Which of the following actions can prevent the successful use of Metasploit against a Windows host?

UEBA tools detect anomalous behavior and generate alerts after events occur, but do not actively block Metasploit payloads from executing on the host.

The Microsoft Anti-Cross Site Scripting Library defends against XSS attacks in web applications, which is unrelated to preventing Metasploit exploitation of a Windows OS.

Metasploit relies on executing payloads or shellcode on a target system after exploitation; deploying application control policies - such as Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) or AppLocker - prevents unauthorized executables and scripts from running, directly blocking the execution phase of a Metasploit attack. This control is effective even when a vulnerability exists because the payload itself is denied execution rights on the host.

Tracking UserIDs for failed login attempts helps detect brute-force credential attacks but does not prevent Metasploit from exploiting software or service vulnerabilities.