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The system must be configured to save Error Reporting events and messages to the system event log.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-63489 WN10-ER-000015 SV-77979r1_rule Medium
Description
Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred, as well as detect attacks. This setting ensures that Error Reporting events will be saved in the system event log.
STIG Date
Windows 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2016-01-07

Details

Check Text ( None )
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Fix Text (F-69419r1_fix)
The default behavior for Windows Error Reporting is to save events and messages to the system event log.

If this needs to be corrected, configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Windows Error Reporting >> "Disable logging" to "Disabled".