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Microsoft Windows 11 STIG Ver 2, Rel 5 Checklist Details (Checklist Revisions)

Checklist Highlights

Checklist Name:
Microsoft Windows 11 STIG
Checklist ID:
1028
Version:
Ver 2, Rel 5
Type:
Compliance
Review Status:
Final
Authority:
Governmental Authority: Defense Information Systems Agency
Original Publication Date:
07/22/2022

Checklist Summary:

The Microsoft Windows 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) is published as a tool to improve the security of Department of Defense (DOD) information systems. This document is meant for use in conjunction with other STIGs, such as the Windows Defender Antivirus STIG, Microsoft Edge STIG, MS OneDrive STIG, and appropriate operating system STIGs. This Microsoft Windows 11 Enterprise Security Requirements Guide (SRG) provides the technical security policies and requirements for applying security concepts to systems. The requirements discussed in this document are applicable to Windows 11 Enterprise. The majority will also apply to Windows 11 Professional; however, domain-joined systems have several requirements that can only be implemented with the Enterprise edition.

Checklist Role:

  • Operating System

Known Issues:

Not provided.

Target Audience:

Not provided.

Target Operational Environment:

  • Managed
  • Specialized Security-Limited Functionality (SSLF)

Testing Information:

Not provided.

Regulatory Compliance:

This document is provided under the authority of DoDI 8500.01.

Comments/Warnings/Miscellaneous:

Comments or proposed revisions to this document should be sent via email to the following address: [email protected]. DISA will coordinate all change requests with the relevant DOD organizations before inclusion in this document. Approved changes will be made in accordance with the DISA maintenance release schedule.

Disclaimer:

Not provided.

Product Support:

Not provided.

Point of Contact:

[email protected]

Sponsor:

Not provided.

Licensing:

Not provided.

Change History:

updated to FINAL - 8/29/2022
updated URLs - 11/15/2022
added SCAP content - 11/18/2022
updated title - 11/22/2022
updated URLs - 5/10/23
updated URLs - 5/19/2023
Updated resource per DISA - 8/21/23
Updated resource per DISA - 11/2/23
Update Version and Resources - 06/10/2024
Updated Version, Resource and SHA - 08/07/2024
Updated Resources and SHA - 08/12/2024
Resource Title Updated, Resource Sunset - 08/21/2024
Resources and Title Updated - 11/05/2024
Updated Checklist Version & Resources - 01/30/2025
Updated Resources - 02/03/2025
Updated Resources and Title Version - 04/09/2025
Updated Resources - 04/09/2025
Added Intune Policies - 05/08/2025
Updated SHA - 06/11/2025
Update Resources, Intune Policy and GPOs - 08/29/2025
Updated Version, Resources, General - 12/1/2025
Updated SHA - 12/11/2025

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NIST checklist record last modified on 12/11/2025