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WN25-CC-000200 - Windows Server 2025 Application Compatibility Program Inventory must be prevented from collecting data and sending the information to Microsoft.
Information
Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capability will prevent potentially sensitive information from being sent outside the enterprise and will prevent uncontrolled updates to the system.This setting will prevent the Program Inventory from collecting data about a system and sending the information to Microsoft.
Solution
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Application Compatibility >> Turn off Inventory Collector to 'Enabled'.See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2025_V1R1_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Microsoft Windows Server 2025 STIG v1r1
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-278098r1181000_rule, STIG-ID|WN25-CC-000200, Vuln-ID|V-278098
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: fab41c322b357a7633b8f64da5ac4e55837a3611c147e8b92823306b6b8e2efe