Information
This policy setting specifies whether the Internet Connection Wizard can connect to Microsoft to download a list of Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled
In an enterprise managed environment we want to lower the risk of a user unknowingly exposing sensitive data.
Solution
To establish the recommended configuration via configuration profiles, set the following Settings Catalog path to Enabled
Administrative Templates\System\Internet Communication Management\Internet Communication settings\Turn off Internet Connection Wizard if URL connection is referring to Microsoft.com
Impact:
The 'Choose a list of Internet Service Providers' path in the Internet Connection Wizard causes the wizard to exit. This prevents users from retrieving the list of ISPs, which resides on Microsoft servers.