CIS Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 1909 Benchmark

18.8.28.5 (L1) Ensure 'Turn off app notifications on the lock screen' is set to 'Enabled' (Scored)

ProfileApplicability:

 Level 1 (L1) - Corporate/Enterprise Environment (general use)

Description:

This policy setting allows you to prevent app notifications from appearing on the lock screen.

The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled .

Rationale:

App notifications might display sensitive business or personal data.

Audit:

Navigate to the UI Path articulated in the Remediation section and confirm it is set as prescribed. This group policy setting is backed by the following registry location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System:DisableLockScre enAppNotifications

Remediation:

To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to Enabled:

Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\System\Logon\Turn off app notifications on the lock screen

Note: This Group Policy path may not exist by default. It is provided by the Group Policy template Logon.admx/adml that is included with the Microsoft Windows 8.0 & Server 2012 (non-R2) Administrative Templates (or newer).

Impact:

No app notifications are displayed on the lock screen.

Default Value:

Disabled. (Users can choose which apps display notifications on the lock screen.)

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