The Windows 8 default SkyDrive app must be removed from the system. (Windows 8 initial release)

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-36737	WN08-GE-000032	SV-48386r3_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
Some Windows 8 default apps provide links to external services and must be removed from the system.

STIG	Date
Windows 8 / 8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-06-16

Details

Check Text ( C-49277r3_chk )
This requirement is NA for Windows 8.1. The SkyDrive app cannot be removed. (SkyDrive access is prevented on Windows 8.1 with requirement V-43243.) Windows 8: Verify the SkyDrive app has been removed from the system. Open a command prompt as an administrator. Enter "dism /online /Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages". If "DisplayName : microsoft.microsoftskydrive" is listed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-49097r2_fix)

This requirement is NA for Windows 8.1. The SkyDrive app cannot be removed. (SkyDrive access is prevented on Windows 8.1 with requirement V-43243.) Windows 8: Remove the SkyDrive app from the system. Open a command prompt as an administrator. Enter "dism /online /Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages". Make note of the PackageName (e.g., microsoft.microsoftskydrive_16.4.4204.712_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.