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

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    • UvesoU
      Uveso
      last edited by

      @Mach

      i also asked for this long time ago.
      don't expect any help with this issue.

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      • MachM
        Mach
        last edited by

        did you find any workaround?

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        • Brutus5000B
          Brutus5000 FAF Server Admin
          last edited by

          Workaround: configure your windows as recommended by Microsoft

          He said, "I've been to the year 3000
          Not much has changed, but they live underwater
          And your great-great-great-granddaughter
          Is playin' FAF, playin' FAF"

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          • ?
            A Former User @Brutus5000
            last edited by

            @brutus5000 How?

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            • ZLOZ
              ZLO
              last edited by

              Enable UAC (this is what recommended by microsoft)
              a10df901-f36f-43ca-b096-c6b4dc5f84e3-image.png
              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

              TA4Life: "At the very least we are not slaves to the UI" | http://www.youtube.com/user/dimatularus | http://www.twitch.tv/zlo_rd

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              • MachM
                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:

                alt text

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                • ?
                  A Former User @Mach
                  last edited by

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

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                  • MachM
                    Mach
                    last edited by

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

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                    • ZLOZ
                      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)

                      TA4Life: "At the very least we are not slaves to the UI" | http://www.youtube.com/user/dimatularus | http://www.twitch.tv/zlo_rd

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                      • MachM
                        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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                        • ?
                          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
                            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
                              Mach
                              last edited by

                              it is unchecked

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                              • K
                                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
                                  Mach
                                  last edited by

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

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                                  • K
                                    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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