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Help Experience Improvement Program is disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-16021 5.255 SV-16977r1_rule ECSC-1 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 Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-09-01

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”.