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Windows application toolkit fails to remove UAC prompt on specific program

OS: Windows 7 Professional 64 bit

My Arduino IDE fails to open unless I "Run as administrator". If I don't,It will just show the loading screen:

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but will not actually open up the IDE. I have been searching for ways that I could bypass this just for arduino.exe and have found that this could be done with Windows Application Compatibility toolkit as outlined here.

When I get to the test run part after checking runasinvoker as shown here:

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(source: meridian.ws)

Arduino started with no issues. But after I follow the rest of the steps and install the fix, my Arduino IDE program still has the same problem. If I do not run it as administrator, it will just show the loading splash screen and not the IDE part.

Please help! Thanks!

Solution

  • If this program does not support running as a standard user, you will not be able to fix that. The developers of the application need to fix it so that it runs correctly as a standard user.

    People are confused by the UAC. Try running the same application on Windows XP.

    It's possible that File and Registry Redirection is causing an issue, but i doubt it. You can disable File and Registry Redirection by adding an assembly manifest that includes the runas invoker section:

    Arduino.exe.manifest:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0"> 
    <assemblyIdentity 
            version="1.0.0.0"
            processorArchitecture="X86"
            name="client"
            type="win32"
    /> 

    <description>Don't Arguino With Me</description> 

    <!-- Disable Windows Vista UAC compatability heuristics -->
    <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
        <security>
            <requestedPrivileges>
                <requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker"/>
            </requestedPrivileges>
        </security>
    </trustInfo> 

</assembly>

    and place arduino.exe.manifest in the same folder as arduino.exe.

    Note: Windows will only read an external assembly manifest file if there isn't already an assembly manifest resource inside the application. I doubt there already is one.

    Best guess: this application must be run as an administrator, and that's the end of it (until they fix it)