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per-user-install
About this tag
The per-user-install tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about software installations configured for individual user accounts rather than the entire system. Recent content highlights a compatibility issue with the August 2025 Windows cumulative updates, where per-user MSI installations trigger unexpected UAC prompts and MSI Error 1730. This is linked to a security hardening for CVE-2025-50173. Microsoft has provided temporary mitigations including Known Issue Rollback and administrative workarounds. The tag is relevant for users managing per-user application setups and encountering installation or permission errors after Windows updates.
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)...