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4.1.3.1 (L1) Ensure 'Prevent enabling lock screen camera' is set to 'Enabled'

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Information

Disables the lock screen camera toggle switch in PC Settings and prevents a camera from being invoked on the lock screen.

The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled

Disabling the lock screen camera extends the protection afforded by the lock screen to camera features.

Solution

To establish the recommended configuration via configuration profiles, set the following Settings Catalog path to Enabled

Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Personalization\Prevent enabling lock screen camera

Impact:

If you enable this setting, users will no longer be able to enable or disable lock screen camera access in PC Settings, and the camera cannot be invoked on the lock screen.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/21719

Item Details

References: CSCv7|16.11

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: f2035ce6abec2bdcce074d0b5e1f8a3ea2c06f4d86b33008649f4e49d0ef9908