Inno Setup 生产的安装程序需要提升。 我该如何避免？

Question

I have a Inno Setup script that simply installs files into user's local program files dir: C:\\Users{account}\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\MyAppName.

It shouldn't trigger elevation when I run the installer exe but it does.

[Setup]
AppName=MyAppManager
AppVerName=MyAppManager
AppCopyright=Copyright (C) 2018 Frank Rizzo
AppPublisher=Frank Rizzo
DefaultDirName={userpf}\MyAppManager
DisableDirPage=yes
DisableProgramGroupPage=yes
DisableReadyPage=yes
;UninstallDisplayIcon={app}\MyAppManager.exe
OutputBaseFilename=MyAppManagerSetup
AppID=MyAppManager.1
VersionInfoVersion=0.4

[Files]
Source: "..\bin\debug\MyAppManager.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"
Source: "CleanFiles\MyAppManager.exe.config"; DestDir: "{app}"
Source: "..\bin\debug\ScintillaNET.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"
Source: "..\bin\debug\Elasticsearch.Net.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"
Source: "..\bin\debug\Nest.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"

What do I need to do to avoid the elevation?

Answer 1

By default, Inno Setup-based installers do not include information about privileges they require. That makes Windows do its autodetection. For example, if the .exe name includes keywords like Setup , it makes Windows ask for elevation. Though even removing those keywords may not help, as the installer can still trigger other rules.

To override the autodetection, use PrivilegesRequired directive . In particular, set it to lowest .

[Setup]
PrivilegesRequired=lowest

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For a problem with Windows 10 requiring Administrator privilegs for uninstall, see:
Workaround for 'Apps & features' in Windows 10 starting a single-user uninstaller elevated