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Autoplay will be disabled for all drives.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-2374 3.059 SV-32315r1_rule High
Description
Autoplay begins reading from a drive as soon as you insert media in the drive. As a result, the setup file of programs and the music on audio media starts immediately. By default, Autoplay is disabled on removable drives, such as the floppy disk drive (but not the CD-ROM drive), and on network drives. If you enable this policy, you can also disable Autoplay on all drives.
STIG Date
Windows Server 2008 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2019-06-18

Details

Check Text ( C-32728r1_chk )
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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\

Value Name: NoDriveTypeAutorun

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x000000ff (255)

Note: If the value for NoDriveTypeAutorun is entered manually, it should be entered as “ff” when Hexadecimal is selected or “255” with Decimal selected. Using the policy specified in the Fixes section will enter it correctly.
Fix Text (F-28817r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> AutoPlay Policies -> “Turn off AutoPlay” to “Enabled:All Drives”.