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V-220709CAT II — Medium severitySV-220709r991589_rule

Alternate operating systems must not be permitted on the same system.

Rule version WN10-00-000055 · STIG v3 · 2025-09-24

Discussion

Allowing other operating systems to run on a secure system may allow security to be circumvented.

Check

Verify the system does not include other operating system installations.

Run "Advanced System Settings". Select the "Advanced" tab. Click the "Settings" button in the "Startup and Recovery" section.

If the drop-down list box "Default operating system:" shows any operating system other than Windows 10, this is a finding.

Fix

Ensure Windows 10 is the only operating system on a device. Remove alternate operating systems.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-220709
Group title
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Rule ID
SV-220709r991589_rule
Check ID
C-22424r554612_chk
Fix ID
F-22413r554613_fix