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Windows 11 Group Policy settings

3,503 settings · 23H2 · 1.0 · 15 Jul 2024

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System › Device Guard

Turn On Virtualization Based Security

ComputerNative Intune settingVirtualizationBasedSecurity

Supported on At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10

23H2 · 1.0

What it does

Specifies whether Virtualization Based Security is enabled. Virtualization Based Security uses the Windows Hypervisor to provide support for security services. Virtualization Based Security requires Secure Boot, and can optionally be enabled with the use of DMA Protections. DMA protections require hardware support and will only be enabled on correctly configured devices. Virtualization Based Protection of Code Integrity This setting enables virtualization based protection of Kernel Mode Code Integrity. When this is enabled, kernel mode memory protections are enforced and the Code Integrity validation path is protected by the Virtualization Based Security feature. The "Disabled" option turns off Virtualization Based Protection of Code Integrity remotely if it was previously turned on with the "Enabled without lock" option. The "Enabled with UEFI lock" option ensures that Virtualization Based Protection of Code Integrity cannot be disabled remotely. In order to disable the feature, you must set the Group Policy to "Disabled" as well as remove the security functionality from each computer, with a physically present user, in order to clear configuration persisted in UEFI. The "Enabled without lock" option allows Virtualization Based Protection of Code Integrity to be disabled remotely by using Group Policy. The "Not Configured" option leaves the policy setting undefined. Group Policy does not write the policy setting to the registry, and so it has no impact on computers or users. If there is a current setting in the registry it will not be modified. The "Require UEFI Memory Attributes Table" option will only enable Virtualization Based Protection of Code Integrity on devices with UEFI firmware support for the Memory Attributes Table. Devices without the UEFI Memory Attributes Table may have firmware that is incompatible with Virtualization Based Protection of Code Integrity which in some cases can lead to crashes or data loss or incompatibility with certain plug-in cards. If not setting this option the targeted devices should be tested to ensure compatibility. Warning: All drivers on the system must be compatible with this feature or the system may crash. Ensure that this policy setting is only deployed to computers which are known to be compatible. Credential Guard This setting lets users turn on Credential Guard with virtualization-based security to help protect credentials. For Windows 11 21H2 and earlier, the "Disabled" option turns off Credential Guard remotely if it was previously turned on with the "Enabled without lock" option. For later versions, the "Disabled" option turns off Credential Guard remotely if it was previously turned on with the "Enabled without lock" option or was "Not Configured". The "Enabled with UEFI lock" option ensures that Credential Guard cannot be disabled remotely. In order to disable the feature, you must set the Group Policy to "Disabled" as well as remove the security functionality from each computer, with a physically present user, in order to clear configuration persisted in UEFI. The "Enabled without lock" option allows Credential Guard to be disabled remotely by using Group Policy. The devices that use this setting must be running at least Windows 10 (Version 1511). For Windows 11 21H2 and earlier, the "Not Configured" option leaves the policy setting undefined. Group Policy does not write the policy setting to the registry, and so it has no impact on computers or users. If there is a current setting in the registry it will not be modified. For later versions, if there is no current setting in the registry, the "Not Configured" option will enable Credential Guard without UEFI lock. Secure Launch This setting sets the configuration of Secure Launch to secure the boot chain. The "Not Configured" setting is the default, and allows configuration of the feature by Administrative users. The "Enabled" option turns on Secure Launch on supported hardware. The "Disabled" option turns off Secure Launch, regardless of hardware support. Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection This setting enables Hardware-enforced Stack Protection for kernel-mode code. When this security feature is enabled, kernel-mode data stacks are hardened with hardware-based shadow stacks, which store intended return address targets to ensure that program control flow is not tampered. This security feature has the following prerequisites: 1) The CPU hardware supports hardware-based shadow stacks. 2) Virtualization Based Protection of Code Integrity is enabled. If either prerequisite is not met, this feature will not be enabled, even if an "Enabled" option is selected for this feature. Note that selecting an "Enabled" option for this feature will not automatically enable Virtualization Based Protection of Code Integrity, that needs to be done separately. Devices that enable this security feature must be running at least Windows 11 (Version 22H2). The "Disabled" option turns off kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection. The "Enabled in audit mode" option enables kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection in audit mode, where shadow stack violations are not fatal and will be logged to the system event log. The "Enabled in enforcement mode" option enables kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection in enforcement mode, where shadow stack violations are fatal. The "Not Configured" option leaves the policy setting undefined. Group Policy does not write the policy setting to the registry, and so it has no impact on computers or users. If there is a current setting in the registry it will not be modified. Warning: All drivers on the system must be compatible with this security feature or the system may crash in enforcement mode. Audit mode can be used to discover incompatible drivers. For more information, refer to https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=2162953.

What it writes

Hive
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry key
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard
Value name
EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity
When enabled
DWORD 1
When disabled
DWORD 0
Why it needs changes for Intune
  • Policy references a Windows supportedOn definition.
  • ADMX-INTUNE-WINDOWS-SUPPORTEDON-REFERENCE

In Intune

Native Intune setting: Yes — Policy CSP

  • ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/DeviceGuard/ConfigureSystemGuardLaunchDeviceGuard on Microsoft LearnSets the option “Secure Launch Configuration”.Windows builds listed: 10.0.17763.
  • ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/DeviceGuard/EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurityDeviceGuard on Microsoft LearnWindows builds listed: 10.0.16299.
  • ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/DeviceGuard/LsaCfgFlagsDeviceGuard on Microsoft LearnSets the option “Credential Guard Configuration”.Windows builds listed: 10.0.16299.
  • ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/DeviceGuard/MachineIdentityIsolationDeviceGuard on Microsoft LearnSets the template element MachineIdentityIsolationDrop.Not yet in a released Windows build when Microsoft published these DDF files; Learn shows the release it shipped in.
  • ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/DeviceGuard/RequirePlatformSecurityFeaturesDeviceGuard on Microsoft LearnSets the option “Select Platform Security Level”.Windows builds listed: 10.0.16299.
  • ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/VirtualizationBasedTechnology/HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrityVirtualizationBasedTechnology on Microsoft LearnSets the option “Virtualization Based Protection of Code Integrity”.Windows builds listed: 10.0.22000.
  • ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/VirtualizationBasedTechnology/RequireUEFIMemoryAttributesTableVirtualizationBasedTechnology on Microsoft LearnSets the option “Require UEFI Memory Attributes Table”.Windows builds listed: 10.0.22000.

From Microsoft's Policy CSP DDF files (DDF v2 Files, February 2026), read 18 Oct 2026.

Security baselines

Microsoft's Windows 11 v26H2 Security Baseline v2 sets this to Enabled, in its GPO “MSFT Windows 11 26H2 - Credential Guard”.

Policy value EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity
Sets EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity to 1 (REG_DWORD).
Select Platform Security Level
Set to “Secure Boot” (1).
Virtualization Based Protection of Code Integrity
Set to “Enabled with UEFI lock” (1).
Require UEFI Memory Attributes Table
Checked (1).
Credential Guard Configuration
Set to “Enabled with UEFI lock” (1).
Secure Launch Configuration
Set to “Enabled” (1).
Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection
Set to “Enabled in enforcement mode” (1).

Read from the registry.pol files in the baselines' GPO backups, downloaded from Microsoft's Security Compliance Toolkit. All baselines

Options

OptionTypeRegistry valueAllowed values
Select Platform Security LevelDefault: Secure Boot and DMA Protection Drop-down list RequirePlatformSecurityFeatures
  • Secure Boot1
  • Secure Boot and DMA Protection3
Virtualization Based Protection of Code IntegrityDefault: Not Configured Drop-down list HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrity
  • Disabled0
  • Enabled with UEFI lock1
  • Enabled without lock2
  • Not Configured3
Require UEFI Memory Attributes Table Checkbox HVCIMATRequired On (1) or off (0)
Credential Guard ConfigurationDefault: Not Configured Drop-down list LsaCfgFlags
  • Disabled0
  • Enabled with UEFI lock1
  • Enabled without lock2
  • Not Configured3
Secure Launch ConfigurationDefault: Disabled Drop-down list ConfigureSystemGuardLaunch
  • Not Configured0
  • Enabled1
  • Disabled2
Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack ProtectionDefault: Disabled Drop-down list ConfigureKernelShadowStacksLaunch
  • Not Configured0
  • Enabled in enforcement mode1
  • Enabled in audit mode2
  • Disabled3

Configure and deploy

Choose a state and the option values; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.

State
Options used when Enabled

Enabled · Computer · template defaults

Registry file (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard]
"ConfigureKernelShadowStacksLaunch"=dword:00000003
"ConfigureSystemGuardLaunch"=dword:00000002
"EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity"=dword:00000001
"HVCIMATRequired"=dword:00000001
"HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrity"=dword:00000003
"LsaCfgFlags"=dword:00000003
"RequirePlatformSecurityFeatures"=dword:00000003

PowerShell

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Turn On Virtualization Based Security
# Name: VirtualizationBasedSecurity
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: DeviceGuard.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'RequirePlatformSecurityFeatures' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 3

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrity' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 3

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'HVCIMATRequired' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'LsaCfgFlags' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 3

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'ConfigureSystemGuardLaunch' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 2

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'ConfigureKernelShadowStacksLaunch' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 3

These deployment candidates come from the ADMX template; they are separate from the native CSP mapping above.

  • The OMA-URI is an inferred ADMX-backed Policy CSP candidate derived from the source ADMX file name and policy name.
  • Some Microsoft policies use built-in Policy CSP pages whose area names don't match the ADMX file name, so verify the candidate against Microsoft Learn before deployment.
  • The generated payload is incomplete because one or more ADMX element values were not supplied: CheckboxMAT

ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_DeviceGuard/VirtualizationBasedSecurity
Intune remediation scripts

Detection

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$reasons = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()

function Test-RegistryValueExists {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    return $null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
}

function Test-RegistryValueEquals {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Kind,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Expected
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    $valueObject = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($null -eq $valueObject) {
        return $false
    }

    $actual = $valueObject.$Name
    switch ($Kind) {
        'String' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'ExpandString' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'DWord' { return [uint32]$actual -eq [uint32]$Expected }
        'QWord' { return [uint64]$actual -eq [uint64]$Expected }
        'MultiString' {
            $actualArray = @($actual)
            $expectedArray = @($Expected)
            if ($actualArray.Count -ne $expectedArray.Count) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Count; $index++) {
                if ([string]$actualArray[$index] -cne [string]$expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        'Binary' {
            $actualArray = [byte[]]$actual
            $expectedArray = [byte[]]$Expected
            if ($actualArray.Length -ne $expectedArray.Length) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Length; $index++) {
                if ($actualArray[$index] -ne $expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        default { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
    }
}

# Policy: Turn On Virtualization Based Security
# Name: VirtualizationBasedSecurity
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: DeviceGuard.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 1
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard\EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'RequirePlatformSecurityFeatures' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 3
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard\RequirePlatformSecurityFeatures') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrity' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 3
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard\HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrity') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'HVCIMATRequired' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 1
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard\HVCIMATRequired') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'LsaCfgFlags' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 3
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard\LsaCfgFlags') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'ConfigureSystemGuardLaunch' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 2
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard\ConfigureSystemGuardLaunch') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'ConfigureKernelShadowStacksLaunch' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 3
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard\ConfigureKernelShadowStacksLaunch') | Out-Null
}

if ($reasons.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Output 'Compliant'
    exit 0
}

$reasons | ForEach-Object { Write-Output $_ }
exit 1

Remediation

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Turn On Virtualization Based Security
# Name: VirtualizationBasedSecurity
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: DeviceGuard.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'RequirePlatformSecurityFeatures' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 3

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrity' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 3

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'HVCIMATRequired' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'LsaCfgFlags' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 3

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'ConfigureSystemGuardLaunch' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 2

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard' -Name 'ConfigureKernelShadowStacksLaunch' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 3

History 3 retained releases

  1. 22H2 · 1.015 Jul 2024
    • Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

2 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name
VirtualizationBasedSecurity
Namespace
Microsoft.Windows.DeviceGuard
Template file
DeviceGuard.admx
Release
Windows 11 23H2 · 1.0 · file set d784d0ea5f14a680…
Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Machine" clientExtension="{F312195E-3D9D-447A-A3F5-08DFFA24735E}" displayName="$(string.VirtualizationBasedSecurity)" explainText="$(string.VirtualizationBasedSecurityHelp)" key="SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceGuard" name="VirtualizationBasedSecurity" presentation="$(presentation.VirtualizationBasedSecurity)" valueName="EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Windows.DeviceGuard:DeviceGuardCategory" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows_10_0" />
      <enabledValue> 
         <decimal value="1" /> 
      </enabledValue> 
      <disabledValue> 
         <decimal value="0" /> 
      </disabledValue>
      <elements>
        <enum id="RequirePlatformSecurityFeaturesDrop" valueName="RequirePlatformSecurityFeatures">
          <item displayName="$(string.SecureBoot)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="1" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.SecureBootAndDmaProtection)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="3" />
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
        <enum id="HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrityDrop" valueName="HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrity">
          <item displayName="$(string.Disabled)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="0" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.EnabledWithUefiLock)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="1" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.EnabledWithoutLock)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="2" />
            </value>
          </item>          
          <item displayName="$(string.NotConfigured)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="3" />
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
        <boolean id="CheckboxMAT" valueName="HVCIMATRequired">
            <trueValue>
              <decimal value="1" />
          </trueValue>
          <falseValue>
              <decimal value="0" />
          </falseValue>
        </boolean>        
        <enum id="CredentialIsolationDrop" valueName="LsaCfgFlags">
          <item displayName="$(string.Disabled)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="0" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.EnabledWithUefiLock)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="1" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.EnabledWithoutLock)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="2" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.NotConfigured)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="3" />
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
        <enum id="SystemGuardDrop" valueName="ConfigureSystemGuardLaunch">
          <item displayName="$(string.NotConfigured)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="0" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.Enabled)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="1" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.Disabled)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="2" />
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
        <enum id="KernelShadowStacksDrop" valueName="ConfigureKernelShadowStacksLaunch">
          <item displayName="$(string.NotConfigured)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="0" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.EnabledEnforcement)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="1" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.EnabledAudit)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="2" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.Disabled)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="3" />
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="VirtualizationBasedSecurity" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <dropdownList defaultItem="1" refId="RequirePlatformSecurityFeaturesDrop">Select Platform Security Level:</dropdownList>
        <dropdownList defaultItem="3" refId="HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrityDrop">Virtualization Based Protection of Code Integrity:</dropdownList>
        <checkBox refId="CheckboxMAT">Require UEFI Memory Attributes Table</checkBox>
        <dropdownList defaultItem="3" refId="CredentialIsolationDrop">Credential Guard Configuration:</dropdownList>
        <dropdownList defaultItem="2" refId="SystemGuardDrop">Secure Launch Configuration:</dropdownList>
        <dropdownList defaultItem="3" refId="KernelShadowStacksDrop">Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection:</dropdownList>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

Microsoft.Policies.Products:product:MicrosoftWindows
sha256:4b3cb6917b5e5b7cd142c0157f10882786b3e9ee67c29fd7b8f4c6cb2eec5fe7
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:System
<category displayName="$(string.System)" explainText="$(string.System_Help)" name="System" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:definition:SUPPORTED_Windows_10_0
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_Windows_10_0)" name="SUPPORTED_Windows_10_0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
          <or>
              <range minVersionIndex="13" ref="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows" />
          </or>
      </definition>
Microsoft.Windows.DeviceGuard:category:DeviceGuardCategory
<category displayName="$(string.DeviceGuard)" name="DeviceGuardCategory" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:System" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.Products:product:MicrosoftWindows
<product displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows)" name="MicrosoftWindows" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows2000)" name="MicrosoftWindows2000" versionIndex="1">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows2000_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindows2000_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows2000_SP1)" name="MicrosoftWindows2000_SP1" versionIndex="1" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows2000_SP2)" name="MicrosoftWindows2000_SP2" versionIndex="2" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows2000_SP3)" name="MicrosoftWindows2000_SP3" versionIndex="3" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows2000_SP4)" name="MicrosoftWindows2000_SP4" versionIndex="4" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsXP)" name="MicrosoftWindowsXP" versionIndex="2">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsXP_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindowsXP_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsXP_SP1)" name="MicrosoftWindowsXP_SP1" versionIndex="1" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsXP_SP2)" name="MicrosoftWindowsXP_SP2" versionIndex="2" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer2003)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer2003" versionIndex="3">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_SP1)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_SP1" versionIndex="1" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_R2)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_R2" versionIndex="2" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_SP2)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_SP2" versionIndex="3" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsVista)" name="MicrosoftWindowsVista" versionIndex="4">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsVista_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindowsVista_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsVista_SP1)" name="MicrosoftWindowsVista_SP1" versionIndex="1" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.WindowsServer2008)" name="WindowsServer2008" versionIndex="5">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.WindowsServer2008_RTM)" name="WindowsServer2008_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.WindowsServer2008_R2)" name="WindowsServer2008_R2" versionIndex="1" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows7)" name="MicrosoftWindows7" versionIndex="6">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows7_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindows7_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer8)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer8" versionIndex="7">
           <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer8_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer8_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows8)" name="MicrosoftWindows8" versionIndex="8">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows8_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindows8_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_RT)" name="MicrosoftWindows_RT" versionIndex="9">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_RT_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindows_RT_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer_6_3)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer_6_3" versionIndex="10">
           <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer_6_3_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer_6_3_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_6_3)" name="MicrosoftWindows_6_3" versionIndex="11">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_6_3_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindows_6_3_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_6_3_RT)" name="MicrosoftWindows_6_3_RT" versionIndex="12">
            <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_6_3_RT_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindows_6_3_RT_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer_10_0)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer_10_0" versionIndex="13">
            <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer_10_0_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer_10_0_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
          </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_10_0)" name="MicrosoftWindows_10_0" versionIndex="14">
            <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_10_0_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindows_10_0_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_10_0_RT)" name="MicrosoftWindows_10_0_RT" versionIndex="15">
            <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_10_0_RT_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindows_10_0_RT_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
      </product>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows">Windows operating system</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows2000">Windows 2000 operating systems</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows2000_RTM">Windows 2000</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows2000_SP1">Windows 2000 Service Pack 1</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows2000_SP2">Windows 2000 Service Pack 2</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows2000_SP3">Windows 2000 Service Pack 3</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows2000_SP4">Windows 2000 Service Pack 4</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows7">Windows 7 operating systems</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows7_RTM">Windows 7</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows8">Windows 8 operating systems</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows8_RTM">Windows 8</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsServer2003">Windows Server 2003 operating systems</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_R2">Windows Server 2003 R2</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_RTM">Windows Server 2003</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_SP1">Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_SP2">Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsServer8">Windows Server 2012 operating systems</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsServer8_RTM">Windows Server 2012</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsServer_10_0">Windows Server 2016 operating systems</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsServer_10_0_RTM">Windows Server 2016</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsServer_6_3">Windows Server 2012 R2 operating systems</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsServer_6_3_RTM">Windows Server 2012 R2</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsVista">Windows Vista operating systems</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsVista_RTM">Windows Vista</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsVista_SP1">Windows Vista Service Pack 1</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsXP">Windows XP operating systems</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsXP_RTM">Windows XP</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsXP_SP1">Windows XP Service Pack 1</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsXP_SP2">Windows XP Service Pack 2</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows_10_0">Windows 10 operating systems</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows_10_0_RT">Windows 10 RT operating systems</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows_10_0_RTM">Windows 10</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows_10_0_RT_RTM">Windows 10 RT</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows_6_3">Windows 8.1 operating systems</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows_6_3_RT">Windows RT 8.1 operating systems</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows_6_3_RTM">Windows 8.1</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows_6_3_RT_RTM">Windows RT 8.1</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows_RT">Windows RT operating systems</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows_RT_RTM">Windows RT</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:WindowsServer2008">Windows Server 2008 operating systems</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:WindowsServer2008_R2">Windows Server 2008 R2</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Products:WindowsServer2008_RTM">Windows Server 2008</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:System
<category displayName="$(string.System)" explainText="$(string.System_Help)" name="System" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:System">System</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:System_Help">Allows configuration of various system component settings.</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:definition:SUPPORTED_Windows_10_0
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_Windows_10_0)" name="SUPPORTED_Windows_10_0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
          <or>
              <range minVersionIndex="13" ref="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows" />
          </or>
      </definition>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows_10_0">At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10</string></strings>
Microsoft.Windows.DeviceGuard:category:DeviceGuardCategory
<category displayName="$(string.DeviceGuard)" name="DeviceGuardCategory" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:System" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Windows.DeviceGuard:DeviceGuard">Device Guard</string></strings>
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