Prevent performance of First Run Customize settings is not enabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-17296	DTBI010	SV-25825r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
This policy setting prevents performance of the First Run Customize settings ability and controls what the user will see when they launch Internet Explorer for the first time after installation of Internet Explorer. If you enable this policy setting, users must make one of two choices: 1) Skip Customize Settings, and go directly to the user’s home page, or 2:) Skip Customize Settings, and go directly to the "Welcome to Internet Explorer" Web page. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users go through the regular first run process.

Description

This policy setting prevents performance of the First Run Customize settings ability and controls what the user will see when they launch Internet Explorer for the first time after installation of Internet Explorer. If you enable this policy setting, users must make one of two choices: 1) Skip Customize Settings, and go directly to the user’s home page, or 2:) Skip Customize Settings, and go directly to the "Welcome to Internet Explorer" Web page. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users go through the regular first run process.

STIG	Date
Internet Explorer 8 STIG	2014-01-07

Details

Check Text ( C-27038r1_chk )
The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> "Prevent performance of First Run Customize settings" will be set to “Enabled” and "Go directly to home page" selected. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main Criteria: If the value DisableFirstRunCustomize is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-27038r1_chk )

The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> "Prevent performance of First Run Customize settings" will be set to “Enabled” and "Go directly to home page" selected. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main Criteria: If the value DisableFirstRunCustomize is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-23139r1_fix)
The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> "Prevent performance of First Run Customize settings" will be set to “Enabled” and "Go directly to home page" selected. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main Criteria: Set the value DisableFirstRunCustomize to REG_DWORD = 1.

Fix Text (F-23139r1_fix)

The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> "Prevent performance of First Run Customize settings" will be set to “Enabled” and "Go directly to home page" selected. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main Criteria: Set the value DisableFirstRunCustomize to REG_DWORD = 1.