Windows 10: Registry Entries Reverting - Windows Speculative Execution Configuration Check

My VM team has run into a wall remediating a vulnerability for Windows Speculative Execution Configuration Check. After applying the fix to the registry to correct, we found that the registry entries kept reverting after the server reboots. We validated that there's no GPO in place causing the reversion. We tried going through Powershell instead of the GUI to make the change, per suggestion from an article in the Tenable community https://community.tenable.com/s/question/0D53a00007kEGQXCA4/windows-speculative-execution-configuration-check. Is there a known other cause of the reversion o

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explorer.exe executable check-ups

O should of dig some other entries then Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer in the Group Policies It seems one way to just bypass it:

User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Attachment Manager > Add .EXE (and all the executables in general) to "Inclusion list for moderate risk file types"

does the trick pretty nicely..

 

Windows 10 'Windows sockets registry entries are missing'

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand the issue that you are currently facing, we will try the best we can to resolve your issue.

I would like to inform you that Winsock or Windows Sockets is a technical specification that defines how Windows network software should access network services.

I suggest you to try the below steps and check if you are able to connect to internet.

Step 1: Perform a Winsock Reset

• 
  Open the Windows Start Screen or
  Start Menu and type cmd in the search box.
  
• 
  Right-click Command Prompt or
  cmd in the search results and select Run as Administrator.
  
• 
  Type netsh winsock reset in the Command Prompt window and press
  Enter. Wait for Windows to finish resetting your Winsock configuration.
  
• 
  Reboot your computer.
  

Step 2: I suggest you to refer to the below thread replied by
jtelliott94 on March 25, 2015 and check if it helps.

Refer: windows socket registry
entries missing according to diagnostics and internet no longer working at all


Hope the information helps. Please let us know if the issue persist and we will be happy to assist you further.

 

Cannot connect to the internet "Windows Sockets registry entries required for network connectivity are missing"

Hi Larry,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

I understand the inconvenience caused to you as you are unable to connect to internet, we will help you with this issue.

Winsock or Windows Sockets is a technical specification that defines how Windows network software should access network services.

I suggest you to try the below steps and check if you are able to connect to internet.

Step 1: Perform a Winsock Reset

• 
  Open the Windows Start Screen or
  Start Menu and type cmd in the search box.
  
• 
  Right-click Command Prompt or
  cmd in the search results and select Run as Administrator.
  
• 
  Type netsh winsock reset in the Command Prompt window and press
  Enter. Wait for Windows to finish resetting your Winsock configuration.
  
• 
  Reboot your computer.
  

Step 2: I suggest you to refer to the below thread replied by
jtelliott94 on March 25, 2015 and check if it helps.

Refer: windows socket registry entries missing according
to diagnostics and internet no longer working at all

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue for further assistance.