Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-36738 | WN08-GE-000033 | SV-48387r1_rule | ECSC-1 | Medium |
Description |
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Some Windows 8 default apps provide links to external services and must be removed from the system. |
STIG | Date |
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Windows 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2014-01-07 |
Check Text ( C-45056r1_chk ) |
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Verify the Games app has been removed from the system. Open a command prompt as an administrator. Enter "dism /online /Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages". If "DisplayName : Microsoft.XboxLIVEGames" is listed, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-41518r1_fix) |
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Remove the Games app from the system. Open a command prompt as an administrator. Enter "dism /online /Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages". Make note of the PackageName (e.g., Microsoft.XboxLIVEGames_1.0.927.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe) Enter the following to remove the app package from the system: "dism /online /Remove-ProvisionedAppxPackage /PackageName:packagename" substituting "packagename" noted from the previous step. Uninstall the application from any user profiles provisioned prior to this. |