Policy
Detect application installers that need to be run as administrator
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista
This setting exists only for backward compatibility, and is not valid for this version of Windows. To configure the Program Compatibility Assistant, use the 'Turn off Program Compatibility Assistant' setting under Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Application Compatibility.
Internal name
DetectUndetectedInstallersPolicy
Policy ID
ce7fc7fd20ba
Elements
1
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WDI\{D113E4AA-2D07-41b1-8D9B-C065194A791D} Value name ScenarioExecutionEnabled | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Registry location
Path
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WDI\{D113E4AA-2D07-41b1-8D9B-C065194A791D}
Value name
ScenarioExecutionEnabled
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Scenario Execution Level ID DetectUndetectedInstallersLevel | enum | Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WDI\{D113E4AA-2D07-41b1-8D9B-C065194A791D} Value name EnabledScenarioExecutionLevel Type REG_DWORD | Options: Detection and Troubleshooting Only (1), Detection, Troubleshooting and Resolution (2) |
Scenario Execution Level
Registry mapping
Path
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WDI\{D113E4AA-2D07-41b1-8D9B-C065194A791D}
Value name
EnabledScenarioExecutionLevel
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: Detection and Troubleshooting Only (1), Detection, Troubleshooting and Resolution (2)