STIGUI
V-253266CAT II — Medium severitySV-253266r1268251_rule

Alternate operating systems must not be permitted on the same system.

Rule version WN11-00-000055 · STIG v2 · 2026-09-01

Discussion

Allowing other operating systems to run on a secure system may allow security to be circumvented.

Check

Verify the system does not include other operating system installations.

Run "Advanced System Settings". Select the "Advanced" tab. Click the "Settings" button in the "Startup and Recovery" section.

If the drop-down list box "Default operating system:" shows any operating system other than Windows 11, this is a finding.

Fix

Ensure Windows 11 is the only operating system on a device. Remove alternate operating systems.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-253266
Group title
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Rule ID
SV-253266r1268251_rule
Check ID
C-56719r828880_chk
Fix ID
F-56669r828881_fix