Windows Group Policy's

Group Policy User Account Control Only Elevate Executable Files That Are Signed And Validated

Windows Group Policy Name :- Group Policy - User Account Control: Only elevate executable files that are signed and validated

Requirements :-

  • Work on any windows OS

Description :-

This policy setting enforces public key infrastructure (PKI) signature checks for any interactive applications that request elevation of privilege. Enterprise administrators can control which applications are allowed to run by adding certificates to the Trusted Publishers certificate store on local computers. The options are: • Enabled: Enforces the PKI certification path validation for a given executable file before it is permitted to run. • Disabled: (Default) Does not enforce PKI certification path validation before a given executable file is permitted to run.

Note :-

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Main Directory :-

Sub Directory :-

Policy Path :-

Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options

Policy Path :-

configure-group policy - User Account Control: Only elevate executable files that are signed and validated

Policy Path :-

output-group policy - User Account Control: Only elevate executable files that are signed and validated

Note :-

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After changing group policy options, you need to update group policy. If you do not update group policy then settings will not effect. To update it just simply type below command and also sample image is shown.

Command :-

gpupdate /force

output-update-group-policy
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In about command we used "/force" option, this will help up to update policy options forcefully.