Microsoft® Windows® Group Policy Guide
by The Microsoft Group Policy Team, Darren Mar-Elia, Derek Melber, William R. Stanek
Post-Setup Security Updates
Microsoft might have released security updates that mitigate virus threats since the release of the operating system files being installed. If the new server is connected to the network and a firewall is not enabled, the server might be infected with a virus before the security updates can be downloaded and installed. Post-Setup Security Updates uses Windows Firewall to mitigate this risk.
Post-Setup Security Updates is designed to protect the server from infection between the time the server is first started and time that the most recent security updates from Windows Update are applied. To protect the server, Windows Firewall is enabled during a new installation of any version of Windows Server 2003 that includes a ...
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