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Run shortcut as administrator

In InstallShield 2015 Premier , how to set a shortcut created for an EXE to have ability of Run As Administrator. I have searched every corner in InstallShield, but not find option I need

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Solution

  • There is no front-end option. However, you can create a registry entry in your project to set up the following: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers] "C:\\yourapp.EXE"="~ RUNASADMIN" It may or may not accept [INSTALLDIR] variable, if it does not, you can create registry entry using InstallScript. Alternatively, you can embed application manifest into your application itself, in which case you won't need to worry about setting admin rights in IS.