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Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit vs Hardentools: catalog facts
Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit	Hardentools
Free Free download from Microsoft.	Free Free, with source code published on GitHub.
Windows	Windows, Command line
Official Microsoft-recommended security baselines Compares baselines against existing configurations	Disables commonly abused Windows and document reader features Graphical interface and command-line mode
Windows and Microsoft products only Aimed at enterprise administrators with Group Policy experience	Windows only Disabled features may break workflows that rely on them
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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