--- title: Get support for security baselines description: Find answers to frequently asked question on how to get support for baselines, the Security Compliance Toolkit (SCT), and related articles. ms.localizationpriority: medium ms.topic: article ms.date: 10/01/2024 --- # Get Support ## Frequently asked questions ### What is the Microsoft Security Compliance Manager (SCM)? The Security Compliance Manager (SCM) is now retired and is no longer supported. The reason is that SCM was an incredibly complex and large program that needed to be updated for every Windows release. It has been replaced by the Security Compliance Toolkit (SCT). To provide a better service for our customers, we've moved to SCT with which we can publish baselines through the Microsoft Download Center in a lightweight .zip file that contains GPO Backups, GPO reports, Excel spreadsheets, WMI filters, and scripts to apply the settings to local policy. More information about this change can be found on the [Microsoft Security Guidance blog](/archive/blogs/secguide/security-compliance-manager-scm-retired-new-tools-and-procedures). ### What file formats are supported by the SCT? The toolkit supports formats created by the Windows GPO backup feature (`.pol`, `.inf`, and `.csv`). Policy Analyzer saves its data in XML files with a `.PolicyRules` file extension. LGPO also supports its own LGPO text file format as a text-based analog for the binary registry.pol file format. For more information, see the LGPO documentation. Keep in mind that SCMs' `.cab` files are no longer supported. ### Does SCT support Desired State Configuration (DSC) file format? No. PowerShell-based DSC is rapidly gaining popularity, and more DSC tools are coming online to convert GPOs and DSC and to validate system configuration. ### Does SCT support the creation of Microsoft Configuration Manager DCM packs? No. A potential alternative is Desired State Configuration (DSC), a feature of the [Windows Management Framework](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=54616). For a tool that supports conversion of GPO Backups to DSC format, see [BaselineManagement](https://github.com/Microsoft/BaselineManagement). ### Does SCT support the creation of Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP)-format policies? No. SCM supported only SCAP 1.0, which wasn't updated as SCAP evolved. The new toolkit likewise doesn't include SCAP support. ## Version matrix ### Client versions | Name | Build | Baseline release date | Security tools | |--|--|--|--| | Windows 11 | [24H2](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/windows-11-version-24h2-security-baseline/ba-p/4252801)
| October 2024
| [SCT 1.0](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=55319) | | Windows 11 | [23H2](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/windows-11-version-23h2-security-baseline/ba-p/3967618)
| October 2023
| [SCT 1.0](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=55319) | | Windows 11 | [22H2](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/windows-11-version-22h2-security-baseline/ba-p/3632520)
| September 2022
| [SCT 1.0](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=55319) | | Windows 10 | [22H2](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/windows-10-version-22h2-security-baseline/ba-p/3655724)
[21H2](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/security-baseline-for-windows-10-version-21h2/ba-p/3042703)
[20H2](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/security-baseline-final-for-windows-10-and-windows-server/ba-p/1999393)
[1809](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/security-baseline-final-for-windows-10-v1809-and-windows-server/ba-p/701082)
[1607](/archive/blogs/secguide/security-baseline-for-windows-10-v1607-anniversary-edition-and-windows-server-2016)
[1507](/archive/blogs/secguide/security-baseline-for-windows-10-v1507-build-10240-th1-ltsb-update) | October 2022
December 2021
December 2020
October 2018
October 2016
January 2016 | [SCT 1.0](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=55319) | ### Server versions | Name | Build | Baseline Release Date | Security Tools | |--|--|--|--| | Windows Server 2025 | [SecGuide](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-baselines/windows-server-2025-security-baseline/4358733) | January 2025 | [SCT 1.0](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=55319) | | Windows Server 2022 | [SecGuide](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/windows-server-2022-security-baseline/ba-p/2724685) | September 2021 | [SCT 1.0](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=55319) | | Windows Server 2019 | [SecGuide](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/security-baseline-final-for-windows-10-v1809-and-windows-server/ba-p/701082) | November 2018 | [SCT 1.0](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=55319) | | Windows Server 2016 | [SecGuide](/archive/blogs/secguide/security-baseline-for-windows-10-v1607-anniversary-edition-and-windows-server-2016) | October 2016 | [SCT 1.0](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=55319) | ### Microsoft products | Name | Details | Security Tools | |--|--|--| | Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, version 2412 | [SecGuide](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-baselines/security-baseline-for-m365-apps-for-enterprise-v2412/4357320) | [SCT 1.0](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=55319) | | Microsoft Edge, version 128 | [SecGuide](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/security-baseline-for-microsoft-edge-version-128/ba-p/4237524) | [SCT 1.0](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=55319) | ## Related articles [Windows security baselines](windows-security-baselines.md)