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User Account Control must virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-63831 WN10-SO-000275 SV-78321r1_rule Medium
Description
User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. This setting configures non-UAC compliant applications to run in virtualized file and registry entries in per-user locations, allowing them to run.
STIG Date
Windows 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2016-06-08

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-69759r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> "User Account Control: Virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations" to "Enabled".