Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V1 · R32

CurrentPublished Wed Jun 17 2020

Users will not be prompted to search Windows Update for device drivers.

Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Users will not be prompted to search Windows Update for device drivers.

Description

Discussion Text

This check verifies that users will not be prompted to search Windows Updated for device drivers.

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Objective

V-15703

Rule

SV-25148r1_rule

Severity

low

Rule Version

5.211

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive:  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey:  \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverSearching\

Value Name:  DontPromptForWindowsUpdate

Type:  REG_DWORD
Value:  1

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Driver Installation "Turn off Windows Update device driver search prompt" to "Enabled".

STIG check 103 of 296 in the Windows 7 STIG checklist

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