Hardening Windows 10 Desktops

7 January 2021 0 By angelusadeuszabulus

Hardening Windows 10 Desktops – Part 1

1 Data Collection and Trial Versions Preview

1.1 Allow telemetry

1.2 Do not show comment notifications

1.3 Toggle User Control on Insider Builds

2 Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components / Windows Defender / MAPS

2.1 Configures a local replacement value for the configuration to join Microsoft MAPS

2.2 Send sample files when additional analysis is needed

3 Computer configuration / Administrative templates / Windows components / Search

3.1 Authorize Cortana

3.2 Allow Cortana above the lock screen

3.3 Allow indexing of encrypted files

3.4 Do not allow web search

3.5 Define what information is shared in Search

3.6 Do not search the web or display web results in Search

4 Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components / Location and Sensors / Windows Location Service

4.1 Enable / Disable the locate my device option

 

Hardening Windows 10 Desktops – Part 2

 

1 Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components / Windows Error Reporting

1.1 Disable Windows Error Reporting

1.2 Automatically send memory dumps for error reports generated by the operating system

1.3 Do not send additional data

1.4 Computer configuration / Administrative templates / Control panel / Regional and language options

1.5 Authorize input customization

1.6 Disable machine learning

2 Computer configuration / Administrative templates / System / Internet communication management / Internet communication settings

2.1 Disable “Did you know?” Content in the help center

2.2 Disable sharing of handwriting personalization data

2.3 Disable Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program

2.4 Disable access to the Windows Store

2.5 Disable Windows Error Reporting

3 Computer configuration / Administrative templates / Windows components / Cloud content

3.1 Disable Microsoft Consumer Experiences

3.2 Do not show Windows tips

 

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