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Subject: Re: requestedExecutionLevel "asInvoker" is ignored for
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Never mind. Just found in the FAQ that the installer tries to spawn an elevated child instead of using the manifest. So in "setup-x86_64.exe -B" the "-B" switch does the trick. 

On 31.08.2021 18:38, ilya Basin wrote:
> Hi.
> I noticed that despite having:
> 
>     <requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker"            uiAccess="false"/>
> 
> in setup-x86_64.exe the UAC prompt is not bypassed and when I click Cancel the program is not started.
> 
> Previously I used the same binary to install Cygwin for "Just me" on a host where regular users are simply not allowed to trigger a UAC prompt.
> 
> I have downloaded some other software installers and they work as intended:
> 
>     cf7_installer.exe
>     Git-2.33.0-64-bit.exe
>     pgadmin4-5.6-x64.exe
> 
> The following env var also failed:
> 
>     set __COMPAT_LAYER=RunAsInvoker
> 
> Then I tried to un-UPX and remove the manifest with ResHacker and I also renamed "setup-x86_64.exe" to "putes-x86_64.exe" because I heard that UAC looks for keyword in .exe name without a manifest, but the resulting binary still triggers the UAC.
> 
> 
> Reproducible on:
> Windows 10 20-H2 build 19042.746
> Windows 7 sp1 buld 7601
> 

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