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Inno Setup and the Windows UAC shield


I am stuck at some UAC issue (I guess).

My question is: What does this UAC Shield Icon on some applications mean? And how would I get this icon to my Inno Setup setup.exe?


Solution

  • Inno Setup installers require Admin Privileges by default (if not customized by installer creator). UAC popup will be triggered if user did not change UAC settings in Windows.

    http://www.jrsoftware.org/ishelp/index.php?topic=setup_privilegesrequired

    [Setup]: PrivilegesRequired

    Valid values: none, poweruser, admin, or lowest

    Default value: admin

    Description: The effect of this directive depends on which version of Windows the user is running: