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We already do that though? For a very long time too. https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/blob/master/Source/Core/WinUpdater/Main.cpp#L76

You did not provide any information about which Dolphin version you're using.

delroth wrote:

We already do that though? For a very long time too. https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/blob/master/Source/Core/WinUpdater/Main.cpp#L76

You did not provide any information about which Dolphin version you're using.

I'm using 5.0-12106. I've had Dolphin in Program files since 5.0 stable. Never once has it asked for administrator permission before launching the updater, instead failing to update silently. I must launch Dolphin with administrator privileges first, to allow it to create a child process which is allowed to modify the protected folder.

delroth wrote:

I just tested removing my permissions on my Dolphin folder and indeed we don't seem to be properly asking for administrator access. Haven't debugged why exactly, but we have code to try and do that, and it seems to not do what we expect.

Awesome, thanks. Can't wait to see this working properly!

Please post more specifics about the failure. Maybe a procmon log would help.

If I install Dolphin to Program Files (e.g. using a Local Admin login, or running the installer elevated), and then execute Updater.exe from c:\Program Files\Dolphin as a user without Admin privs, I see the expected UAC popup asking for creds of an account with Admin privs. If I provide creds, I see a new Updater.exe be created elevated as expected.

At the moment this issue does not look valid to me.

Hopefully fixed by https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/pull/11189