If you are getting the following error “The system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation.” when attempting to install an msi file/package on Windows there is a solution!
I will quickly go through the steps in how I fixed this issue on Windows Server 2012 R2.
MSI install fix
- Open the Registry Editor by going to Start and typing regedit, then press enter
- Drill down to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer (You might not have an installer key, if you do have the Installer key skip to step 4)
- If you don’t have an Installer folder key we will need to create one. You can do this by right-clicking on the Windows key and going to New>Key, name the new key Installer.
- Right-click Installer and go to New>DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name the DWORD DisableMSI and set it to Hex value 0 (zero if it is hard to tell between and o and 0)
- You should now be OK to install your MSI package. Give it a shot once more and see how it goes!