CIS Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 1909 Benchmark

19.7.45WindowsMediaPlayer

This section contains recommendations related to Windows Media Player.

This Group Policy section is provided by the Group Policy template WindowsMediaPlayer.admx/adml that is included with all versions of the Microsoft Windows Administrative Templates. 19.7.45.1 Networking This section is intentionally blank and exists to ensure the structure of Windows benchmarks is consistent. This Group Policy section is provided by the Group Policy template WindowsMediaPlayer.admx/adml that is included with all versions of the Microsoft Windows Administrative Templates.

19.7.45.2 Playback

This section contains recommendations related to Windows Media Player playback.

This Group Policy section is provided by the Group Policy template WindowsMediaPlayer.admx/adml that is included with all versions of the Microsoft Windows Administrative Templates. 19.7.45.2.1 (L2) Ensure 'Prevent Codec Download' is set to 'Enabled' (Scored)

ProfileApplicability:

 Level 2 (L2) - High Security/Sensitive Data Environment (limited functionality)

Description:

This setting controls whether Windows Media Player is allowed to download additional codecs for decoding media files it does not already understand.

The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled .

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