Turn off Install Tracing
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 24H2
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\App and Device Inventory Description
This policy controls the state of Install Tracing. Install Tracing is a mechanism that tracks application installs to help diagnose compatibility problems. If you enable this policy, Install Tracing will not be run. If you disable or do not configure this policy, Install Tracing will be turned on.
Registry
HKLM
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppCompat Value name: DisableInstallTracing
Enabled: DisableInstallTracing = 1
Disabled: DisableInstallTracing = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/AppDeviceInventory/TurnOffInstallTracing Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
Export Builder
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Turn off Install Tracing
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 24H2
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppCompat]
"DisableInstallTracing"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Install Tracing
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 24H2
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppCompat'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableInstallTracing' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/AppDeviceInventory/TurnOffInstallTracing
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Install Tracing
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 24H2
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppCompat' -Name 'DisableInstallTracing' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Install Tracing
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 24H2
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppCompat'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableInstallTracing' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Install Tracing
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 24H2
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Install Tracing
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 24H2
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppCompat' -Name 'DisableInstallTracing' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Install Tracing
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 24H2
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppCompat'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableInstallTracing' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.