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Microsoft Defender AV must hide the Family options area.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-278660WNDF-AV-000056SV-278660r1192820_ruleCCI-001170medium
Description
The Family options section contains links to settings and further information for parents of a Windows PC. It is not intended for enterprise or business environments. This section can be hidden from users of the machine. This option can be useful if you do not want users in the organization to see or have access to this section.
STIGDate
Microsoft Defender Antivirus Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-05-08

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 3 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (2) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

CFG-03.3Explicitly Allow / Deny Applications
0.50
END-10Mobile Code
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

SC-18(1)Identify Unacceptable Code and Take Corrective Actions
1.00
SC-18(3)Prevent Downloading and Execution
1.00
SC-18(4)Prevent Automatic Execution
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-001170
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-278660r1192820_chk)

Verify the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Windows Security >> Family Options >> Hide the Family options area is set to "Enabled"; otherwise, this is a finding. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security Center\Family options Criteria: If the value "UILockdown" is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding. If the value is 0, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-83099r1190749_fix)

Set the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Windows Security >> Family Options >> Hide the Family options area to "Enabled".