Windows Server 2025 AutoPlay must be disabled for all drives.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-278101 | WN25-CC-000230 | SV-278101r1181009_rule | CCI-001764 | high |
| Description | ||||
| Allowing AutoPlay to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. AutoPlay begins reading from a drive as soon media is inserted into the drive. As a result, the setup file of programs or music on audio media may start. By default, AutoPlay is disabled on removable drives, such as the floppy disk drive (but not the CD-ROM drive) and on network drives. Enabling this policy disables AutoPlay on all drives. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-20 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-278101r1181009_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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\
Value Name: NoDriveTypeAutoRun
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x000000ff (255)
Fix Text (F-82536r1181008_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> AutoPlay Policies >> Turn off AutoPlay to "Enabled" with "All Drives" selected.