Updating the registry on remote machines – RegistryChangeJournal.ps1

Recently Microsoft managed to break AutoDesk by altering the permissions granted to the common user when updating or repairing MSI packaged applications.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/unexpected-uac-prompts-when-running-msi-repair-operations-after-installing-the-august-2025-windows-security-update-5806f583-e073-4675-9464-fe01974df273

Predictably this broke various applications that used this feature. In our case, Autodesk no longer started for the standard user cohort, instead demanding admin escalation when run for the first time for that user account, on that machine.

https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/After-installation-of-Security-Update-for-Microsoft-Windows-AutoCAD-products-request-admin-credentials.html