User Account Control must virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-220951 | SRG-OS-000134-GPOS-00068 | WN10-SO-000275 | SV-220951r958518_rule | 2025-02-25 | 3 |
| Description |
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| 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. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| 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: EnableVirtualization Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| 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". |