Requirements

You will need to download CIS-CAT Pro Assessor v4 “with Java” from WorkBench to your hosting system - in this document CIS-CAT-Assessor-windows-GUI-jre-v4.36.0.zip is downloaded to a Windows server.
Download your CIS-CAT license zip file from WorkBench - see this information if you are not sure where to get your license file.
Administrator access to your CIS-CAT host server.
CIS-CAT Centralized workflow requires Java versions 8 or 11, which is included in the “with Java” download of Assessor v4 under the \jre folder.

Implementation Steps

Create the directory C:\CIS
Create the subdirectory C:\CIS\Reports
Open File Explorer → right-click on the C:\CIS directory → Properties → Sharing → Share → Select the appropriate users → Share → Done → Apply. Make a note of the Network Path for later.
Extract the CIS-CAT-Assessor-windows-GUI-jre-v4.36.0.zip archive to the C:\CIS\ directory
Extract your downloaded license zip file into the C:\CIS\Assessor\license\ directory
Copy C:\CIS\Assessor\misc\Windows\cis-cat-centralized.bat to C:\CIS\
Open the C:\CIS\cis-cat-centralized.bat file in a text editor and in the line SET NetworkShare= replace NETWORK_SHARE with the Network Path from step 3, e.g. \\hostname\CIS

Open a CMD prompt as Administrator and run C:\CIS\cis-cat-centralized.bat.

For additional details, please review the Centralized section in the Assessor Configuration Guide:
https://ciscat-assessor.docs.cisecurity.org/en/latest/Configuration%20Guide/#centralized-windows

Ensure that you have extracted the CIS-CAT zip file, and that the files are located under C:\CIS\Assessor\.