Microsoft Windows 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R11

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

User Account Control must be configured to detect application installations and prompt for elevation.

Microsoft Windows 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

User Account Control must be configured to detect application installations and prompt for elevation.

Description

Discussion Text

User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. This setting requires Windows to respond to application installation requests by prompting for credentials.

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Objective

V-253472

Rule

SV-253472r958518_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

WN11-SO-000260

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

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: EnableInstallerDetection

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> "User Account Control: Detect application installations and prompt for elevation" to "Enabled".

STIG check 209 of 257 in the Microsoft Windows 11 STIG checklist

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