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CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2019 v4.0.0 L2 MS

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Audit Details

Name: CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2019 v4.0.0 L2 MS

Updated: 7/1/2026

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Windows

Revision: 1.1

Estimated Item Count: 73

File Details

Filename: CIS_Microsoft_Windows_Server_2019_v4.0.0_L2_MS.audit

Size: 143 kB

MD5: d1f726157f5354d13a5081e3846c0e42
SHA256: 6ad737868661e0033c77bebbac4ae3cfb22b64735b97781064ec834deb84c7fd

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
2.3.7.6 (L2) Ensure 'Interactive logon: Number of previous logons to cache (in case domain controller is not available)' is set to '4 or fewer logon(s)' (MS only)
2.3.10.4 (L2) Ensure 'Network access: Do not allow storage of passwords and credentials for network authentication' is set to 'Enabled'
5.2 (L2) Ensure 'Print Spooler (Spooler)' is set to 'Disabled' (MS only)
18.1.3 (L2) Ensure 'Allow Online Tips' is set to 'Disabled'
18.5.5 (L2) Ensure 'MSS: (KeepAliveTime) How often keep-alive packets are sent in milliseconds' is set to 'Enabled: 300,000 or 5 minutes'
18.5.7 (L2) Ensure 'MSS: (PerformRouterDiscovery) Allow IRDP to detect and configure Default Gateway addresses' is set to 'Disabled'
18.5.10 (L2) Ensure 'MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions IPv6) How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted' is set to 'Enabled: 3'
18.5.11 (L2) Ensure 'MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions) How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted' is set to 'Enabled: 3'
18.6.4.3 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off default IPv6 DNS Servers' is set to 'Enabled'
18.6.5.1 (L2) Ensure 'Enable Font Providers' is set to 'Disabled'
18.6.9.1 (L2) Ensure 'Turn on Mapper I/O (LLTDIO) driver' is set to 'Disabled'
18.6.9.2 (L2) Ensure 'Turn on Responder (RSPNDR) driver' is set to 'Disabled'
18.6.10.2 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Networking Services' is set to 'Enabled'
18.6.19.2.1 (L2) Disable IPv6 (Ensure TCPIP6 Parameter 'DisabledComponents' is set to '0xff (255)')
18.6.20.1 (L2) Ensure 'Configuration of wireless settings using Windows Connect Now' is set to 'Disabled'
18.6.20.2 (L2) Ensure 'Prohibit access of the Windows Connect Now wizards' is set to 'Enabled'
18.6.21.2 (L2) Ensure 'Prohibit connection to non-domain networks when connected to domain authenticated network' is set to 'Enabled' (MS only)
18.7.1 (L1) Ensure 'Allow Print Spooler to accept client connections' is set to 'Disabled'
18.8.1.1 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off notifications network usage' is set to 'Enabled'
18.9.20.1.2 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off handwriting personalization data sharing' is set to 'Enabled'
18.9.20.1.3 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off handwriting recognition error reporting' is set to 'Enabled'
18.9.20.1.4 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Internet Connection Wizard if URL connection is referring to Microsoft.com' is set to 'Enabled'
18.9.20.1.6 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off printing over HTTP' is set to 'Enabled'
18.9.20.1.7 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Registration if URL connection is referring to Microsoft.com' is set to 'Enabled'
18.9.20.1.8 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Search Companion content file updates' is set to 'Enabled'
18.9.20.1.9 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off the 'Order Prints' picture task' is set to 'Enabled'
18.9.20.1.10 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off the 'Publish to Web' task for files and folders' is set to 'Enabled'
18.9.20.1.11 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off the Windows Messenger Customer Experience Improvement Program' is set to 'Enabled'
18.9.20.1.12 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program' is set to 'Enabled'
18.9.20.1.13 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Windows Error Reporting' is set to 'Enabled'
18.9.23.1 (L2) Ensure 'Support device authentication using certificate' is set to 'Enabled: Automatic'
18.9.27.1 (L2) Ensure 'Disallow copying of user input methods to the system account for sign-in' is set to 'Enabled'
18.9.31.1 (L2) Ensure 'Allow Clipboard synchronization across devices' is set to 'Disabled'
18.9.31.2 (L2) Ensure 'Allow upload of User Activities' is set to 'Disabled'
18.9.33.6.1 (L2) Ensure 'Allow network connectivity during connected-standby (on battery)' is set to 'Disabled'
18.9.33.6.2 (L2) Ensure 'Allow network connectivity during connected-standby (plugged in)' is set to 'Disabled'
18.9.36.2 (L2) Ensure 'Restrict Unauthenticated RPC clients' is set to 'Enabled: Authenticated' (MS only)
18.9.47.5.1 (L2) Ensure 'Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool: Turn on MSDT interactive communication with support provider' is set to 'Disabled'
18.9.47.11.1 (L2) Ensure 'Enable/Disable PerfTrack' is set to 'Disabled'
18.9.49.1 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off the advertising ID' is set to 'Enabled'
18.10.4.1 (L2) Ensure 'Allow a Windows app to share application data between users' is set to 'Disabled'
18.10.11.1 (L2) Ensure 'Allow Use of Camera' is set to 'Disabled'
18.10.16.2 (L2) Ensure 'Configure Authenticated Proxy usage for the Connected User Experience and Telemetry service' is set to 'Enabled: Disable Authenticated Proxy usage'
18.10.18.1 (L2) Ensure 'Enable App Installer' is set to 'Disabled'
18.10.18.7 (L2) Ensure 'Enable Windows Package Manager command line interfaces' is set to 'Disabled'
18.10.37.1 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off location' is set to 'Enabled'
18.10.41.1 (L2) Ensure 'Allow Message Service Cloud Sync' is set to 'Disabled'
18.10.43.5.2 (L2) Ensure 'Join Microsoft MAPS' is set to 'Disabled'
18.10.43.8.1 (L2) Ensure 'Convert warn verdict to block' is set to 'Enabled'
18.10.43.11.1.1.1 (L2) Ensure 'Configure Brute-Force Protection aggressiveness' is set to 'Enabled: Medium' or higher