Microsoft Windows 11

Local volumes must be formatted using NTFS

STIG ID: WN11-00-000050 |   SRG: SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048 |   Severity: High |   CCI: CCI-000213 |   Vulnerability ID: V-253265

Description

The ability to set access permissions and auditing is critical to maintaining the security and proper access controls of a system. To support this, volumes must be formatted using the NTFS file system.

Check

C-56718r828877_chk

Run "Computer Management".Navigate to Storage >> Disk Management.If the "File System" column does not indicate "NTFS" for each volume assigned a drive letter, this is a finding.This does not apply to system partitions such the Recovery and EFI System Partition.

Fix

F-56668r828878_fix

Format all local volumes to use NTFS.