Error Reporting events must be logged in the system event log.

From Windows 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of Error Reporting – Logging

Associated with IA controls: ECSC-1

SV-48252r1_rule Error Reporting events must be logged in the system event log.

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Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred, as well as detect attacks. This setting ensures that Error Reporting events will be logged in the system event log.

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Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Error Reporting -> "Disable Logging" to "Disabled".

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