Title

Errors in handwriting recognition on tablet PCs must not be reported to Microsoft. (Cat III impact)

Discussion

Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capability will prevent potentially sensitive information from being sent outside the enterprise and uncontrolled updates to the system. This setting prevents errors in handwriting recognition on tablet PCs from being reported to Microsoft.

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 Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\HandwritingErrorReports\ Value Name: PreventHandwritingErrorReports Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Internet Communication Management -> Internet Communication settings -> "Turn off handwriting recognition error reporting" to "Enabled".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-48243r2_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-15704

Group Title: Handwriting Recognition Error Reporting

Expert Comments

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