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V-254284CAT II — Medium severitySV-254284r991589_rule

Windows Server 2022 must have Secure Boot enabled.

Rule version WN22-00-000470 · STIG v2 · 2026-08-19

Discussion

Secure Boot is a standard that ensures systems boot only to a trusted operating system. Secure Boot is required to support additional security features in Windows, including Virtualization Based Security and Credential Guard. If Secure Boot is turned off, these security features will not function.

Check

Devices that have UEFI firmware must have Secure Boot enabled.

Run "System Information".

Under "System Summary", if "Secure Boot State" does not display "On", this is a finding.

On server core installations, run the following PowerShell command:

Confirm-SecureBootUEFI

If a value of "True" is not returned, this is a finding.

Fix

Enable Secure Boot in the system firmware.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-254284
Group title
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Rule ID
SV-254284r991589_rule
Check ID
C-57769r848666_chk
Fix ID
F-57720r848667_fix