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18.1.3 (L2) 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.

Due to privacy concerns, data should never be sent to any third-party since this data could 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 may not exist by default. It 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/22481

Item Details

References: CSCv7|9.2, CSCv7|9.3

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 3a08293ba370e708aa432ff95ae779ef0136a1ec6e06646e30bebc380d70bb5a