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6.9 Set 'Improve Proofing Tools' to 'Disabled'
Information
This policy setting controls whether the Help Improve Proofing Tools feature sends usagedata to Microsoft. The Help Improve Proofing Tools feature collects data about use of the
Proofing Tools, such as additions to the custom dictionary, and sends it to Microsoft. After
about six months, the feature stops sending data to Microsoft and deletes the data
collection file from the user's computer. If you enable this policy setting, this feature is
enabled if users choose to participate in the Customer Experience Improvement Program
(CEIP). If your organization has policies that govern the use of external resources such as
the CEIP, allowing the use of the Help Improve Proofing Tools feature might cause them to
violate these policies. If you disable this policy setting, the Help Improve Proofing Tools
feature does not collect proofing tool usage information and transmit it to Microsoft. If you
do not configure this policy setting, the behavior is the equivalent of setting the policy to
'Enabled'. The recommended state for this setting is- Disabled.
*Rationale*
The Help Improve Proofing Tools feature collects data about use of the Proofing Tools, such
as additions to the custom dictionary, and sends it to Microsoft. After about six months, the
feature stops sending data to Microsoft and deletes the data collection file from the user's
computer. Although this feature does not intentionally collect personal information, some
of the content that is sent could include items that were marked as spelling or grammar
errors, such as proper names and account numbers. However, any numbers such as
account numbers, street addresses, and phone numbers are converted to zeroes when the
data is collected. Microsoft uses this information solely to improve the effectiveness of the
Office Proofing Tools, not to identify users. By default, this feature is enabled if users
choose to participate in the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP). If your
organization has policies that govern the use of external resources such as the CEIP,
allowing the use of the Help Improve Proofing Tools feature might cause them to violate
these policies.
Solution
To implement the recommended configuration state, set the following Group Policy settingto Disabled.
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Office 2010\Tools | Options |
Spelling\Proofing Data Collection\Improve Proofing Tools
Impact-The Customer Experience Improvement Program sends proofing tool data to Microsoft
silently and without affecting application usage, so disabling the collection and
transmission of proofing tool data is unlikely to cause usability issues for most users.
See Also
Item Details
Audit Name: CIS MS Office Outlook 2010 v1.0.0
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b.
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: 0cb854c555a11461e440e43f548efe3bf6c05fbed4ed92cc2ff74c81dec1b2ac