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User Account Control - Non UAC Compliant Application Virtualization


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-14242 3.136 SV-29555r1_rule Medium
Description
This check verifies that non UAC compliant applications will run in virtualized file and registry entries allowing them to run.
STIG Date
Windows 2008 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2019-06-18

Details

Check Text ( C-32777r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in.
Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view.
Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options.

If the value for “User Account Control: Virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations” is not set to “Enabled”, then this is a finding.

The policy referenced configures the following registry value:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\

Value Name: EnableVirtualization

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
Fix Text (F-28848r1_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”.