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  1. August 2025 Windows Installer Hardening Triggers UAC Prompts and MSI 1730 Errors

    Microsoft’s August 2025 security rollup hardened Windows Installer to close a privilege‑escalation hole, but the change has also begun prompting unexpected User Account Control (UAC) credential requests and breaking app installations for standard (non‑administrator) users across many Windows...
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  2. Windows August 2025 Updates: UAC Prompts, MSI 1730, CVE-2025-50173 Mitigations

    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)...
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    Create MSI to copy files

    How do I create an MSI file to do the following: Install file.vbs into C:\Windows Import file.xml into TaskScheduler Note: both files to be contained in the MSI file. Thank you
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    • automation scripts custom actions deployment automation file deployment file embedding installation scripting msi creation msi files msi packaging scripting software packaging system integration task scheduler task scheduler import vbs file installation windows installer windows system files wix toolset xml import
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