AD-GPOS-06: User disabled GPO settings details should be investigated
| ID | AD-GPOS-06 |
| Severity | Info |
| Suite | Active Directory (on-premises) |
| Product | Active Directory |
| Feature | Group Policy |
| Security area | Infrastructure hardening |
| Resource type | GroupPolicy |
| Reads from | On-premises Active Directory |
What this checks and how to fix it
Section titled “What this checks and how to fix it”Test-MtAdGpoUserSettingsDisabledDetails
Section titled “Test-MtAdGpoUserSettingsDisabledDetails”Returns details of GPOs where user settings are disabled.
Why This Test Matters
Section titled “Why This Test Matters”- Detective control: looks for GPOs where user settings are disabled, which can impact user policy delivery.
Control Type
Section titled “Control Type”Operational
Security Recommendation
Section titled “Security Recommendation”- Review user-disabled GPOs and confirm whether disabling is intentional per policy.
How the Test Works
Section titled “How the Test Works”- Gets GPO state, filters for reports where the UserDisabled status is true and renders a details table including display name and status.
Related Tests
Section titled “Related Tests”Test-MtAdGpoUserSettingsDisabledDetails(self reference for template clarity).
Related links
Section titled “Related links”- Microsoft Learn - Group Policy management
- ANSSI checkpoint: https://www.anssi.gouv.fr/
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