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Accounts: Administrator account status
Accounts: Block Microsoft accounts
Accounts: Guest account status
Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only
Accounts: Rename administrator account
Accounts: Rename guest account
Audit: Audit the accesss of global system objects
Audit: Audit the use of Backup and Restore privilege
Audit: Force audit policy subcategory settings (Windows Vista or later) to override audit policy category settings
Audit: Shut down system immediately if unable to log security audits
DCOM: Machine Access Restrictions in Security Descriptor Definition Language (SDDL) syntax
DCOM: Machine Launch Restrictions in Security Descriptor Definition Language (SDDL) syntax
Devices: Allow undock without having to log on
Devices: Allowed to format and eject removable media
Devices: Prevent users from installing printer drivers
Devices: Restrict CD-ROM access to locally logged-on user only
Devices: Restrict floppy access to locally logged-on user only
Devices: Unsigned driver installation behavior
Domain controller: Allow server operators to schedule tasks
Domain controller: LDAP server signing requirements
Domain controller: Refuse machine account password changes
Domain member: Digitally encrypt or sign secure channel data (always)
Domain member: Digitally encrypt secure channel data (when possible)
Domain member: Digitally sign secure channel data (when possible)
Domain member: Disable machine account password changes
Domain member: Maximum machine account password age
Domain member: Require strong (Windows 2000 or later) session key
Interactive Logon: Display user information when session is locked
Interactive logon: Do not display last user name
Interactive logon: Do not require CTRL+ALT+DEL
Interactive logon: Machine account lockout threshold
Interactive logon: Machine inactivity limit
Interactive logon: Message text for users attempting to logon
Interactive logon: Message title for users attempting to logon
Interactive logon: Number of previous logons to cache (in case domain controller is not available)
Interactive logon: Prompt user to change password before expiration
Interactive logon: Require Domain Controller authentication to unlock workstation
Interactive logon: Require smart card
Interactive logon: Smart card removal behavior
Microsoft network client: Digitally sign communications (always)
Microsoft network client: Digitally sign communications (if server agrees)
Microsoft network client: Send unencrypted password to third-party SMB servers
Microsoft network server: Amount of idle time required before suspending session
Microsoft network server: Attempt S4U2Self to obtain claim information
Microsoft network server: Digitally sign communications (always)
Microsoft network server: Digitally sign communications (if client agrees)
Microsoft network server: Disconnect clients when logon hours expire
Microsoft network server: Server SPN target name validation level
Network access: Allow anonymous SID/Name translation
Network access: Do not allow anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts
Network access: Do not allow anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts and shares
Network access: Do not allow storage of passwords and credentials for network authentication
Network access: Let Everyone permissions apply to anonymous users
Network access: Named Pipes that can be accessed anonymously
Network access: Remotely accessible registry paths
Network access: Remotely accessible registry paths and sub-paths
Network access: Restrict anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares
Network access: Shares that can be accessed anonymously
Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts
Network security: Allow Local System to use computer identity for NTLM
Network security: Allow LocalSystem NULL session fallback
Network security: Allow PKU2U authentication requests to this computer to use online identities.
Network security: Configure encryption types allowed for Kerberos
Network security: Do not store LAN Manager hash value on next password change
Network security: Force logoff when logon hours expire
Network security: LAN Manager authentication level
Network security: LDAP client signing requirements
Network security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP based (including secure RPC) clients
Network security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP based (including secure RPC) servers
Network security: Restrict NTLM: NTLM authentication in this domain
Network security: Restrict NTLM: Add remote server exceptions for NTLM authentication
Network security: Restrict NTLM: Add server exceptions in this domain
Network security: Restrict NTLM: Audit Incoming NTLM Traffic
Network security: Restrict NTLM: Audit NTLM authentication in this domain
Network security: Restrict NTLM: Incoming NTLM traffic
Network security: Restrict NTLM: Outgoing NTLM traffic to remote servers
Recovery console: Allow automatic administrative logon
Recovery console: Allow floppy copy and access to all drives and all folders
Shutdown: Allow system to be shut down without having to log on
Shutdown: Clear virtual memory pagefile
System cryptography: Force strong key protection for user keys stored on the computer
System cryptography: Use FIPS compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing, and signing
System objects: Default owner for objects created by members of the Administrators group
System objects: Require case insensitivity for non-Windows subsystems
System objects: Strengthen default permissions of internal system objects (e.g., Symbolic Links)
System settings: Optional subsystems
System settings: Use Certificate Rules on Windows Executables for Software Restriction Policies
User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account
User Account Control: Allow UIAccess applications to prompt for elevation without using the secure desktop.
User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode
User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for standard users
User Account Control: Detect application installations and prompt for elevation
User Account Control: Only elevate UIAccess applications that are installed in secure locations
User Account Control: Only elevate executables that are signed and validated
User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode
User Account Control: Switch to the secure desktop when prompting for elevation
User Account Control: Virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations
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