MSS: (AutoReboot) Allow Windows to automatically restart after a system crash (recommended except for highly secure environments)
Countermeasure:
Configure the MSS: (AutoReboot) Allow Windows to automatically restart after a system crash (recommended except for highly secure environments) entry to a value of Disabled.
The possible values for this registry entry are:
- 1 or 0. The default configuration is 1 (enabled).
For more information, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article "How To Configure System Failure and Recovery Options in Windows" at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307973.
In the SCE UI, the following options are available:
- Enabled
- Disabled
- Not Defined
Potential Impact:
The computer will no longer reboot automatically after a failure.
[enabled/disabled]
(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\\Administrative Templates\\MSS (Legacy)\\MSS: (AutoReboot) Allow Windows to automatically restart after a system crash (recommended except for highly secure environments)
(2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\CrashControl!AutoReboot
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ISO/IEC 27001-2005
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COBIT 4.1
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GAPP (Aug 2009)
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NERC CIP
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NIST SP800-53 R3
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PCIDSS v2.0
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BITS Shared Assessments AUP v5.0
2012-10-12