SV-253393r1256676: Windows Telemetry must not be configured to Full. | Microsoft Windows 11 STIG SCAP Benchmark

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

Windows Telemetry must not be configured to Full.

Description

Discussion Text

Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Limiting this capability will prevent potentially sensitive information from being sent outside the enterprise. The "Security" option for Telemetry configures the lowest amount of data, effectively none outside of the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), Defender, and telemetry client settings. "Basic" sends basic diagnostic and usage data and may be required to support some Microsoft services. "Enhanced" includes additional information on how Windows and apps are used and advanced reliability data. Windows Analytics can use a "limited enhanced" level to provide information such as health data for devices.

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-001312

References

DPMS Target Microsoft Windows 11 DISA DPMS Target Microsoft Windows 11 5471

SCC Automation Reference

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:253393
# Windows Telemetry must not be configured to Full.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# Verifies 'Allow Diagnostic Data' is set to 'Diagnostic Data Off (Not recommended)' or 'Send Required Diagnostic Data' selected in 'Options:'
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_1 {
  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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection').GetValueKind('AllowTelemetry').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_dword') -and (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection' -Name 'AllowTelemetry' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'AllowTelemetry') -eq 0)) -or (((@{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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection').GetValueKind('AllowTelemetry').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_dword') -and (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection' -Name 'AllowTelemetry' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'AllowTelemetry') -eq 1)))
}

if (test_1) {
  Write-Output "PASS"
} else {
  Write-Output "FAIL"
}

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# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.stig.windows11:def:253393
$regPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection"
$regKey = "AllowTelemetry"
if ((Test-Path $regPath) -and ((Get-ItemProperty -Path "$regPath\$regKey" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Value -eq 0 -or (Get-ItemProperty -Path "$regPath\$regKey" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Value -eq 1)) {exit 0} else {exit 1}

Remediation

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Data Collection and Preview Builds >> "Allow Diagnostic Data" to "Enabled" with "Send required diagnostic data" selected in "Options:".