Configuring all Windows Installer Installations to Run with Elevated Privileges

Here's a quick step-by-step that walks you through the process necessary to set up your packaging system so it creates packages (all packages) with elevated privileges.

1. Start a registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe).
2. Navigate to:
   

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer
   
   

3. From the Edit menu, select New, DWORD Value.
4. Enter the name AlwaysInstallElevated, then press Enter.
5. Double-click the new value, set it to 1, then click OK.
6. Navigate to:
   

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer
   
   

7. From the Edit menu, select New, DWORD Value.
8. Enter the name AlwaysInstallElevated, then press Enter.
9. Double-click the new value, set it to 1, then click OK.
10. Close the registry editor.