The system administrator has set policy to prevent this installation

Learn more. Asked 7 years, 10 months ago. Active 4 years, 4 months ago. Viewed k times. For clarification, when attempting to install the git extension for visual studio located here logged in as a domain user that is part of the administrator group, I get the following error The machine reporting the error is a Windows Server Improve this question.

Daniel 6, 5 5 gold badges 30 30 silver badges 58 58 bronze badges. Jason Hyland Jason Hyland 1 1 gold badge 7 7 silver badges 10 10 bronze badges. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. This works but it can be irritating to do every time you install from an msi.

See Armin Sadeghi's answer below for a long-term solution. Armin Sadeghi Armin Sadeghi 2 2 silver badges 4 4 bronze badges. This worked for me. Had same error message with AcrobatReader update, after change registry to zero install was successful. Verify that it is set to "Not configured" or "Disabled". If if you don't find it in your GPO's, look on the computer's local policies using gpedit. Charlie Wilson Charlie Wilson 1 1 silver badge 15 15 bronze badges. But sometimes, you might fail to install a program and receive a Windows Installer window displaying the error message: The system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation.

This is not a critical error for your system, but I will prevent you from install programs. What can you do if you unfortunately receive this Windows Installer error? Here are some feasible solutions. Just keep reading to check the detailed instructions. As the error message shows, you cannot perform the installation as it has been prevented by system administrator. So, the direct method to resolve the problem is to launch the installer with administrative privilege. Step 3 : Move the slider to Never notify and click OK button.

Temporarily disable the antivirus software running on the computer and check if you are able to install the software. Disable antivirus software. Warning: Antivirus software can help protect your computer against viruses and other security threats. In most cases, you shouldn't disable your antivirus software. If you have to temporarily disable it to install other software, you should re-enable it as soon as you're done.

If you're connected to the Internet or a network while your antivirus software is disabled, your computer is vulnerable to attacks. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback.