- #Windows server 2008 security policy for network files verification#
- #Windows server 2008 security policy for network files windows#
The following tables offer Microsoft guidance on disabling system services on Windows Server 2016 with Desktop Experience: ActiveX Installer (AxInstSV) Name This service should never be enabled on a well-managed enterprise system. This service is disabled by default no need to enforce with policy This service can be disabled if the feature it supports is not being used. Microsoft recommendation/advice about disabling this service on Windows Server 2016 in a typical, well-managed enterprise deployment and where the server is not being used as an end-user desktop replacement.Įxplanation of Microsoft recommendations Name Service Startup type on Windows Server 2016 Only with Desktop Experience: Service is on Windows Server 2016 with Desktop Experience, but is not installed on Server Core. The service's description, from sc.exe qdescription.Īlways installed: Service is installed on Windows Server 2016 Core and Windows Server 2016 with Desktop Experience.
#Windows server 2008 security policy for network files verification#
(No guidance): The impact of disabling these services has not been fully evaluated.Do Not Disable: Disabling this service will impact essential functionality or prevent specific roles or features from functioning correctly.OK to Disable: This service provides functionality that is useful to some but not all enterprises, and security-focused enterprises that don't use it can safely disable it.Should Disable: A security-focused enterprise will most likely prefer to disable this service and forego its functionality (see additional details below).Each service on the system is categorized as follows: Beginning with Windows Server 2019, these guidelines are configured by default. The guidance is only for Windows Server 2016 with Desktop Experience (unless used as a desktop replacement for end users). For those customers, Microsoft® is providing the accompanying guidance regarding which services can safely be disabled for this purpose. However, some enterprise customers may prefer a more security-focused balance for their Windows PCs and servers, one that reduces their attack surface to the absolute minimum, and may therefore wish to fully disable all services that are not needed in their specific environments. These defaults were chosen carefully for each service to balance performance, functionality, and security for typical customers. Different services have different default startup policies: some are started by default (automatic), some when needed (manual), and some are disabled by default and must be explicitly enabled before they can run. The Windows operating system includes many system services that provide important functionality. This policy turns off the worst offenders and other categories whose events aren't typically worth much.Applies to: Windows Server 2016 only, when used in Desktop Experience installation option I recommend starting with this and tweaking from there. If you enable too wide an audit policy you will be innundated with "noise" events. Recommended Baseline Audit Policy for Windows Server 2008 WinSecWiki > Security Settings > Local Policies > Audit Policy > Recommened Baseline