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    Any way to stop the recurring appearance of "don't run as administrator" dialogue box

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    • ZLOZ Offline
      ZLO
      last edited by

      Enable UAC (this is what recommended by microsoft)
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      This can already be enough to solve the problem
      Then make sure that users have rights to "C:\programdata\faforever" folder
      or just delete it and the problem should no longer appear, FAF should redownload files with correct settings

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      • MachM Offline
        Mach @ZLO
        last edited by

        is this dialogue box a client thing or a windows thing, because I can't find any other program that does this to find a solution? just to be sure I am talking about this:

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        • ? Offline
          A Former User @Mach
          last edited by

          @mach I solved this following the Zlo's post.

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          • MachM Offline
            Mach
            last edited by

            unfortunately I already had it set like that and it still pops up

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            • ZLOZ Offline
              ZLO @Mach
              last edited by

              @mach did you try to delete FAForever folder from programdata?
              (or can move it if you care about content of it, like replays or custom strategic icons)

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              • MachM Offline
                Mach @ZLO
                last edited by

                @zlo said in Any way to stop the recurring appearance of "don't run as administrator" dialogue box:

                @mach did you try to delete FAForever folder from programdata?

                I just did but same thing happens when I open FAF afterwards

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                • ? Offline
                  A Former User
                  last edited by A Former User

                  I store all data on disk D, so I succeeded on the pressing-the-OK-button step.

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                  • K Offline
                    Katharsas
                    last edited by

                    @Mach
                    Make sure to rightclick the shortcut (what you double click) and make sure the admin option is disabled:

                    Screenshot 2023-02-08 002616.png

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                    • MachM Offline
                      Mach
                      last edited by

                      it is unchecked

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                      • K Offline
                        Katharsas
                        last edited by

                        Ok then pls also check this one:
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                        If that does not help then i would say your windows or FAF install has been fiddled with by some third party program (any "Tuning" programs or similar running?) in a bad way.

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                        • MachM Offline
                          Mach
                          last edited by

                          oh I dont have that tab, I was using the .exe itself, not a shortcut

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                          • K Offline
                            Katharsas
                            last edited by

                            Well, either your security permissions are messed up, or you have third party software messing something up.

                            On a default windows installation your applications never run as admin unless the app itself is reqeusting admin rights, which the FAF client does not do.

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