Details
This policy setting specifies whether users can participate in the Help Experience Improvement program. The Help Experience Improvement program collects information about how customers use Windows Help so that Microsoft can improve it.
The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled.
Rationale:
Large enterprise managed environments may not want to have information collected by Microsoft from managed client computers.
Solution
To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to Enabled:
User ConfigurationPoliciesAdministrative TemplatesSystemInternet Communication ManagementInternet Communication SettingsTurn off Help Experience Improvement Program
Note: This Group Policy path is provided by the Group Policy template HelpAndSupport.admx/adml that is included with all versions of the Microsoft Windows Administrative Templates.
Impact:
Users cannot participate in the Help Experience Improvement program.
Default Value:
Disabled. (Users can turn on the Help Experience Improvement program feature from the Help and Support settings page.)
References:
CCE-37542-8
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Security Assessment and Authorization.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.