Rule version WN11-CC-000170 · STIG v2 · 2026-09-01
Control of credentials and the system must be maintained within the enterprise. Enabling this setting allows enterprise credentials to be used with modern style apps that support this, instead of Microsoft accounts.
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\System\
Value Name: MSAOptional
Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00000001 (1)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> App Runtime >> "Allow Microsoft accounts to be optional" to "Enabled".