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Check: WN10-CC-000197

Microsoft Windows 10 STIG: WN10-CC-000197 (in versions v3 r2 through v1 r15)

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 whitelisting. Turning off Microsoft consumer experiences will help prevent the unwanted installation of suggested applications.

Check Content

Windows 10 v1507 LTSB version does not include this setting; it is NA for those systems. 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-220831r958478_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-220831

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

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000381	Configure the system to provide only organization-defined mission essential capabilities.

Controls

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

Number	Title
CM-7	Least Functionality