Title

Media Player – First Use Dialog Boxes (Cat III impact)

Discussion

This check verifies that users are not presented with Privacy and Installation options on first use of Windows Media Player.

Check Content

If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\ Value Name: GroupPrivacyAcceptance Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Media Player “Do Not Show First Use Dialog Boxes” to “Enabled”.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-16604r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-15687

Group Title: Media Player – First Use Dialog Boxes

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