microsoft
Cannot run Powertoys without admin priviliges
Microsoft PowerToys version
0.68.1
Installation method
GitHub
Running as admin
Yes
Area(s) with issue?
General
Steps to reproduce
Although "Always run as Administrator" - settings is disabled
✔️ Expected Behavior
starting Powertoys without admin priviliges
❌ Actual Behavior
Powertoys.exe always requires to be run as admin
Other Software
No response
Managed to find the settings in "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\settings.json"
Managed to find the settings in "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\settings.json"
Were you able to fix your issue manually? /needinfo
Hello, I met the same problem. I tried your ways and didn't help.
{
"startup":true,
"enabled":{},
"is_elevated":true,
"run_elevated":false,
"download_updates_automatically":true,
"enable_experimentation":true,
"is_admin":true,
"theme":"system",
"system_theme":"dark",
"powertoys_version":"v0.70.1"
}
notice that is_elevated and is_admin are two keys I cannot change.
"is_elevated" is set to false in my settings. Changing this settings in "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\settings.json" works for me. Maybe try to delete the whole PowerToys directory for a full reset?
I changed is_elevated to False and the next time I start PoweyToys, this would be set to True again. I tried to make it read-only(which should not), but I still open it in elevated mode.
I'll try a full reset and that should work, thank you for your help.