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Today the SCM team has finally released the SCM baselines for Windows 8.1, IE 11 and Windows Server 2012 R2.
To get the updates you can open the SCM tool and select the “Download Microsoft baselines automatically” in the tool:
Please carefully read the Release Notes for these baselines in the Attachments/Guides section as there are a couple of known issues that may affect capabilities that worked in the past, but are no longer working with SCM and other related tools.
Alternatively, you can download all the CAB files directly from the following links:
8.1 Baseline and 8.1 Attachments –
IE 11 Baseline and IE 11 Attachments
Windows Server 2012 Baseline and Windows Server 2012 Attachments
Lastly, a HUGE thank you goes to the SCM team, Aaron Margosis and Rick Munck who have put huge efforts to release these baselines.
They have also produced the SCM materials, along with a more extensive set of GPO’s and security guide here for customers to use: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/aaron_margosis/archive/2014/08/15/security-baselines-for-windows-8-1-windows-server-2012-r2-and-internet-explorer-11-final.aspx.
See also:
- SCM Baselines for Windows 8.1, IE 11 and Server 2012 R2 are now live!
- What’s New in Recommended Security Baseline Settings for Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Internet Explorer 11
- Changes in the Security Guidance for Windows 8.1, Server 2012 R2 and IE11 since the beta
- Security baselines for Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 and Internet Explorer 11 – FINAL
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