Secure Boot must be enabled on Windows 11 systems.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-253257 | SRG-OS-000424-GPOS-00188 | WN11-00-000020 | SV-253257r1210281_rule | 2026-05-19 | 2 |
Description
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 11, including virtualization-based Security and Credential Guard. If Secure Boot is turned off, these security features will not function.
ℹ️ Check
Verify the system firmware is configured for Secure Boot.
Run "System Information".
Under "System Summary", if "Secure Boot State" does not display "On", this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Enable Secure Boot in the system firmware.