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Group Policies must be refreshed in the background if the user is logged on.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-3469 WN12-CC-000029 SV-52906r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
If this setting is enabled, then Group Policy settings are not refreshed while a user is currently logged on. This could lead to instances when a user does not have the latest changes to a policy applied and is therefore operating in an insecure context.
STIG Date
Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-06-16

Details

Check Text ( C-47221r2_chk )
Review the registry.
If the following registry value does not exist, this is not a finding (this is the expected result from configuring the policy as outlined in the Fix section.):
If the following registry value exists but is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system\

Value Name: DisableBkGndGroupPolicy

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0
Fix Text (F-45832r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Group Policy -> "Turn off background refresh of Group Policy" to "Disabled".