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advertising flow
About this tag
The advertising flow tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and MSI Error 1730 failures triggered by Windows Installer repair or per-user configuration flows. These issues were introduced by the August 2025 cumulative Windows updates as part of a security hardening for CVE-2025-50173. Microsoft has acknowledged the compatibility regression and provided temporary mitigations, including Known Issue Rollback (KIR) and administrative workarounds, to restore normal operation while maintaining the security fix. The tag focuses on troubleshooting and understanding the impact of these changes on application installation and repair flows.
Microsoft has acknowledged a compatibility regression introduced by the August 12, 2025 cumulative Windows updates that can cause unexpected User Account Control (UAC) elevation prompts and MSI Error 1730 failures for non‑administrator users when applications trigger Windows Installer (MSI)...