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  4. Ensure ‘Problem Reports and Solutions Control Panel Support (wercplsupport)’ is set to ‘Disabled’

Ensure ‘Problem Reports and Solutions Control Panel Support (wercplsupport)’ is set to ‘Disabled’

Details

This service provides support for viewing, sending and deletion of system-level problem reports for the Problem Reports and Solutions control panel.

The recommended state for this setting is: Disabled.

Rationale:

This service is involved in the process of displaying/reporting issues & solutions to/from Microsoft. In a high security environment, preventing this information from being sent can help reduce privacy concerns for sensitive corporate information.

Solution

To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to: Disabled.

Computer ConfigurationPoliciesWindows SettingsSecurity SettingsSystem ServicesProblem Reports and Solutions Control Panel Support

Impact:

Sending and viewing system-level problem reports and solutions to and from Microsoft may no longer function.

Default Value:

Manual

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: System and Information Integrity.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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