Policy
Detect application install failures
Windows 11 25H2
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.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WDI\{acfd1ca6-18b6-4ccf-9c07-580cdb6eded4}\EnabledScenarioExecutionLevel | REG_DWORD | 2 | 1 |
| HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WDI\{acfd1ca6-18b6-4ccf-9c07-580cdb6eded4}\ScenarioExecutionEnabled | REG_DWORD | 1 | 1 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.
Other policies in this category
Explore related policies at the same level.
- ComputerDetect application failures caused by deprecated COM objectsAt least Windows Vista
- ComputerDetect application failures caused by deprecated Windows DLLsAt least Windows Vista
- ComputerDetect application installers that need to be run as administratorAt least Windows Vista
- ComputerDetect applications unable to launch installers under UACAt least Windows Vista
- ComputerDetect compatibility issues for applications and driversAt least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
- ComputerNotify blocked driversAt least Windows Vista