CIS Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 1909 Benchmark

19.7.7.2 (L1) Ensure 'Do not suggest third-party content in Windows spotlight' is set to 'Enabled' (Scored)

ProfileApplicability:

 Level 1 (L1) - Corporate/Enterprise Environment (general use)

Description:

This policy setting determines whether Windows will suggest apps and content from third- party software publishers.

The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled .

Rationale:

Enabling this setting will help ensure your data is not shared with any third party. The Windows Spotlight feature collects data and uses that data to display suggested apps as well as images from the internet.

Audit:

Navigate to the UI Path articulated in the Remediation section and confirm it is set as prescribed. This group policy setting is backed by the following registry location:

HKEY_USERS\[USER SID]\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent:DisableThirdPartySugges tions

Remediation:

To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to Enabled :

User Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Cloud Content\Do not suggest third-party content in Windows spotlight

Note: This Group Policy path may not exist by default. It is provided by the Group Policy template CloudContent.admx/adml that is included with the Microsoft Windows 10 Release 1607 & Server 2016 Administrative Templates (or newer).

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