Summary

In this lab, you learned how installer detection works. You learned that 32-bit images without a manifest containing certain keywords in the filename might cause elevation of privileges when not actually needed. The reverse problem is also possible, where an installer that fails the heuristics is not elevated automatically when it actually requires it.

For more information, please refer to:

• Application Compatibility Cookbook: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb963893.aspx

• The Windows Vista and Windows Server® 2008 Developer Story: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa905330.aspx