System Services: Windows Management InstrumentationID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:23084 | Date: (C)2015-01-07 (M)2023-07-31 |
Class: COMPLIANCE | Family: windows |
Provides a common interface and object model to access management information about operating system, devices, applications and services. If this service is stopped, most Windows-based software will not function properly. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
Fix:
(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\System Services!Windows Management Instrumentation
(2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Winmgmt!Start
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |