User Account Control must virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-253475 | WN11-SO-000275 | SV-253475r958518_rule | CCI-001084 | 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 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-15 | |||
Related Frameworks
2 paths across 2 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
SC-3
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-001084
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-253475r958518_chk)
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 Text (F-56878r829508_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".