why is kernal-mode Hardware enforced stack protection being turned off by windows being updated?

Question

have received several windows 11 pro updates since upgrading from windows 10 pro last week. after each update the kernal-mode Hardware enforced stack protection is being turned off by windows being updated? is this normal or due i have a problem? motherboard is gigabyte b650 gaming x ax v2,

amd ryzen 7 7700x processor, 32 gig ram and 2 tb ssd. this a brand knew build computer about 1 week old. seemed to be ok then the last two updates this problem showed up.

Answer 1

Hello,

Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

Based on previous cases there are indeed patches that affect the kernel-mode hardware forced stack protection security features. You can check the recently installed patch to see if this known problem exists.

https://support.microsoft.com//en-us/topic/may-9-2023-kb5026372-os-build-22621-1702-ce93c18e-e819-458f-abcf-dc7154ce7e40

If you want to re-enable the feature, you can do so by following the link below:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/security/kernel-mode-hardware-stack-protection

I hope the information above is helpful.

Best regards

Zunhui

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