Thursday, June 4, 2026

SCCM 1902 Installation Error Failed to create registry key with error 5

Dear all,

Greeting for the day!!! Hope you have good weekends. Once again happy to share new solutions.

Today I will be sharing very unique issue that you have production changes and you have done proper check but while start implementing change you are getting stranger error. Let’s discussed on solutions.

Failed to create registry key with error 5

Issue: While installing 1902 getting error requested registry access is not allowed.

While validate on configmgrsetup.log found that trying to create registry but due to in sufficient right things is not moving. Below error is reporting on configmgrsetup.log 

Let’s have details solution:

To fixed above issue follow below steps to validate

Point 1: Make sure require permission has been granted like

  • SCCM_Admins

  • SCCM_SiteServers

Note: Add both SCCM Server computer account and the SCCM Administrator account to the local administrator group on the site server.

Point 2: Make sure below permission in HKLM

Everyone: Read

All Application Packages:Read

System: Full Control

Administrator: Full Control

Point 3: In our case we have validate below registry and granted missing permission.  Once we have added below permission issue got resolve. 

Regirstry Path – HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurePipeServers

All Application Packages : Read

System: Full Control

Administrators: Full Control

Users: Read

Once granted above permission issue got resolve and installation went smooth as needed.

Happy Learning !!!

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Haresh Hirani
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  • Hi, I’m Haresh Hirani the mind behind Hiraniconfigmgr.com. I’m a seasoned IT professional with deep expertise in Microsoft technologies, especially in Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr/SCCM). Over the years, I’ve expanded my skill set to cover a broader range of modern device management platforms like Microsoft Intune, Jamf Pro, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, and VMware AirWatch (Workspace ONE UEM), I use this blog to document real-world, tested, working fixes and walkthroughs from my daily technical experiences. The 💡idea is simple: if it helped me, it might help someone like you. My goal is to create a living repository of practical IT solutions for the community. If you find something useful, or if you want to collaborate, feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn or drop a message through the Contact page. Happy to help.

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