Windows Hardening

Secure Windows servers following Microsoft security baselines and CIS benchmarks.

Prerequisites

• Windows Server 2019 or later (2022 recommended)
• Only the least privilege required for the approved host/policy; Domain Admin is not a default prerequisite.
• PowerShell 5.1+ (built into Windows Server)
• Group Policy Management Console for domain environments
• Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit (recommended)

Security Baseline Deployment

# Download and apply Microsoft Security Baseline
# Download from: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=55319