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V-220912CAT II — Medium severitySV-220912r991589_rule

The built-in guest account must be renamed.

Rule version WN10-SO-000025 · STIG v3 · 2025-09-24

Discussion

The built-in guest account is a well-known user account on all Windows systems and, as initially installed, does not require a password. This can allow access to system resources by unauthorized users. Renaming this account to an unidentified name improves the protection of this account and the system.

Check

Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor. Run "gpedit.msc".

Navigate to Local Computer Policy >> Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options.

If the value for "Accounts: Rename guest account" is set to "Guest", this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> "Accounts: Rename guest account" to a name other than "Guest".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-220912
Group title
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Rule ID
SV-220912r991589_rule
Check ID
C-22627r555221_chk
Fix ID
F-22616r555222_fix