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The mshardenedpolicyeval tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussion of Microsoft's built-in command-line evaluator for Windows Server hardening policy, and how it relates to existing tooling. The tagged content centers on a Windows Server Insider question about whether MSHardenedPolicyEval and OSConfig, Microsoft's PowerShell-driven desired-state platform, work together, whether administrators should choose one over the other, and whether OSConfig faces deprecation once MSHardenedPolicyEval reaches general availability. It is a narrow, forward-looking topic aimed at server administrators planning hardening policy evaluation and avoiding conflicts between overlapping Microsoft tools.
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    Windows Server OSConfig vs MSHardenedPolicyEval: Avoiding Hardening Policy Conflicts

    A Windows Server Insider has asked the question many server admins will soon be asking. Microsoft now has two hardening tools: OSConfig, a PowerShell-driven desired-state platform, and MSHardenedPolicyEval, a new built-in command-line evaluator. Do they work together, should you pick one, and is...