Policy
Allow standard users to execute installer operations
Visual Studio
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Allows users without administrator permissions to manage their Visual Studio installations. If set to 0 (disabled) or missing entirely, the installer will prompt for administrator permissions using UAC. If set to 1 (enabled for Update and Rollback), users without administrator permissions can update or rollback without UAC. All other operations will ask for administrator permissions through UAC. If set to 2 (enabled for all installer operations), users without administrator permissions can fully manage Visual Studio through the Visual Studio Installer without UAC. For more information, see https://aka.ms/vs/setup/policies.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Setup\AllowStandardUserControl | REG_DWORD | 1 2 | 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
AllowStandardUserControlDropID ID AllowStandardUserControlDropID | enum | HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Setup\AllowStandardUserControl Type REG_DWORD | Options: Enabled for Update and Rollback (1), Enabled for all installer operations (2) |
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