CCE-42774-0Platform: win10 | Date: (C)2016-09-23 (M)2022-10-10 |
Prevent users from customizing their Start Screen
This policy setting allows you to prevent users from changing their Start screen layout.
If you enable this setting, you will prevent a user from selecting an app, resizing a tile, pinning/unpinning a tile or a secondary tile, entering the customize mode and rearranging tiles within Start and Apps.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, you will allow a user to select an app, resize a tile, pin/unpin a tile or a secondary tile, enter the customize mode and rearrange tiles within Start and Apps.
Counter Measure:
Configure this setting depending on your organization's requirements.
Potential Impact:
Users cannot change their Start screen layout.
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Technical Mechanism:
(1) GPO: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Prevent users from customizing their Start Screen
(2) REG: HKEY_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoChangeStartMenu
(3) WMI: ###
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SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:36519 |
SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:36519 |
SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:36519 |