[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix Compliance: Updated Universal Checklist for Windows Server, published 2026-01-21.

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

*Product: BigFix Compliance*


*Title: Updated Universal Checklist for Windows Server to support more
recent versions of CIS and DISA benchmarks.*

*Published Sites:*


*Universal Checklist for Windows Server, site version 3. (The site version
is provided for air-gap customers.)*

*Details: Universal Checklist for Windows Server*

*Total Fixlets: 508*

*Total New Fixlets: 0*

*Total Updated Fixlets:12*

*Total Deleted Fixlets: 0*

*Fixlets with Remediation: 493*

*Parameterized Fixlets : 361*

*Benchmark Sources: CIS and DISA STIGs*

*Applies To: Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025*

*UPDATED*

*Ensure ‘Turn off toast notifications on the lock screen’ is set to
‘Enabled’*

*Ensure ‘Turn off Help Experience Improvement Program’ is set to ‘Enabled’*

*Ensure ‘Do not preserve zone information in file attachments’ is set to
‘Disabled’*

*Ensure ‘Notify antivirus programs when opening attachments’ is set to
‘Enabled’*

*Ensure ‘Configure Windows spotlight on lock screen’ is set to ‘Disabled’*

*Ensure ‘Do not suggest third-party content in Windows spotlight’ is set to
‘Enabled’*

*Ensure ‘Do not use diagnostic data for tailored experiences’ is set to
‘Enabled’*

*Ensure ‘Turn off all Windows spotlight features’ is set to ‘Enabled’*

*Ensure ‘Turn off Spotlight collection on Desktop’ is set to ‘Enabled’*

*Ensure ‘Prevent users from sharing files within their profile.’ is set to
‘Enabled’*

*Ensure ‘Always install with elevated privileges’ is set to ‘Disabled’*

*Ensure ‘Prevent Codec Download’ is set to ‘Enabled’*

*Both analysis and remediation checks are included*

*Some of the checks allow you to use the parameterized setting to enable
customization for compliance evaluation. Note that parameterization and
remediation actions require the creation of a custom site.*

*Actions to take:*

*To subscribe to the above site, you can use the License Overview Dashboard
to enable and gather the site. Note that you must be entitled to the BigFix
Compliance product, and you must be using BigFix version 10 and later.*

*If you use custom sites, update your custom sites accordingly to use the
latest content. You can synchronize your content by using the Synchronize
Custom Checks wizard. For more information, see*

*Using the Synchronize Custom Checks wizard*
<https://help.hcl-software.com/bigfix/11.0/compliance/Compliance/SCM_Users_Guide/c_using_synchronize_custom_checks_wiz.html>

*Use the SCM Synchronize Custom Checks wizard to update any custom checks
in your deployment whose external sources have since been updated by HCL.
You can use any additional functionality or bug fixes ...*


*More information: To know more about the BigFix Compliance SCM checklists,
please see the following resources:*


*BigFix Forum: *
*https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements/compliance*
<https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforum.bigfix.com%2Fc%2Frelease-announcements%2Fcompliance&data=05%7C01%7CBigFix-Scrum-Earth%40hcl.com%7C850b19aead5a47f24eb308da841ed642%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637967565224681222%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UYYRYb3SofshREYync5mCc2d5MUGb53t7OjOCBg%2BoJg%3D&reserved=0>


*BigFix Compliance SCM Checklists: *
*https://bigfix-wiki.hcltechsw.com/wikis/home?lang=enus#!/wiki/BigFix%20Wiki/page/SCM%20Checklists*
<https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbigfix-wiki.hcltechsw.com%2Fwikis%2Fhome%3Flang%3Denus%23!%2Fwiki%2FBigFix%2520Wiki%2Fpage%2FSCM%2520Checklists&data=05%7C01%7CBigFix-Scrum-Earth%40hcl.com%7C850b19aead5a47f24eb308da841ed642%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637967565224681222%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=sJEji05sRie522iksNIya8RoKSDGBtgSCKlAzsF0N%2Fo%3D&reserved=0>

*We hope you find this latest release of SCM content useful and effective.
Thank you!*

*– The BigFix Compliance team*
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