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Check: WN11-CC-000197

Microsoft Windows 11 STIG: WN11-CC-000197 (in versions v1 r6 through v1 r1)

Title

Microsoft consumer experiences must be turned off. (Cat III impact)

Discussion

Microsoft consumer experiences provides suggestions and notifications to users, which may include the installation of Windows Store apps. Organizations may control the execution of applications through other means such as allowlisting. Turning off Microsoft consumer experiences will help prevent the unwanted installation of suggested applications.

Check Content

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent\ Value Name: DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00000001 (1)

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Cloud Content >> "Turn off Microsoft consumer experiences" to "Enabled".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-253390r829254_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-253390

Group Title: SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000381	The organization configures the information system to provide only essential capabilities.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
CM-7	Least Functionality