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Win 8.1 always requires (UAC) Admin Permission to start MMW
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 11:34 am
by MaFt
Upgraded from Win 8 to Win 8.1 and now every time I launch MMW (4.0.7.1511) I get the User Access Control popup requesting admin permission.
Is this a new 'feature' of Win 8.1 or has the upgrade messed something up with MMW?
Any ideas?!
MaFt
Re: Win 8.1 always requires (UAC) Admin Permission to start
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 4:56 pm
by nohitter151
My UAC settings are set at the default setting and I did not observe this after my Win 8 updated to 8.1.
I suspect you have a script or addon installed "For all users" and not "For the current user only" which requires UAC clearance at startup.
Re: Win 8.1 always requires (UAC) Admin Permission to start
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 6:01 pm
by MaFt
Cheers - Its been a while since I had to do anything like this. Do you know off hand where to look for the scripts etc?
MaFt
Re: Win 8.1 always requires (UAC) Admin Permission to start
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 11:02 am
by nohitter151
It would be in the Program files\MediaMonkey\Scripts\Auto\ folder I would guess.
Re: Win 8.1 always requires (UAC) Admin Permission to start
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 4:07 pm
by MaFt
Even after emptying the 'auto' folder (which only had the last.fm scrobbling stuff) it still asks for admin access.
Any other tips?
Re: Win 8.1 always requires (UAC) Admin Permission to start
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 4:16 pm
by MaFt
Weird.
In compatability the option for 'always run as admin' was ticked. I unticked this and it's fine now...
Case closed!
MaFt