The "Configure Windows NTP Client\ResolvePeerBackoffMaxTimes" setting should be configured correctly. Number of attempts made to resolve DNS name (1) GPO Settings: Local Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Windows Time Service\Time Providers\Configure Windows NTP Client\ResolvePeerBackoffMaxTimes (2) Registry Key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\W32time\TimeProviders\NtpClient\ResolvePeerBackoffMaxTimes oval:org.secpod.oval:def:14582 BITS Shared Assessments SIG v6.0 Jericho Forum BITS Shared Assessments AUP v5.0 FedRAMP Security Controls(Final Release Jan 2012)--LOW IMPACT LEVEL-- HIPAA/HITECH Act ISO/IEC 27001-2005 COBIT 4.1 GAPP (Aug 2009) NERC CIP NIST SP800-53 R3 AU-8 NIST SP800-53 R3 CM-6 NIST SP800-53 R3 CM-7 PCIDSS v2.0 FedRAMP Security Controls(Final Release Jan 2012)--MODERATE IMPACT LEVEL-- SCAP Repo OVAL Definition 2013-08-13 BITS Shared Assessments SIG v6.0 2012-10-12 Jericho Forum 2012-10-12 BITS Shared Assessments AUP v5.0 2012-10-12 HIPAA/HITECH Act 2012-10-12 ISO/IEC 27001-2005 2012-10-12 COBIT 4.1 2012-10-12 GAPP (Aug 2009) 2012-10-12 NERC CIP 2012-10-12 NIST SP800-53 R3 2012-10-12 PCIDSS v2.0 2012-10-12