The Opt-In Wizard must be disabled.

From Microsoft Office System 2013 STIG

Part of DTOO183 - Opt-In Wizard on first run use

SV-52720r3_rule The Opt-In Wizard must be disabled.

Vulnerability discussion

The Opt-in Wizard displays the first time users run a 2013 Microsoft Office application, which allows them to opt into Internet-based services that will help improve their Office experience, such as Microsoft Update, the Customer Experience Improvement Program, Office Diagnostics, and Online Help. If an organization has policies that govern the use of such external resources, allowing users to opt in to these services might cause them to violate the policies.

Check content

Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2013 >> Privacy >> Trust Center "Disable Opt-in Wizard on first run" is set to "Enabled". Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following hive: HKEY_Users For every users profile hive under HKEY_Users, navigate to the following key: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\common\general If the value “ShownFirstRunOptin” is REG_DWORD = 1 for every user profile hive, this is not a finding.

Fix text

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2013 -> Privacy -> Trust Center "Disable Opt-in Wizard on first run" to "Enabled".

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