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Prevent the Application Compatibility Program Inventory from collecting data and sending the information to Microsoft.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-21971 5.279 SV-25297r1_rule ECSC-1 Low
Description
This setting will prevent the Program Inventory from collecting data about a system and sending the information to Microsoft.
STIG Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-04-02

Details

Check Text ( C-26858r1_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\Windows\AppCompat\

Value Name: DisableInventory

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
Fix Text (F-22959r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Application Compatibility -> “Turn off Program Inventory” to “Enabled”.