The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.
# Windows PowerShell
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.stig.windows11:def:253425
# Windows 11 must be configured to prevent users from receiving suggestions for third-party or additional applications.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.
#
# MANUAL REVIEW REQUIRED -- the module(s) below could not be reconstructed
# into working code from curated SCC reference data, and are excluded from
# the automated result:
# - ntuser_object (ntuser_test) -- 'Do not suggest third-party content in Windows spotlight' is set to 'Enabled'.: no extractor for field "type"
# For the current user, 'Do not suggest third-party content in Windows spotlight' is set to 'Enabled'.
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_2 {
return (((@{String='reg_sz';ExpandString='reg_expand_sz';Binary='reg_binary';DWord='reg_dword';MultiString='reg_multi_sz';QWord='reg_qword';None='reg_none'}[(Get-Item -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent').GetValueKind('DisableThirdPartySuggestions').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_dword') -and (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent' -Name 'DisableThirdPartySuggestions' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'DisableThirdPartySuggestions') -eq 1))
}
if (test_2) {
Write-Output "PASS (automated portion only -- MANUAL REVIEW still required, see notes above)"
} else {
Write-Output "FAIL (or see MANUAL REVIEW note above)"
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Syntax-checked as valid PowerShell. Not executed here — running it for real needs the actual ms_windows_11 target this check assesses.
# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.stig.windows11:def:253425
if (!(Test-Path -Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent\DisableThirdPartySuggestions" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -or ((Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent\DisableThirdPartySuggestions" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).DisableThirdPartySuggestions -ne 1)) { Write-Output "FAIL"; Exit 1 } else { Write-Output "PASS"; Exit 0 }