CIS Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise RTM (Release 1507) Benchmark

18.8.19.1.3 (L2) Set 'Turn off handwriting recognition error reporting' to
'Enabled' (Scored)
Profile Applicability:
Level 2
Level 2 + BitLocker
Description:
Turns off the handwriting recognition error reporting tool.
The handwriting recognition error reporting tool enables users to report errors
encountered in Tablet PC Input Panel. The tool generates error reports and transmits them
to Microsoft over a secure connection. Microsoft uses these error reports to improve
handwriting recognition in future versions of Windows.
The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled.
Rationale:
A person's handwriting is Personally Identifiable Information (PII), especially when it
comes to your signature. As such, it is unacceptable in many environments to automatically
upload PII to a website without explicit approval by the user.
Audit:
Navigate to the UI Path articulated in the Remediation section and confirm it is set as
prescribed. This group policy setting is backed by the following registry location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\HandwritingErrorReports:Prevent
HandwritingErrorReports
Remediation:
To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to Enabled:
Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\System\Internet Communication
Management\Internet Communication settings\Turn off handwriting recognition error
reporting
Impact:
If you enable this policy, users cannot start the handwriting recognition error reporting
tool or send error reports to Microsoft.
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