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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-14242	3.136	SV-32392r1_rule	ECCD-1 ECCD-2	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 Server 2008 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-07-02

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

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”.