Windows Mail – Disable Application

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-15721	5.246	SV-29579r1_rule		Medium

Description
This check verifies that Windows Mail will be disabled.

STIG	Date
Windows 2008 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-06-18

Details

Check Text ( C-15409r1_chk )
If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Mail\ Value Name: ManualLaunchAllowed Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0

Fix Text (F-15613r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Mail “Turn off Windows Mail application” to “Enabled”