STIGUI
V-254269CAT II — Medium severitySV-254269r958478_rule

Windows Server 2022 must not have the Fax Server role installed.

Rule version WN22-00-000320 · STIG v2 · 2026-08-19

Discussion

Unnecessary services increase the attack surface of a system. Some of these services may not support required levels of authentication or encryption or may provide unauthorized access to the system.

Check

Open "PowerShell".

Enter "Get-WindowsFeature | Where Name -eq Fax".

If "Installed State" is "Installed", this is a finding.

An Installed State of "Available" or "Removed" is not a finding.

Fix

Uninstall the "Fax Server" role.

Start "Server Manager".

Select the server with the role.

Scroll down to "ROLES AND FEATURES" in the right pane.

Select "Remove Roles and Features" from the drop-down "TASKS" list.

Select the appropriate server on the "Server Selection" page and click "Next".

Deselect "Fax Server" on the "Roles" page.

Click "Next" and "Remove" as prompted.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-254269
Group title
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
Rule ID
SV-254269r958478_rule
Check ID
C-57754r848621_chk
Fix ID
F-57705r848622_fix