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Booting into alternate operating systems is permitted.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-1119 5.003 SV-25256r1_rule Medium
Description
Allowing other operating systems to run on a secure system, can allow users to circumvent security. If more than one operating system is installed on a computer, each must be configured to be compliant with STIG guidance.
STIG Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-02-21

Details

Check Text ( C-26829r1_chk )
Verify that the local system boots directly into Windows:

Open Control Panel.
Select “System”.
Select the “Advanced System Settings” link.
Select the “Advanced” tab.
Click the Startup and Recovery “Settings” button.

If the drop-down list box “Default operating system:” shows any operating system other than Windows 7, this may be a finding.

Verify that Windows XP Mode, a Windows Virtual PC instance of Windows XP, has not been installed on the system:

Open Control Panel.
Select “Programs and Features”.
If Windows Virtual PC or Windows XP Mode are listed this may be a finding.

If all additional operating systems are STIG compliant, then this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-5811r1_fix)
Configure the system to prevent running non-compliant alternate operating systems.