[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix Compliance: Updated DISA STIG Checklist for Windows 11, published 2026-07-16

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

*Product:*
BigFix Compliance

*Title:*
Updated DISA STIG Checklist for Windows 11.

*Security Benchmark:*
Microsoft Windows 11 STIG SCAP Benchmark, V2R8.

*Published Sites:*
DISA STIG Checklist for Windows 11, site version 15.
(The site version is provided for air-gap customers.)

*Details:*

●       Total New Fixlets: 3

●       Total Updated Fixlets:2

●       Total Deleted Fixlets: 0

●       Total Fixlets in Site: 236



●       *NEW FIXLET*

o       The security event log size must be configured to a value that
holds at least one week's worth of audit records.

o       Windows 11 systems must block consumer account user authentication.

o       Bluetooth must be turned off unless approved by the organization.

●       *UPDATED FIXLET*

o       Windows 11 systems must use a BitLocker PIN for pre-boot
authentication.

o       The Windows PowerShell 2.0 feature must be disabled on the system.



●       Metadata has been incorporated into all the checks.

●       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
https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/11.0/compliance/Compliance/SCM_Users_Guide/c_using_synchronize_custom_checks_wiz.html?hl=using%2Csynchronize%2Ccustom%2Cchecks%2Cwizard

*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%7C61ec2d6bab7045a6665a08da698269dc%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637938306089268982%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=lZlCjKlTnGZJa3%2Bj3qG%2BCnAoYrbdp3vJhKfbSIBzAk8%3D&reserved=0>

●       BigFix Compliance SCM Checklists:
https://bigfix-wiki.hcltechsw.com/wikis/home?lang=en-us#!/wiki/BigFix%20Wiki/page/SCM%20Checklists
<https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbigfix-wiki.hcltechsw.com%2Fwikis%2Fhome%3Flang%3Den-us%23!%2Fwiki%2FBigFix%2520Wiki%2Fpage%2FSCM%2520Checklists&data=05%7C01%7CBigFix-Scrum-Earth%40hcl.com%7C61ec2d6bab7045a6665a08da698269dc%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637938306089268982%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=85r4DuoxmRhQGtFLNdDeWVnEczSvEM%2BtlYxQcbAAdCU%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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