Detections
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1.147 WN11-CC-000197

Information

Microsoft consumer experiences must be turned off.

GROUP ID: V-253390
RULE ID: SV-253390r958478

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

Solution

Configure the policy value for

Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Cloud Content >> 'Turn off Microsoft consumer experiences'

to 'Enabled'.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27756

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7, 800-53|CM-7a., CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-253390r958478_rule, STIG-ID|WN11-CC-000197, Vuln-ID|V-253390

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: de9feacd3bf4788c210f6d530d793bb80fb602db0959477bba6ab294d1991be8