The Windows 8 default Skype app must be removed from the system. (Windows 8.1)

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-43303	WN08-GE-000054	SV-56056r2_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-49281r3_chk )
This requirement is NA for the initial release of Windows 8, which does not include the default Skype app. It is applicable to Windows 8.1. Verify the Skype app has been removed from the system. Open a command prompt as an administrator. Enter "dism /online /Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages". If "DisplayName : Microsoft.SkypeApp" is listed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-48885r3_fix)

This requirement is NA for the initial release of Windows 8, which does not include the default Skype app. It is applicable to Windows 8.1. Remove the Skype app from the system. Open a command prompt as an administrator. Enter "dism /online /Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages". Make note of the PackageName (e.g., Microsoft.SkypeApp_2013.805.1159.2246_neutral_~_kzf8qxf38zg5c). 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.