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Microsoft Scout ADMX policy registry properties not in "Microsoft" key

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Microsoft Scout's ADMX file - https://github.com/microsoft/scout-resources/blob/main/admins/microsoft-scout.admx - shows that the Scout policies defined by the ADMX files define their corresponding registry keys in location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Scout.

Modifications to the AllowScoutFrontierAccess value on a test machine show that the Scout application is indeed looking for policies in SOFTWARE\Policies\Scout.

I would expect these values to instead be located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Scout, where the "Scout" key (name of product) exists under a "Microsoft" key (name of vendor) like numerous other Microsoft (and other software vendor) products, examples:

Microsoft Edge Policies - "These policy settings are located at this registry path: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge."

Microsoft Defender Policies

Windows Installer Policies

Microsoft Office policies

Google Chrome policies

Mozilla Firefox policies

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Start with admins/microsoft-scout.admx, linked in the issue, and inspect the registry paths for the Scout policies, including AllowScoutFrontierAccess. Done means the policy registry properties use HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Scout consistently with the requested vendor and product keys.

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