Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R32

CurrentPublished Wed Jun 17 2020

Prevent handwriting personalization data sharing with Microsoft.

Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Prevent handwriting personalization data sharing with Microsoft.

Description

Discussion Text

This setting prevents data from the handwriting recognition personalization tool being shared with Microsoft.

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Objective

V-21966

Rule

SV-25292r1_rule

Severity

low

Rule Version

5.275

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive:  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey:  \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\TabletPC\

Value Name:  PreventHandwritingDataSharing

Type:  REG_DWORD
Value:  1

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Internet Communications Management - > Internet Communication settings -> "Turn off handwriting personalization data sharing" to "Enabled".

STIG check 139 of 296 in the Windows 7 STIG checklist

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