The Opt-In Wizard must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-228528	DTOO183	SV-228528r508020_rule		Medium

Description
The Opt-in Wizard displays the first time users run a 2013 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 an 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 2013 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 an 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 2013 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-09-25

Details

Check Text ( C-30761r498862_chk )
Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2013 >> Privacy >> Trust Center "Disable Opt-in Wizard on first run" is set to "Enabled". Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\common\general If the value 'ShownFirstRunOptin' is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-30746r498863_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2013 -> Privacy -> Trust Center "Disable Opt-in Wizard on first run" to "Enabled".