Category: Windows
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AlwaysInstallElevated
AlwaysInstallElevated, when set to true, grants applications elevated privileges during installation, enabling them to make system-wide changes. Although convenient, enabling AlwaysInstallElevated introduces security risks by permitting potentially malicious applications to make critical modifications to the system. If we gain a shell on a Windows machine, we can elevate our privileges if AlwaysInstallElevated is enabled. We…