Per Machine install requires admin password for non-admin users

[erikgabbard]

Question

I have created an msi package and bundle that installs my application to the Program Files folder and creates a start menu shortcut. Everything seems to install correctly except that the application requires elevated permission (i.e. administrator password) to run.

My questions are:

1. Is there some attribute/property required to set the files in the C:\Program Files\My Application folder to be able to run without an admin password?
2. What are the some of the best practices for per machine installs that I likely missed?

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[robmen]

Your installation package does not determine if your application runs elevated. You do that via a manifest in your application's executable. That's all Windows behavior.

Your application doesn't have to elevate to be per-machine. Per-machine means the application is in locations shared with all users on the machine and requires elevation to modify. That latter point is usually the most valuable as it ensures your application files are not tampered with (unless the user has elevated privileges).