<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN">Product:<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN"> BigFix
Compliance</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN">Title:<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN">Updated Universal Checklist for Windows Server (Beta)
to support more recent versions of CIS and DISA benchmarks.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><i><span lang="EN">Note: The Universal Checklist for
Windows Server remains in Beta. This release updates the Beta content with the
latest benchmark coverage.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">New to the Universal Checklist for
Windows Server? See the original Beta announcement here:
<a href="https://forum.bigfix.com/t/announcing-the-beta-release-universal-checklist-for-windows-server/52706">https://forum.bigfix.com/t/announcing-the-beta-release-universal-checklist-for-windows-server/52706</a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Roboto Mono";color:rgb(24,128,56)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN">Published Sites:<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN"> Universal
Checklist for Windows Server, site version 3.<br>
(The site version is provided for
air-gap customers.)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN">Details: Universal Checklist for
Windows Server (Beta)</span></b></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">Total Fixlets: 508</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">Total New Fixlets: 0</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">Total Updated Fixlets:12</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">Total Deleted Fixlets: 0</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">Fixlets with Remediation: 493</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">Parameterized Fixlets : 361</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">Benchmark Sources: CIS and DISA
STIGs</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">Applies To: Windows Server 2016,
2019, 2022, 2025</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">UPDATED</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">Ensure ‘Turn off toast
notifications on the lock screen’ is set to ‘Enabled’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN">Ensure ‘Turn off Help Experience
Improvement Program’ is set to ‘Enabled’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN">Ensure ‘Do not preserve zone
information in file attachments’ is set to ‘Disabled’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN">Ensure ‘Notify antivirus programs
when opening attachments’ is set to ‘Enabled’</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">Ensure ‘Configure Windows
spotlight on lock screen’ is set to ‘Disabled’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN">Ensure ‘Do not suggest third-party
content in Windows spotlight’ is set to ‘Enabled’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN">Ensure ‘Do not use diagnostic data
for tailored experiences’ is set to ‘Enabled’</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">Ensure ‘Turn off all Windows
spotlight features’ is set to ‘Enabled’</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">Ensure ‘Turn off Spotlight
collection on Desktop’ is set to ‘Enabled’</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">Ensure ‘Prevent users from sharing
files within their profile.’ is set to ‘Enabled’</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">Ensure ‘Always install with
elevated privileges’ is set to ‘Disabled’</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">Ensure ‘Prevent Codec Download’ is
set to ‘Enabled’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN">Actions to take:</span></b></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">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.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN">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<a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/11.0/compliance/Compliance/SCM_Users_Guide/c_using_synchronize_custom_checks_wiz.html"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"> </span></a><a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/11.0/compliance/Compliance/SCM_Users_Guide/c_using_synchronize_custom_checks_wiz.html">Using the Synchronize Custom Checks wizard</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN">More information:<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN"> To know more
about the BigFix Compliance SCM checklists, please see the following resources:</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">BigFix Forum:<a href="https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements/compliance"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"> </span></a><a href="https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements/compliance">https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements/compliance</a></span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN">BigFix Compliance SCM Checklists:<a href="https://forum.bigfix.com/t/universal-compliance-checklist/54703"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"> </span></a><a href="https://forum.bigfix.com/t/universal-compliance-checklist/54703">https://forum.bigfix.com/t/universal-compliance-checklist/54703</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">We hope you find this latest release of
SCM content useful and effective. Thank you.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><i><span lang="EN">– The BigFix Compliance team</span></i><span lang="EN"></span></p></div>