how to suppress UAC prompt

HI,

I want UAC prompt will not pop up when i run wyupdate.exe.Is there any way to fix this?

RegardsMayank

Yes: use wyUpdate from a Windows Service (so it won't need UAC elevation)

Or

Install your app to %appdata%, so wyUpdate can update your app without elevation.

Otherwise, no. If wyUpdate could somehow bypass UAC that would be a huge security hole in Windows.

if the original installation was an MSI installation running as an administrator and was code-signed a *msp patch can be installed by a non-administrator if it is signed with the same certificate. See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa372388%28v=vs.85%29.aspx for a confusing explanation

The process is actually far more complicated than my simple explanation. If you don't already know how to read a .wxs file or know what a *msp file is then you probably don't want to go down that rabbit hole. Ever. Trust me on that one.

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