set to 'Disabled'
Ensure 'WDigest Authentication' is set to 'Disabled'
Ensure 'Network security: Do not store LAN Manager hash value on next password change' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Do not allow WebAuthn redirection' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Prevent device metadata retrieval from the Internet' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure impersonate a client after authentication user right must only be assigned to Administrators, Service, Local Service, and Network Service.
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– The BigFix Compliance team