{"id":7953,"date":"2026-03-23T14:46:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spo-comm.sandboxsite.de\/windows-10-iot-enterprise-security\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:30:28","slug":"windows-10-iot-enterprise-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/en\/windows-10-iot-enterprise-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows IoT Enterprise: Security features"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"indent\">\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<h2>Enterprise Grade Security<\/h2>\n<p>Modern IoT and embedded devices are increasingly exposed to attacks, both via networks and locally. Windows IoT Enterprise LTSC protects devices through a combination of hardware and software mechanisms that have been specially developed for industrial requirements. <\/p>\n<h2>Device safety<\/h2>\n<h3>Secure Boot<\/h3>\n<p>Secure Boot ensures that only certified software is loaded at system startup. Unauthorized applications or manipulations to the boot process are blocked. <\/p>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<h3>Device Guard \/ Application Control<\/h3>\n<p>This function allows only trusted applications to be executed. This prevents malware or unwanted programs from running on the device. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Advanced Lockdown:<\/h3>\n<p>Mainly describes the function of tailoring your Windows operating system to your needs through specific restrictions (see also our <a href=\"https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/en\/windows-10-iot-enterprise-customizing\/\" data-htmlarea-external=\"1\">article on customizing<\/a>). At the same time, this also means an increased security factor for your operating system. For example, Advanced Lockdown offers you the option of only allowing certain programs to perform operations on your computer. Conversely, this means that unwanted malware or software is not given the opportunity to nest in your PC in the first place. How to Lockdownfeatures: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/de-de\/windows\/iot\/iot-enterprise\/commercialization\/iot-ent-device-lockdown-features\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MicrosoftLearn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lockdown also includes the following security functions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AppLocker:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>As mentioned at the beginning, deactivate unwanted software\/programs<\/li>\n<li>Maintain control over all processes through your necessary consent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shell Launcher:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Start automatically in a custom shell after logging in<\/li>\n<li>Deactivate hotkeys and certain key combinations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Unified Write Filter:<\/strong>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<p>Indispensable when it comes to write protection of hard disks. This means that the Unified Write Filter does not allow any changes to the hard disk and the files and programs stored there. Changes are only stored temporarily in the RAM memory. After restarting the operating system, everything is back to normal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mobile Device Management (MDM)<\/strong>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<p>Deny USB and other peripheral devices access to your computer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Data security<\/h2>\n<h3>Trusted Platform Modules (TPM):<\/h3>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<p>A TPM is a chip integrated into many systems that makes it possible to encrypt the hard disk. The TPM also makes it possible to identify any hardware in the system. This also enables the chip to detect changes in the system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>BitLocker:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<p>Encryption of your drives\/hard disks. Also enables the secure deletion of data. This makes it much more difficult to recover deleted data (useful, for example, when discarding old computers).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Enterprise Data Protection (EDP):<\/h3>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<p>EDP protects data from unwanted access or leaks, for example via cloud or email services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Protection of the user identity<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Windows HELLO:<\/strong>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<p>Biometric login via fingerprint, face or iris enables secure and fast access.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Credential Guard:<\/strong>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<p>Protects access data from malware and unauthorized access. This keeps company and customer data protected. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>With Windows IoT Enterprise LTSC, users benefit from comprehensive device and data security combined with adaptability for industrial and IoT applications. The combination of Secure Boot, Device Guard, UWF, TPM, BitLocker and biometric login ensures the highest level of protection. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:36% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/brick-pro-lager-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"free trial, BRICK Pro_Windows IoT Enterprise\" class=\"wp-image-16589 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/brick-pro-lager-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/brick-pro-lager-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/brick-pro-lager-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/brick-pro-lager-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/brick-pro-lager.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>If you are not sure whether Windows IoT Enterprise is right for you and your application, we can provide you with a free trial of the desired PC with a Windows IoT test version at any time. If you have any questions about the compatibility of different Windows versions with our systems, please do not hesitate to <a href=\"https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/en\/company\/contact\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"390\">contact<\/a> us!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">More information about Windows IoT Enterprise<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft is also not letting itself down in the area of security and is further expanding its Internet of Things for the benefit of all users. Both device and data security come off particularly well, impressing with a wide range of security features.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-know-how"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7953"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20358,"href":"https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7953\/revisions\/20358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spo-comm.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}