| 1.1.3.2.1 Set 'Audit: Shut down system immediately if unable to log security audits' to 'Disabled' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 1.1.3.3.1 Configure 'DCOM: Machine Launch Restrictions in Security Descriptor Definition Language (SDDL) syntax' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 1.1.3.4.3 Set 'Devices: Allowed to format and eject removable media' to 'Administrators and Interactive Users' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | MEDIA PROTECTION |
| 1.1.3.4.4 Configure 'Devices: Restrict CD-ROM access to locally loggedon user only' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | MEDIA PROTECTION |
| 1.1.3.5.6 Set 'Domain member: Disable machine account password changes' to 'Disabled' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 1.1.3.6.1 Set 'Interactive logon: Machine account lockout threshold' to 10 or fewer invalid logon attempts | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 1.1.3.6.6 Set 'Interactive logon: Require Domain Controller authentication to unlock workstation' to 'Disabled' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 1.1.3.6.11 Configure 'Interactive logon: Message title for users attempting to log on' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 1.1.3.8.1 Set 'Microsoft network server: Disconnect clients when logon hours expire' to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 1.1.3.8.3 Set 'Microsoft network server: Digitally sign communications (if client agrees)' to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.1.3.9.1 Configure 'MSS: (AutoShareWks) Enable Administrative Shares (recommended except for highly secure environments)' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 1.1.3.9.13 Configure 'MSS: (Hidden) Hide Computer From the Browse List (not recommended except for highly secure environments)' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 1.1.3.17.1 Set 'User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account' to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 1.1.3.17.7 Set 'User Account Control: Switch to the secure desktop when prompting for elevation' to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 1.1.4.4 Set 'Create a pagefile' to 'Administrators' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 1.1.4.5 Set 'Create permanent shared objects' to 'No One' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 1.1.4.16 Set 'Act as part of the operating system' to 'No One' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 1.1.4.20 Set 'Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller' to 'No One' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 1.1.4.33 Configure 'Deny log on as a service' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 1.1.4.41 Set 'Create a token object' to 'No One' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 1.1.5.1.1 Set 'Windows Firewall: Domain: Display a notification' to 'Yes (default)' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.1.5.1.2 Set 'Windows Firewall: Domain: Logging: Size limit (KB)' to '16384 KB or greater' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.1.5.1.5 Set 'Windows Firewall: Domain: Apply local connection security rules' to 'Yes (default)' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.1.5.1.7 Set 'Windows Firewall: Domain: Outbound connections' to 'Allow (default)' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.1.5.2.5 Set 'Windows Firewall: Private: Apply local connection security rules' to 'Yes (default)' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.1.5.3.2 Set 'Windows Firewall: Public: Apply local firewall rules' to 'Yes (default)' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.1.5.3.3 Set 'Windows Firewall: Public: Apply local connection security rules' to 'No' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.2.3.1.4 Set 'Turn off the 'Publish to Web' task for files and folders' to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 1.2.3.1.7 Configure 'Turn off Event Viewer 'Events.asp' links' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 1.2.3.2.2 Configure 'Do not process the run once list' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 1.2.3.11 Set 'Select update server:' to 'Enabled:Search Managed Server' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 1.2.3.13 Set 'Prevent installation of devices using drivers that match these device setup classes' to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | MEDIA PROTECTION |
| 1.2.4.1.1 Set 'Turn off Autoplay on' to 'Enabled:All drives' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 1.2.4.2.1.4 Set 'Recovery Key' to 'Allow 256-bit recovery key' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | CONTINGENCY PLANNING, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.2.4.2.1.15 Set 'Configure use of smart cards on fixed data drives' to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 1.2.4.2.1.16 Set 'Require use of smart cards on fixed data drives' to 'True' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.2.4.2.1.17 Configure 'Deny write access to fixed drives not protected by BitLocker' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.2.4.2.1.18 Set 'Allow access to BitLocker-protected fixed data drives from earlier versions of Windows' to 'Disabled' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.2.4.2.2.10 Set 'Choose how BitLocker-protected operating system drives can be recovered' to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | CONTINGENCY PLANNING, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.2.4.2.2.13 Set 'Save BitLocker recovery information to AD DS for operating system drives' to 'True' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | CONTINGENCY PLANNING, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.2.4.2.2.14 Set 'Omit recovery options from the BitLocker setup wizard' to 'True' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | CONTINGENCY PLANNING, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.2.4.2.2.18 Set 'Configure TPM startup PIN:' to 'Require startup PIN with TPM' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.2.4.2.2.26 Configure 'Disallow standard users from changing the PIN or password' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 1.2.4.2.2.27 Set 'Allow Secure Boot for integrity validation' to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 1.2.4.2.2.29 Configure 'Allow network unlock at startup' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.2.4.2.2.30 Configure 'Reset platform validation data after BitLocker recovery' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.2.4.2.3.10 Set 'Choose how BitLocker-protected removable drives can be recovered' to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | CONTINGENCY PLANNING, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.2.4.17 Configure 'Turn off location' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 1.2.4.18 Configure 'Prevent the computer from joining a homegroup' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 1.2.4.19 Configure 'Turn off Windows Location Provider' | CIS Windows 8 L1 v1.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |