Security News > 2023 > April > Microsoft removes LSA Protection from Windows settings to fix bug

Microsoft has fixed a known issue triggering Windows Security warnings that Local Security Authority Protection is off by removing the feature's UI from settings.

Microsoft acknowledged a known issue causing persistent alerts asking for Windows restarts following a stream of reports mentioning "Local Security Authority protection is off. Your device may be vulnerable." warnings even though LSA Protection was already enabled.

BleepingComputer has learned that this was fixed by removing the LSA Protection user interface altogether from the Windows Settings app, causing the warnings to no longer be displayed.

Without the user interface, there is no way to check from the Windows settings anymore if LSA Protection is enabled.

As BleepingComputer reported last week after the LSA Protection UI was removed from the Windows Security > Device Security > Core Isolation settings page, users are now seeing similar alerts, this time warning them that their devices may be vulnerable because Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection is off due to conflicting drivers.

Last month, Microsoft also announced that LSA Protection would be enabled default for Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary channel if their systems pass an incompatibility audit check.

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-removes-lsa-protection-from-windows-settings-to-fix-bug/