Details
This policy setting specifies whether Windows Messenger can collect anonymous information about how the Windows Messenger software and service is used. Microsoft uses information collected through the Customer Experience Improvement Program to detect software flaws so that they can be corrected more quickly, enabling this setting will reduce the amount of data Microsoft is able to gather for this purpose.
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.
Impact:
Windows Messenger will not collect usage information, and the user settings to enable the collection of usage information will not be shown.
Solution
To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to Enabled:
Computer ConfigurationPoliciesAdministrative TemplatesSystemInternet Communication ManagementInternet Communication settingsTurn off the Windows Messenger Customer Experience Improvement Program
Note: This Group Policy path is provided by the Group Policy template ICM.admx/adml that is included with all versions of the Microsoft Windows Administrative Templates.
Default Value:
Users have the choice to opt-in and allow information to be collected.
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.