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18.1.3 Ensure 'Allow Online Tips' is set to 'Disabled'

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Information

This policy setting configures the retrieval of online tips and help for the Settings app.

The recommended state for this setting is: Disabled.

In high-security environments, data must never be shared with third-parties without explicit consent, as it may contain sensitive information.

Solution

To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to Disabled :

Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Allow Online Tips

Note: This Group Policy path is provided by the Group Policy template ControlPanel.admx/adml that is included with the Microsoft Windows 10 Release 1709 Administrative Templates (or newer).

Impact:

Settings will not contact Microsoft content services to retrieve tips and help content.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26296

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7b., CSCv7|9.2

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 32d14daa9967c77f5ce4bb6eb20841d5d6979870d4847f22cb6de360079de76e