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NSIS Installer without Admin Privileges

I'm trying to configure the NSIS installer to run without admin privileges. Is this possible?

I'm testing as a non-admin user because some customers don't have those privileges.

What settings in NSIS cause the installer require admin privileges?

I've tried all variations of RequestExecutionLevel none with no joy.

Solution

  • To make your installer run without admin privileges, use this:

    RequestExecutionLevel user

    Use admin to make your installer require admin privileges. From the reference, none has the same effect (emphasis mine):

    Windows Vista/7 automatically identifies NSIS installers and decides administrator privileges are required. Because of this, none and admin have virtually the same effect.