STIGUI
V-220856CAT II — Medium severitySV-220856r1051031_rule

Users must be prevented from changing installation options.

Rule version WN10-CC-000310 · STIG v3 · 2025-09-24

Discussion

Installation options for applications are typically controlled by administrators. This setting prevents users from changing installation options that may bypass security features.

Check

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\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer\

Value Name: EnableUserControl

Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Windows Installer >> "Allow user control over installs" to "Disabled".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-220856
Group title
SRG-OS-000362-GPOS-00149
Rule ID
SV-220856r1051031_rule
Check ID
C-22571r555053_chk
Fix ID
F-22560r555054_fix