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Media Player – First Use Dialog Boxes


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-15687 5.248 SV-29460r1_rule Low
Description
This check verifies that users are not presented with Privacy and Installation options on first use of Windows Media Player.
STIG Date
Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide 2016-08-12

Details

Check Text ( C-15331r1_chk )
If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\

Value Name: GroupPrivacyAcceptance

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
Fix Text (F-15554r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Media Player “Do Not Show First Use Dialog Boxes” to “Enabled”.