Windows 11 is aggressive about protecting the Program Files directories. SAS 9.4 installs many configuration files and logs within its own directory structure. If UAC is set to its highest setting, SAS may fail to write necessary logs during startup, causing the session to terminate immediately.
For users running SAS via a virtual machine (like VMware or Parallels on ARM-based Macs), Windows 11 Pro’s virtualization features must be enabled in the BIOS to allow the SAS middle-tier to initialize properly. Display Scaling: sas 9.4 windows 11