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Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program is disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-16020 5.254 SV-29581r1_rule Medium
Description
This check verifies that the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program is disabled so information is not passed to the vendor.
STIG Date
Windows 2008 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2019-06-18

Details

Check Text ( C-16743r1_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\SQMClient\Windows

Value Name: CEIPEnable

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0
Fix Text (F-16061r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Internet Communication Management -> Internet Communication Settings -> “Turn off Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program” to “Enabled”.