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List of the settings in the Windows 10/11 MDM security baseline in Intune

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This article is a reference for the settings that are available in the different versions of the Windows 10/11 MDM security baseline that you can deploy with Microsoft Intune. You can use the tabs below to select and view the settings in the current baseline version and a few older versions that might still be in use.

For each setting you’ll find the baselines default configuration, which is also the recommended configuration for that setting provided by the relevant security team. Because products and the security landscape evolve, the recommended defaults in one baseline version might not match the defaults you find in later versions of the same baseline. Different baseline types, like the MDM security and the Defender for Endpoint baselines, could also set different defaults.

When the Intune UI includes a Learn more link for a setting, you’ll find that here as well. Use that link to view the settings policy configuration service provider (CSP) or relevant content that explains the settings operation.

When a new version of a baseline becomes available, it replaces the previous version. Profiles instances that you’ve created prior to the availability of a new version:

  • Become read-only. You can continue to use those profiles but can't edit them to change their configuration.
  • Can be updated to the latest version. After you update a profile to the current baseline version, you can edit the profile to modify settings.

To learn more about using security baselines, see Use security baselines. In that article you'll also find information about how to:

Security Baseline for Windows 10/11 for November 2021

Security Baseline for Windows 10/11 for December 2020

Security Baseline for Windows 10 and later for August 2020

Above Lock

  • Voice activate apps from locked screen:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Block display of toast notifications:
    Baseline default: Yes
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App Runtime

  • Microsoft accounts optional for Microsoft store apps:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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Application Management

  • Block app installations with elevated privileges:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Block user control over installations:
    Baseline default: Yes
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  • Block game DVR (desktop only):
    Baseline default: Yes
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Audit

Audit settings configure the events that are generated for the conditions of the setting.

  • Account Logon Audit Credential Validation (Device):
    Baseline default: Success and Failure

  • Account Logon Audit Kerberos Authentication Service (Device):
    Baseline default: None

  • Account Logon Logoff Audit Account Lockout (Device):
    Baseline default: Failure

  • Account Logon Logoff Audit Group Membership (Device):
    Baseline default: Success

  • Account Logon Logoff Audit Logon (Device):
    Baseline default: Success and Failure

  • Audit Other Logon Logoff Events (Device):
    Baseline default: Success and Failure

  • Audit Special Logon (Device):
    Baseline default: Success

  • Audit Security Group Management (Device):
    Baseline default: Success

  • Audit User Account Management (Device):
    Baseline default: Success and Failure

  • Detailed Tracking Audit PNP Activity (Device):
    Baseline default: Success

  • Detailed Tracking Audit Process Creation (Device):
    Baseline default: Success

  • Object Access Audit Detailed File Share (Device):
    Baseline default: Failure

  • Audit File Share Access (Device):
    Baseline default: Success and Failure

  • Object Access Audit Other Object Access Events (Device):
    Baseline default: Success and Failure

  • Object Access Audit Removable Storage (Device):
    Baseline default: Success and Failure

  • Audit Authentication Policy Change (Device):
    Baseline default: Success

  • Policy Change Audit MPSSVC Rule Level Policy Change (Device):
    Baseline default: Success and Failure

  • Policy Change Audit Other Policy Change Events (Device):
    Baseline default: Failure

  • Audit Changes to Audit Policy (Device):
    Baseline default: Success

  • Privilege Use Audit Sensitive Privilege Use (Device):
    Baseline default: Success and Failure

  • System Audit Other System Events (Device):
    Baseline default: Success and Failure

  • System Audit Security State Change (Device):
    Baseline default: Success

  • Audit Security System Extension (Device):
    Baseline default: Success

  • System Audit System Integrity (Device):
    Baseline default: Success and Failure

Auto Play

  • Auto play default auto run behavior:
    Baseline default: Do not execute
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  • Auto play mode:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Block auto play for non-volume devices:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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BitLocker

  • BitLocker removable drive policy:
    Baseline default: Configure
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    • Block write access to removable data-drives not protected by BitLocker:
      Baseline default: Yes
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Browser

  • Block Password Manager:
    Baseline default: Yes
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  • Require SmartScreen for Microsoft Edge Legacy:
    Baseline default: Yes
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  • Block malicious site access:
    Baseline default: Yes
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  • Block unverified file download:
    Baseline default: Yes
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  • Prevent user from overriding certificate errors:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

Connectivity

  • Configure secure access to UNC paths:
    Baseline default: Configure Windows to only allow access to the specified UNC paths after fulfilling additional security requirements
    Learn more

    • Hardened UNC path list:
      Baseline default: Not configured by default. Manually add one or more hardened UNC paths.

  • Block downloading of print drivers over HTTP:
    Baseline default: Enabled
    Learn more

  • Block Internet download for web publishing and online ordering wizards:
    Baseline default: Enabled
    Learn more

Credentials Delegation

  • Remote host delegation of non-exportable credentials:
    Baseline default: Enabled
    Learn more

Credentials UI

  • Enumerate administrators:
    Baseline default: Disabled
    Learn more

Data Protection

  • Block direct memory access:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

Device Guard

  • Virtualization based security:
    Baseline default: Enable VBS with secure boot

  • Enable virtualization based security:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Launch system guard:
    Baseline default: Enabled

  • Turn on credential guard:
    Baseline default: Enable with UEFI lock
    Learn more

Device Installation

  • Block hardware device installation by setup classes:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

    • Remove matching hardware devices:
      Baseline default: Yes

    • Block list:
      Baseline default: Not configured by default. Manually add one or more Identifiers.

  • Hardware device installation by device identifiers:
    Baseline default: Block hardware device installation
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    • Remove matching hardware devices:
      Baseline default: Yes

    • Hardware device identifiers that are blocked:
      Baseline default: Yes

  • Hardware device installation by setup classes:
    Baseline default: Block hardware device installation
    Learn more

    • Remove matching hardware devices:
      Baseline default: No default configuration

    • Hardware device identifiers that are blocked:
      Baseline default: No default configuration

Device Lock

  • Require password:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

    • Required password:
      Baseline default: Alphanumeric
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    • Password expiration (days):
      Baseline default: 60
      Learn more

    • Password minimum character set count:
      Baseline default: 3
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    • Prevent reuse of previous passwords:
      Baseline default: 24
      Learn more

    • Minimum password length:
      Baseline default: 8
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    • Number of sign-in failures before wiping device:
      Baseline default: 10
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    • Block simple passwords:
      Baseline default: Yes
      Learn more

  • Password minimum age in days:
    Baseline default: 1
    Learn more

  • Prevent use of camera:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Prevent slide show:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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DMA Guard

  • Enumeration of external devices incompatible with Kernel DMA Protection:
    Baseline default: Block all

Event Log Service

  • Application log maximum file size in KB:
    Baseline default: 32768
    Learn more

  • System log maximum file size in KB:
    Baseline default: 32768
    Learn more

  • Security log maximum file size in KB:
    Baseline default: 196608
    Learn more

Experience

  • Block Windows Spotlight:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

    • Block third-party suggestions in Windows Spotlight:
      Baseline default: Not configured
      Learn more

    • Block consumer specific features:
      Baseline default: Not configured
      Learn more

Exploit Guard

  • Upload XML:
    Baseline default: Sample xml is provided
    Learn more

File Explorer

  • Block data execution prevention:
    Baseline default: Disabled
    Learn more

  • Block heap termination on corruption:
    Baseline default: Disabled
    Learn more

Firewall

For more information, see 2.2.2 FW_PROFILE_TYPE in the Windows Protocols documentation.

  • Firewall profile domain:
    Baseline default: Configure
    Learn more

    • Inbound connections blocked:
      Baseline default: Yes
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    • Outbound connections required:
      Baseline default: Yes
      Learn more

    • Inbound notifications blocked:
      Baseline default: Yes
      Learn more

    • Firewall enabled:
      Baseline default: Allowed
      Learn more

  • Firewall profile private:
    Baseline default: Configure
    Learn more

    • Inbound connections blocked:
      Baseline default: Yes
      Learn more

    • Outbound connections required:
      Baseline default: Yes
      Learn more

    • Inbound notifications blocked:
      Baseline default: Yes
      Learn more

    • Firewall enabled:
      Baseline default: Allowed
      Learn more

  • Firewall profile public:
    Baseline default: Configure
    Learn more

    • Inbound connections blocked:
      Baseline default: Yes
      Learn more

    • Outbound connections required:
      Baseline default: Yes
      Learn more

    • Inbound notifications blocked:
      Baseline default: Yes
      Learn more

    • Firewall enabled:
      Baseline default: Allowed
      Learn more

    • Connection security rules from group policy not merged:
      Baseline default: Yes
      Learn more

    • Policy rules from group policy not merged:
      Baseline default: Yes
      Learn more

Internet Explorer

  • Internet Explorer encryption support:
    Baseline default: Two items: TLS v1.1 and TLS v1.2
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer prevent managing smart screen filter:
    Baseline default: Enable
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer restricted zone script Active X controls marked safe for scripting:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone file downloads:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer certificate address mismatch warning:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer enhanced protected mode:
    Baseline default: Enabled
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer fallback to SSL3:
    Baseline default: No sites
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer software when signature is invalid:
    Baseline default: Disabled
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer check server certificate revocation:
    Baseline default: Enabled
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer check signatures on downloaded programs:
    Baseline default: Enabled
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer processes consistent MIME handling:
    Baseline default: Enable
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer bypass smart screen warnings:
    Baseline default: Disabled
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer bypass smart screen warnings about uncommon files:
    Baseline default: Disable
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer crash detection:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer download enclosures:
    Baseline default: Disabled
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer ignore certificate errors:
    Baseline default: Disabled
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer disable processes in enhanced protected mode:
    Baseline default: Enabled
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer security settings check:
    Baseline default: Enabled
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer Active X controls in protected mode:
    Baseline default: Disabled
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer users adding sites:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer users changing policies:
    Baseline default: Disabled
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer block outdated Active X controls:
    Baseline default: Enabled
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer include all network paths:
    Baseline default: Disabled
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer internet zone access to data sources:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone automatic prompt for file downloads:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone copy and paste via script:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone drag and drop or copy and paste files:
    Baseline default: Disabled.
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone less privileged sites:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone loading of XAML files:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone .NET Framework reliant components:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone allow only approved domains to use ActiveX controls:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone allow only approved domains to use tdc ActiveX controls:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone scripting of web browser controls:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone script initiated windows:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone scriptlets:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone smart screen:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone updates to status bar via script:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone user data persistence:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone allow VBscript to run:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone do not run antimalware against ActiveX controls:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone download signed ActiveX controls:
    Baseline default: DisableBaseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone download unsigned ActiveX controls:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone cross site scripting filter:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone drag content from different domains across windows:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone drag content from different domains within windows:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone protected mode:
    Baseline default: Enable
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone include local path when uploading files to server:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone initialize and script Active X controls not marked as safe:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone java permissions:
    Baseline default: Disable java
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone launch applications and files in an iframe:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone logon options:
    Baseline default: Prompt
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone navigate windows and frames across different domains:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone run .NET Framework reliant components signed with Authenticode:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone security warning for potentially unsafe files:
    Baseline default: Prompt
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  • Internet Explorer internet zone popup blocker:
    Baseline default: Enable
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  • Internet Explorer intranet zone do not run antimalware against Active X controls:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer intranet zone initialize and script Active X controls not marked as safe:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer intranet zone java permissions:
    Baseline default: High safety
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  • Internet Explorer local machine zone do not run antimalware against Active X controls:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer local machine zone java permissions:
    TBaseline default: Disable java
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  • Internet Explorer locked down internet zone smart screen:
    Baseline default: Enabled.
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer locked down intranet zone java permissions:
    Baseline default: Disable java
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  • Internet Explorer locked down local machine zone java permissions:
    Baseline default: Disable java
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  • Internet Explorer locked down restricted zone smart screen:
    Baseline default: Enabled
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer locked down restricted zone java permissions:
    Baseline default: Disable Java
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  • Internet Explorer locked down trusted zone java permissions:
    Baseline default: Disable java
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  • Internet Explorer processes MIME sniffing safety feature:
    Baseline default: Enable
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  • Internet Explorer processes MK protocol security restriction:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer processes notification bar:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer prevent per user installation of Active X controls:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer processes protection from zone elevation:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer remove run this time button for outdated Active X controls:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer processes restrict Active X install:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone access to data sources:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone active scripting:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone automatic prompt for file downloads:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone binary and script behaviors:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone copy and paste via script:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone drag and drop or copy and paste files:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone less privileged sites:
    Baseline default: Disabled
    Learn more

  • Internet Explorer restricted zone loading of XAML files:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone meta refresh:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone .NET Framework reliant components:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone allow only approved domains to use Active X controls:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone allow only approved domains to use tdc Active X controls:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone scripting of web browser controls:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone script initiated windows:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone scriptlets:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone smart screen:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone updates to status bar via script:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone user data persistence:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone allow vbscript to run:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone do not run antimalware against Active X controls:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone download signed Active X controls:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone download unsigned Active X controls:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone cross site scripting filter:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone drag content from different domains across windows:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone drag content from different domains within windows:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone include local path when uploading files to server:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone initialize and script Active X controls not marked as safe:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone java permissions:
    Baseline default: Disable java
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone launch applications and files in an iFrame:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone logon options:
    Baseline default: Anonymous
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone navigate windows and frames across different domains:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone run Active X controls and plugins:
    Baseline default: Disable.
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone run .NET Framework reliant components signed with Authenticode:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone scripting of java applets:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone security warning for potentially unsafe files:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone protected mode:
    Baseline default: Enable
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  • Internet Explorer restricted zone popup blocker:
    Baseline default: Enable
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  • Internet Explorer processes restrict file download:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer processes scripted window security restrictions:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer security zones use only machine settings:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer use Active X installer service:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Internet Explorer trusted zone do not run antimalware against Active X controls:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Internet Explorer trusted zone initialize and script Active X controls not marked as safe:
    Baseline default: Disable
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  • Internet Explorer trusted zone java permissions:
    Baseline default: High safety
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  • Internet Explorer auto complete:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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Local Policies Security Options

  • Block remote logon with blank password:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Minutes of lock screen inactivity until screen saver activates:
    Baseline default: 15
    Learn more

  • Smart card removal behavior:
    Baseline default: Lock workstation
    Learn more

  • Require client to always digitally sign communications:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Prevent clients from sending unencrypted passwords to third party SMB servers:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Require server digitally signing communications always:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Prevent anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Block anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts and shares:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Restrict anonymous access to named pipes and shares:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Allow remote calls to security accounts manager:
    Baseline default: O:BAG:BAD:(A;;RC;;;BA)
    Learn more

  • Prevent storing LAN manager hash value on next password change:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Authentication level:
    Baseline default: Send NTLMv2 response only. Refuse LM and NTLM
    Learn more

  • Minimum session security for NTLM SSP based clients:
    Baseline default: Require NTLM V2 128 encryption
    Learn more

  • Minimum session security for NTLM SSP based servers:
    Baseline default: Require NTLM V2 and 128 bit encryption
    Learn more

  • Administrator elevation prompt behavior:
    Baseline default: Prompt for consent on the secure desktop
    Learn more

  • Standard user elevation prompt behavior:
    Baseline default: Automatically deny elevation requests
    Learn more

  • Detect application installations and prompt for elevation:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Only allow UI access applications for secure locations:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Require admin approval mode for administrators:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Use admin approval mode:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Virtualize file and registry write failures to per user locations:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

Microsoft Defender

  • Block Adobe Reader from creating child processes:
    Baseline default: Enable
    Learn more

  • Block Office communication apps launch in a child process:
    Baseline default: Enable
    Learn more

  • Enter how often (0-24 hours) to check for security intelligence updates
    Baseline default: 4
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  • Scan type
    Baseline default: Quick scan
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  • Defender schedule scan day:
    Baseline default: Everyday

  • Defender scan start time:
    Baseline default: Not configured

  • Cloud-delivered protection level:
    Baseline default: Not Configured
    Learn more

  • Scan network files:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Turn on real-time protection
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Scan scripts that are used in Microsoft browsers
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Scan archive files:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Turn on behavior monitoring:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Turn on cloud-delivered protection:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Scan incoming mail messages:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Scan removable drives during a full scan:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Block Office applications from injecting code into other processes:
    Baseline default: Block
    Learn more

  • Block Office applications from creating executable content
    Baseline default: Block
    Learn more

  • Block all Office applications from creating child processes
    Baseline default: Block
    Learn more

  • Block Win32 API calls from Office macro:
    Baseline default: Block
    Learn more

  • Block execution of potentially obfuscated scripts (js/vbs/ps):
    Baseline default: Block
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  • Block JavaScript or VBScript from launching downloaded executable content:
    Baseline default: Block
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  • Block executable content download from email and webmail clients:
    Baseline default: Block
    Learn more

  • Block credential stealing from the Windows local security authority subsystem (lsass.exe):
    Baseline default: Enable
    Learn more

  • Defender potentially unwanted app action:
    Baseline default: Block
    Learn more

  • Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB:
    Baseline default: Block
    Learn more

  • Enable network protection:
    Baseline default: Enable
    Learn more

  • Defender sample submission consent type:
    Baseline default: Send safe samples automatically
    Learn more

  • Block Adobe Reader from creating child processes:
    Baseline default: Enable
    Learn more

  • Block Office communication apps launch in a child process:
    Baseline default: Enable
    Learn more

  • Enter how often (0-24 hours) to check for security intelligence updates
    Baseline default: 4
    Learn more

  • Scan type
    Baseline default: Quick scan
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  • Defender schedule scan day:
    Baseline default: Everyday

  • Cloud-delivered protection level:
    Baseline default: Not Configured
    Learn more

  • Scan network files:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Turn on real-time protection
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Scan scripts that are used in Microsoft browsers
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Scan archive files:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Turn on behavior monitoring:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Turn on cloud-delivered protection:
    Baseline default: Yes
    Learn more

  • Scan incoming mail messages:
    Baseline default: Yes
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  • Scan removable drives during a full scan:
    Baseline default: Yes
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  • Block Office applications from injecting code into other processes:
    Baseline default: Block
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  • Block Office applications from creating executable content
    Baseline default: Block
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  • Block all Office applications from creating child processes
    Baseline default: Block
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  • Block Win32 API calls from Office macro:
    Baseline default: Block
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  • Block execution of potentially obfuscated scripts (js/vbs/ps):
    Baseline default: Block
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  • Block JavaScript or VBScript from launching downloaded executable content:
    Baseline default: Block
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  • Block executable content download from email and webmail clients:
    Baseline default: Block
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  • Block credential stealing from the Windows local security authority subsystem (lsass.exe):
    Baseline default: Enable
    Learn more

  • Defender potentially unwanted app action:
    Baseline default: Block
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  • Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB:
    Baseline default: Block
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  • Enable network protection:
    Baseline default: Enable
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  • Defender sample submission consent type:
    Baseline default: Send safe samples automatically
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MS Security Guide

  • SMB v1 client driver start configuration:
    Baseline default: Disabled driver
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  • Apply UAC restrictions to local accounts on network logon:
    Baseline default: Enabled
    Learn more

  • Structured exception handling overwrite protection:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • SMB v1 server:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Digest authentication:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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MSS Legacy

  • Network IPv6 source routing protection level:
    Baseline default: Highest protection
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  • Network IP source routing protection level:
    Baseline default: Highest protection
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  • Network ignore NetBIOS name release requests except from WINS servers:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Network ICMP redirects override OSPF generated routes:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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Power

  • Require password on wake while on battery:
    Baseline default: Enabled
    Learn more

  • Require password on wake while plugged in:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Standby states when sleeping while on battery:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Standby states when sleeping while plugged in:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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Remote Assistance

  • Remote Assistance solicited:
    Baseline default: Disable Remote Assistance
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Remote Desktop Services

  • Remote desktop services client connection encryption level:
    Baseline default: High
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  • Block drive redirection:
    Baseline default: Enabled

  • Block password saving:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Prompt for password upon connection:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Secure RPC communication:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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Remote Management

  • Block client digest authentication:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Block storing run as credentials:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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  • Client basic authentication:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Basic authentication:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Client unencrypted traffic:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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  • Unencrypted traffic:
    Baseline default: Disabled
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Remote Procedure Call

  • RPC unauthenticated client options:
    Baseline default: Authenticated
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  • Disable indexing encrypted items:
    Baseline default: Yes
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Smart Screen

  • Turn on Windows SmartScreen
    Baseline default: Yes
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  • Block users from ignoring SmartScreen warnings
    Baseline default: Yes
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System

  • System boot start driver initialization:
    Baseline default: Good unknown and bad critical
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Wi-Fi

  • Block Automatically connecting to Wi-Fi hotspots:
    Baseline default: Yes
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  • Block Internet sharing:
    Baseline default: Yes
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Windows Connection Manager

  • Block connection to non-domain networks:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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Windows Ink Workspace

  • Ink Workspace:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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Windows PowerShell

  • PowerShell script block logging:
    Baseline default: Enabled
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