The Opt-In Wizard must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-17664	DTOO183 - Office System	SV-33931r1_rule		Medium

Description
The Opt-in Wizard displays the first time users run a 2010 Microsoft Office application, which allows them to opt into Internet–based services that will help improve their Office experience, such as Microsoft Update, the Customer Experience Improvement Program, Office Diagnostics, and Online Help. If your organization has policies that govern the use of such external resources, allowing users to opt in to these services might cause them to violate the policies.

Description

The Opt-in Wizard displays the first time users run a 2010 Microsoft Office application, which allows them to opt into Internet–based services that will help improve their Office experience, such as Microsoft Update, the Customer Experience Improvement Program, Office Diagnostics, and Online Help. If your organization has policies that govern the use of such external resources, allowing users to opt in to these services might cause them to violate the policies.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Office System 2010	2017-07-28

Details

Check Text ( None )
None

Fix Text (F-30009r1_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2010 -> Privacy -> Trust Center “Disable Opt-in Wizard on first run” to “Enabled”.