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4.10.19.1 (L1) Ensure 'Continue experiences on this device' is set to 'Disabled'

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Information

This policy setting determines whether the Windows device is allowed to participate in cross-device experiences (continue experiences).

The recommended state for this setting is: Disabled

A cross-device experience is when a system can access app and send messages to other devices. In an enterprise managed environment only trusted systems should be communicating within the network. Access to any other system should be prohibited.

Solution

To establish the recommended configuration via configuration profiles, set the following Settings Catalog path to Disabled

Administrative Templates\System\Group Policy\Continue experiences on this device

Impact:

The Windows device will not be discoverable by other devices, and cannot participate in cross-device experiences.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/21719

Item Details

References: CSCv7|9.2

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 0e49cfa94a3d7ed3729610a649ec6860782dec114c610536091efd7175cb0641