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The Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program must be disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-16020 WN12-CC-000045 SV-53143r1_rule Medium
Description
Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capability will prevent potentially sensitive information from being sent outside the enterprise and uncontrolled updates to the system. This setting ensures the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program is disabled so information is not passed to the vendor.
STIG Date
Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-06-16

Details

Check Text ( C-47449r1_chk )
If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\SQMClient\Windows\

Value Name: CEIPEnable

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0
Fix Text (F-46069r1_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".