User Account Control must be configured to detect application installations and prompt for elevation.

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User Account Control must be configured to detect application installations and prompt for elevation.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
WN12-SO-000080	WN12-SO-000080	WN12-SO-000080_rule		Medium

Description
User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. This setting requires Windows to respond to application installation requests by prompting for credentials.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-07-25

Details

Check Text ( C-WN12-SO-000080_chk )
If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ Value Name: EnableInstallerDetection Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 UAC requirements are NA on Server Core installations.

Fix Text (F-WN12-SO-000080_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> "User Account Control: Detect application installations and prompt for elevation" to "Enabled". UAC requirements are NA on Server Core installations.