Configure Scenario Execution Level
Verified with Windows Server 2025 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Troubleshooting and Diagnostics\Fault Tolerant Heap Description
This policy setting permits or prohibits the Diagnostic Policy Service (DPS) from automatically resolving any heap corruption problems. If you enable this policy setting, the DPS detects, troubleshoots, and attempts to resolve automatically any heap corruption problems. If you disable this policy setting, Windows cannot detect, troubleshoot, and attempt to resolve automatically any heap corruption problems that are handled by the DPS. If you do not configure this policy setting, the DPS enables Fault Tolerant Heap for resolution by default. This policy setting takes effect only if the diagnostics-wide scenario execution policy is not configured. This policy setting takes effect only when the Diagnostic Policy Service is in the running state. When the service is stopped or disabled, diagnostic scenarios are not executed. The DPS can be configured with the Services snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console. No system restart or service restart is required for this policy setting to take effect: changes take effect immediately.
Registry
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WDI\{dc42ff48-e40d-4a60-8675-e71f7e64aa9a} Value name: ScenarioExecutionEnabled
This policy sets several registry values:
EnabledScenarioExecutionLevel EnabledScenarioExecutionLevel = 2 EnabledScenarioExecutionLevel = 1 MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_fthsvc/WdiScenarioExecutionPolicy Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
Export Builder
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These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO. ⓘ
.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Configure Scenario Execution Level
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WDI\{dc42ff48-e40d-4a60-8675-e71f7e64aa9a}]
"ScenarioExecutionEnabled"=dword:00000001
"EnabledScenarioExecutionLevel"=dword:00000002More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Scenario Execution Level
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WDI\{dc42ff48-e40d-4a60-8675-e71f7e64aa9a}'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ScenarioExecutionEnabled' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'EnabledScenarioExecutionLevel' -Value 2 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_fthsvc/WdiScenarioExecutionPolicy
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Scenario Execution Level
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WDI\{dc42ff48-e40d-4a60-8675-e71f7e64aa9a}' -Name 'ScenarioExecutionEnabled' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WDI\{dc42ff48-e40d-4a60-8675-e71f7e64aa9a}' -Name 'EnabledScenarioExecutionLevel' -Expected 2 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Scenario Execution Level
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WDI\{dc42ff48-e40d-4a60-8675-e71f7e64aa9a}'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ScenarioExecutionEnabled' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'EnabledScenarioExecutionLevel' -Value 2 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Scenario Execution Level
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
# 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: Configure Scenario Execution Level
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WDI\{dc42ff48-e40d-4a60-8675-e71f7e64aa9a}' -Name 'ScenarioExecutionEnabled' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WDI\{dc42ff48-e40d-4a60-8675-e71f7e64aa9a}' -Name 'EnabledScenarioExecutionLevel' -Expected 2 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Scenario Execution Level
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WDI\{dc42ff48-e40d-4a60-8675-e71f7e64aa9a}'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ScenarioExecutionEnabled' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'EnabledScenarioExecutionLevel' -Value 2 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.