Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 This security policy reference topic for the IT professional describes the best practices, location, values, policy management and security considerations for this policy setting. Reference This policy setting enables or disables the Recovery Console SET command, which allows you to set the following Recovery Console environment variables. • AllowWildCards. Enables wildcard support for some commands, such as the DEL command. Mario Party 3 Wii Wad. • AllowAllPaths.

Allows access to all files and folders on the computer. • AllowRemovableMedia. Allows files to be copied to removable media, such as a floppy disk. • NoCopyPrompt. Suppresses the prompt that typically displays before an existing file is overwritten. An authorized administrator might forget to remove removable media, such as CD or floppy disk, with sensitive data or applications that a malicious user could then steal. Or an authorized administrator could accidentally leave a startup disk in the computer after using the Recovery Console.

If the computer is restarted for any reason and the BIOS has been configured to boot from the removable media before the hard disk drive, the server will start from the removable disk. This causes the server's network services to be unavailable.

Windroy For Windows 7 64 Bit. Possible values • Enabled • Disabled • Not defined Best practices • Set Recovery Console: Allow floppy copy and access to drives and folders to Disabled. Users who have started a server by using the Recovery Console and logged in with the built-in Administrator account will not be able to copy files and folders to a floppy disk. Location GPO_name Computer Configuration Windows Settings Security Settings Local Policies Security Options Default values The following table lists the actual and effective default values for this policy. Default values are also listed on the policy’s property page. Server type or GPO Default value Default Domain Policy Not defined Default Domain Controller Policy Not defined Stand-Alone Server Default Settings Disabled DC Effective Default Settings Disabled Member Server Effective Default Settings Disabled Client Computer Effective Default Settings Disabled Operating system version differences There are no differences in this policy between operating systems beginning with Windows Server 2003. Policy management This section describes features and tools that are available to help you manage this policy. Restart requirement None.