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Modrinth App 0.8.7 installer requires elevation
Please confirm the following.
- [X] I checked the existing issues for duplicate problems
- [X] I have tried resolving the issue using the support portal
- [X] I have ensured my Modrinth App installation is up to date
What version of the Modrinth App are you using?
0.8.7
What operating systems are you seeing the problem on?
Windows
Describe the bug
In 0.8.7 installer has started to request elevation and will not work without running as Administrator.
Users who installed 0.8.5 on their non-Administrator accounts will not be able to update to 0.8.7, as the app immediately launches the installer without UAC prompt, resulting in the following error message:
Steps to reproduce
Expected behavior
The installer will run as on user level just like 0.8.5 did, without requiring elevation. There is ZERO reason for Modrinth App to be installed for all users.
Additional context
0.8.5 not requiring elevation was great news for users who don't have administrator access, which meant Modrinth App became accessible to them. It's also good news for users who have multiple accounts on the system where other users don't need Modrinth App, thus reducing pollution.
Relevant change: https://github.com/modrinth/code/commit/0b31f2eb41eeee919053b06f878c0e941a36787d#diff-00b0fca951a755d54b05189f647b30e32c5c0532be672dc4d594b3de7e42783dR27-R30
Also seeing this. My childs user profile is a non-admin account. This doesnt seem to happen for admin accounts.
Aaaaand this happened on a new update - why can't it be like VSCode and have a user installation OR even better, actually request admin permissions!
Edit: Only way to update is to reinstall with the installer as admin...
amazed that this was closed if it was not fixed...
It will be actually fixed in the upcoming app version. When a pull request addressing an issue is merged, the issue is marked as closed because it has been effectively fixed from that point onwards.
