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Help Experience Improvement Program is disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-16021 5.255 SV-25202r1_rule Medium
Description
This check verifies that the Windows Help Experience Improvement Program is disabled to prevent information from being passed to the vendor.
STIG Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-02-12

Details

Check Text ( C-16744r1_chk )
If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_Current_User
Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Assistance\Client\1.0

Value Name: NoImplicitFeedback

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
Fix Text (F-16062r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Internet Communication Management -> Internet Communication Settings -> “Turn off Help Experience Improvement Program” to “Enabled”.