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Group Policy objects must be reprocessed even if they have not changed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-253373 WN11-CC-000090 SV-253373r829203_rule Medium
Description
Enabling this setting and then selecting the "Process even if the Group Policy objects have not changed" option ensures that the policies will be reprocessed even if none have been changed. This way, any unauthorized changes are forced to match the domain-based group policy settings again.
STIG Date
Microsoft Windows 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-06-24

Details

Check Text ( C-56826r829201_chk )
If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{35378EAC-683F-11D2-A89A-00C04FBBCFA2}

Value Name: NoGPOListChanges

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0
Fix Text (F-56776r829202_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> System >> Group Policy >> "Configure registry policy processing" to "Enabled" and select the option "Process even if the Group Policy objects have not changed".