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

From Windows 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of UAC - Non UAC Compliant Application Virtualization

Associated with IA controls: ECCD-2, ECCD-1

SV-48201r1_rule User Account Control must virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations.

Vulnerability discussion

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.

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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".

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