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Allow standard users to execute installer operations

Allows users without administrator permissions to manage their Visual Studio installations. If set to 0 (disabled) or missing entirely, the installer will prompt for administrator permissions using UAC. If set to 1 (enabled for Update and Rollback), users without administrator permissions can update or rollback without UAC. All other operations will ask for administrator permissions through UAC. If set to 2 (enabled for all installer operations), users without administrator permissions can fully manage Visual Studio through the Visual Studio Installer without UAC. For more information, see https://aka.ms/vs/setup/policies.

Policy Details

Policy Name
AllowStandardUserControl
Registry Key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Setup
Value Name
AllowStandardUserControl
Supported On
Visual Studio 2017 and higher.
Available Languages
en-us

Configuration Elements

AllowStandardUserControlDropID

Type: enum

Allowed Values
  • 1 Enabled for Update and Rollback
  • 2 Enabled for all installer operations