[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix Compliance: Updated CIS Checklist for Windows 10, published 2026-10-12

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

*Product:*
BigFix Compliance

*Title:*
Updated *CIS Checklist for Windows 10* to support a more recent version of
the benchmark.

*Security Benchmark:*
CIS Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Benchmark, V5.0.0

*Published Sites:*
CIS Checklist for Windows 10, site version 28
(The site version is provided for air-gap customers.)


*Details:*

●       Total New Fixlets: 2

●       Total Updated Fixlets:11

●       Total Deleted Fixlets:44

●       Total Fixlets in Site: 501



●      *ADDED*

o       Ensure 'Enable / disable CLFS logfile authentication' is set to
'Enabled'

o       Ensure 'Disable HTTP proxy features: Disable WPAD' is set to
'Enabled: Checked'



●       *UPDATED*

o       Ensure 'Audit Sensitive Privilege Use' is set to 'Success'

o       Ensure 'Interactive logon: Do not require CTRL+ALT+DEL' is set to
'Disabled'

o       Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Domain: Logging: Name' is configured

o       Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Private: Logging: Name' is configured

o       Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Public: Logging: Name' is configured

o       Ensure 'Prevent the usage of OneDrive for file storage' is set to
'Enabled'

o       Ensure 'Allow widgets' is set to 'Disabled'

o       Ensure 'Limit Diagnostic Log Collection' is set to 'Enabled'

o       Ensure 'Limit Dump Collection' is set to 'Enabled'

o       Ensure 'Enable OneSettings Auditing' is set to 'Enabled'

o       Ensure 'Set time limit for active but idle Remote Desktop Services
sessions' is set to 'Enabled: 15 minutes or less, but not Never (0)'



●       *DELETED*

o       (L1) Ensure 'Change the time zone' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL
SERVICE, Users'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Microsoft network server: Digitally sign
communications (if client agrees)' is set to 'Enabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Microsoft network client: Digitally sign
communications (if server agrees)' is set to 'Enabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Configure registry policy processing: Do not apply
during periodic background processing' is set to 'Enabled: FALSE'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Configure detection for potentially unwanted
applications' is set to 'Enabled: Block'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Configure registry policy processing: Process even if
the Group Policy objects have not changed' is set to 'Enabled: TRUE'

o       (L1) Ensure 'MSS: (ScreenSaverGracePeriod) The time in seconds
before the screen saver grace period expires' is set to 'Enabled: 5 or
fewer seconds'

o       (L2) Ensure 'Set time limit for disconnected sessions' is set to
'Enabled: 1 minute'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Configure Attack Surface Reduction rules' is set to
'Enabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Turn on e-mail scanning' is set to 'Enabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Configure local setting override for reporting to
Microsoft MAPS' is set to 'Disabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Prevent users and apps from accessing dangerous
websites' is set to 'Enabled: Block'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Scan removable drives' is set to 'Enabled'

o       (L2) Ensure 'Join Microsoft MAPS' is set to 'Disabled'

o       (L2) Ensure 'Configure Watson events' is set to 'Disabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Turn on behavior monitoring' is set to 'Enabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Disable OneSettings Downloads' is set to 'Enabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Allow clipboard sharing with Windows Sandbox' is set
to 'Disabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Enable file hash computation feature' is set to
'Enabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Turn on script scanning' is set to 'Enabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Always install with elevated privileges' is set to
'Disabled' (B)

o       (L1) Ensure 'Configure real-time protection and Security
Intelligence Updates during OOBE' is set to 'Enabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Scan all downloaded files and attachments' is set to
'Enabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Select when Preview Builds and Feature Updates are
received' is set to 'Enabled: 180 or more days'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Allow networking in Windows Sandbox' is set to
'Disabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Configure Attack Surface Reduction rules: Set the
state for each ASR rule' is configured

o       (L1) Ensure 'Scan packed executables' is set to 'Enabled'

o       (L2) Ensure 'Configure Brute-Force Protection aggressiveness' is
set to 'Enabled: Medium' or higher

o       (L1) Ensure 'Enable EDR in block mode' is set to 'Enabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Turn off Windows Copilot' is set to 'Enabled'

o       (L2) Ensure 'GameInput Service (GameInputSvc)' is set to 'Disabled'

o       (L2) Ensure 'Convert warn verdict to block' is set to 'Enabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Trigger a quick scan after X days without any scans'
is set to 'Enabled: 7'

o       (BL) Ensure 'Interactive logon: Machine account lockout threshold'
is set to '10 or fewer invalid logon attempts, but not 0'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Control whether exclusions are visible to local users'
is set to 'Enabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Configure Remote Encryption Protection Mode' is set to
'Enabled: Audit' or higher

o       (L2) Ensure 'WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service
(WinHttpAutoProxySvc)' is set to 'Disabled'

o       (L2) Ensure 'Configure how aggressively Remote Encryption
Protection blocks threats' is set to 'Enabled: Medium' or higher

o       (L1) Ensure 'Scan excluded files and directories during quick
scans' is set to 'Enabled: 1'

o       (BL) Ensure 'Require additional authentication at startup: Allow
BitLocker without a compatible TPM' is set to 'Enabled: False'

o       (BL) Ensure 'Configure use of passwords for operating system
drives' is set to 'Disabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Turn off real-time protection' is set to 'Disabled'

o       (BL) Ensure 'Require additional authentication at startup' is set
to 'Enabled'

o       (L1) Ensure 'Not allow per-user unsigned packages to install by
default (requires explicitly allow per install)' 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

https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/11.0/compliance/Compliance/SCM_Users_Guide/c_using_synchronize_custom_checks_wiz.html

*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://forum.bigfix.com/t/cis-compliance-checklist/54621

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

*– The BigFix Compliance team*
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