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Copper Contributor

Sep 30, 2019

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Microsoft Policy Analyzer not working

Hi all, every time I try to run the Policy Analyzer v.3.2.1803.28001 on my Win 10 1809 the tool fails to read the local registry or the local policy despite having local admin rights. Error m...

Aaron Margosis
Oct 09, 2019
TheOtherJosh

The versions of Policy Analyzer that have been published with the Security Compliance Toolkit have always been digitally signed by Microsoft. You might have a very old version.

https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=55319

Aaron Margosis

Iron Contributor

Oct 01, 2019

Daniel_Schmitz_FNC - can you run Process Monitor and identify which keys it can't read?

FWIW, the next version of Policy Analyzer will drop "Compare local registry" and "Local policy" and replace them with a "Compare to Effective State" feature.

TheOtherJosh
Brass Contributor
Oct 08, 2019
Aaron MargosisRan into an issue with that functionality as well, and it turned out that the Policy Analyzer isn't code signed.

For that next version, can we get the app and components digitally signed by Microsoft?
- Aaron Margosis
  Iron Contributor
  Oct 09, 2019
  TheOtherJosh
  
  The versions of Policy Analyzer that have been published with the Security Compliance Toolkit have always been digitally signed by Microsoft. You might have a very old version.
  
  https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=55319
  - TheOtherJosh
    Brass Contributor
    Nov 18, 2019
    Aaron MargosisAhh ... there's nothing like being an early adopter of a tool ... ( it was file version 3.1.6139.4918 )