Error 1625 (This installation is forbidden by system policy. Contact your system administrator)

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Error 1625 "This installation is forbidden by system policy. Contact your system administrator”

The UiPath Studio MSI installer enables to install Studio, StudioX, Robot, and Assistant. Use the Enterprise Edition of the installer if the organization has purchased licenses or installation is performed as part of a trial of the UiPath Platform.

Approach #1:

Perform the installation for
Current User - by selecting the Quick option in the installation wizard (no administrator permissions required) or
All Users on the machine - by selecting the Custom option (requires administrator permissions).

Reference: Install Studio
For instructions on installing from the command line, see Command Line Parameters.


Approach #2: Configure Settings in the Local Group Policy Editor

Error #1625 is a Windows error that comes up during installation if a security policy on the computer has been enabled. Adjust the setting to allow installation but log in as an Administrator to make the changes.

  1. Click on Start, type Control Panel and press Enter
  2. Click on User Accounts. Under the name, it would indicate if Administrator privilege is present. If administrator privileged, proceed with the steps below, otherwise, let another user with Administrator rights to give access to proceed.

How to fix the error?

  1. Click on Start and type gpedit.msc then press Enter
  2. Select Administrative Templates under Computer Configuration

  1. Double-click on Windows Components

  1. Double-click on Windows Installer

  1. Go to Turn off Windows Installer and double-click on it to change the current state. Enabled means installation is restricted, resulting in Error #1625

  1. Select Not Configured and cli​​​​​​ck OK to save the changes

  1. Click OK on the error prompt and retry installing.

Reference: Installation Error: #1625


Approach #3: Modify Windows Registry

If using Microsoft Windows Server, per-user installations may not be completed successfully. If an error occurs stating that policies have been set to prevent the installation, perform one of the following if administrator privilege is available on the machine:

  1. Open the Registry Editor on the machine.
  2. Navigate to the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer
  3. If it does not exist, create key Installer in Windows key
  4. Create or edit the value named DisableMSI of type REG_DWORD and set its Value data to 0.
  5. Close Registry Editor
  6. Restart the machine for the registry changes to apply.
  7. Try to install it again
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Reference: Studio Common Installation Errors .

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