I recently installed a program (FileHippo App Manager) on my Win8.1 PC whose installer showed a UAC (User Account Control) prompt that required me to enter my administrator password. It's typical for installers to do this on Windows, but it doesn't seem necessary for this one because I don't think it requires access to any restricted folders (like the Program Files folder or the Start Menu folder containing shortcuts for all users).
In addition, I don't want to run the installer as admin, because it creates a start menu shortcut for only one user (the user who runs the installer). I always log in to my PC using a non-admin account for security reasons, so running this installer as admin places the shortcut in a folder where I never see it.
So, I would like to be able to run the installer using my standard (non-admin) user account, but don't know how to do this. The EXE icon has a little shield in the corner of it in Windows Explorer, meaning that Windows thinks (I believe incorrectly) that the installer must be run as admin, but the "Run this program as an administrator" checkbox in the Compatibility tab of the Properties dialog is unchecked. Does anyone know if it is possible to run the installer as a standard user, instead of as admin?
Note: I am not merely asking how to bypass the UAC prompt, which I am aware is fairly easy to do (by disabling certain security features). Rather, I don't want to run the installer as admin.
In addition, I don't want to run the installer as admin, because it creates a start menu shortcut for only one user (the user who runs the installer). I always log in to my PC using a non-admin account for security reasons, so running this installer as admin places the shortcut in a folder where I never see it.
So, I would like to be able to run the installer using my standard (non-admin) user account, but don't know how to do this. The EXE icon has a little shield in the corner of it in Windows Explorer, meaning that Windows thinks (I believe incorrectly) that the installer must be run as admin, but the "Run this program as an administrator" checkbox in the Compatibility tab of the Properties dialog is unchecked. Does anyone know if it is possible to run the installer as a standard user, instead of as admin?
Note: I am not merely asking how to bypass the UAC prompt, which I am aware is fairly easy to do (by disabling certain security features). Rather, I don't want to run the installer as admin.
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