Rule version WN25-CC-000230 · STIG v1 · 2026-09-01
Allowing AutoPlay to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. AutoPlay begins reading from a drive as soon media is inserted into the drive. As a result, the setup file of programs or music on audio media may start. By default, AutoPlay is disabled on removable drives, such as the floppy disk drive (but not the CD-ROM drive) and on network drives. Enabling this policy disables AutoPlay on all drives.
If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:
Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\
Value Name: NoDriveTypeAutoRun
Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x000000ff (255)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> AutoPlay Policies >> Turn off AutoPlay to "Enabled" with "All Drives" selected.