I was trying to find a way to remove the administrator requirement from an application, but I couldn't figure out how. There was nothing online about, but after some help from blueclouds8666, I was able to figure it out.
Note: This might not work on every application. There are different ways of asking for administrator, and some applications may just need administrator permissions.
Note 2: Ensure that this is unchecked before trying this. It could just be that simple.
1: Open the application up in a hex editor. I use HXD, but if you want something open source wxHexEditor works as well.
2: Search for "requestedExecutionLevel", you should see something similar to "<requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator">"
3: Replace "requireAdministrator" with "asInvoker"
4: Replace the extra space with .'s, or 0's if you use the hex field. It should look like this if you did it right.
5: Save the application and test it.
If it runs, the application works and can be used without administrator permissions.
Some reasons why you might want to do this are
1: The program is a bit sketch, and you don't like it having administrator permissions.
2: You use a limited account, and don't want to type your password in every time.
3: You know it doesn't need administrator permissions and want to avoid the UAC prompt without disabling UAC.
Due to server slowness, downtime, and other issues, Eclipse will be moving to a more stable and efficient platform that should result in much better stability. There is no timeline for this yet, just want you to know what's happening with all the downtime and I have a plan to fix it.
Removing the administrator requirement from applications
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