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"Run as" window when installing

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Dalegica
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I get a "Run as" window when installing Firefox, prompting for a user name and password. This seems to occur after disabling Windows Defender or OneDrive via Group Policy Editor. Running the installer as administrator does not give me this windows.

I have tried other installers, such as Handbrake, that require administrative privileges, indicated by the UAC Yes/No prompt when running the installer. This gives me no such problems.

I get a "Run as" window when installing Firefox, prompting for a user name and password. This seems to occur after disabling Windows Defender or OneDrive via Group Policy Editor. Running the installer as administrator does not give me this windows. I have tried other installers, such as Handbrake, that require administrative privileges, indicated by the UAC Yes/No prompt when running the installer. This gives me no such problems.

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Dalegica
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FredMcD
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Did you get the full installer from Mozilla.org ? Any user should be able to install the browser without administrator privileges.

Ahh, I see. This is an Enterprise install. Have you tried entering your admin data?

After, are normal users able to run the browser?

Dalegica
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FredMcD said

Did you get the full installer from Mozilla.org ? Any user should be able to install the browser without administrator privileges. Ahh, I see. This is an Enterprise install. Have you tried entering your admin data? After, are normal users able to run the browser?
Thank you replying.

I obtained the installer from here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/new/

Yes, it is Windows 1903 Enterprise en-gb, but for my own personal use only. I only choose to use Enterprise for complete control of Windows.

There is only one user on the machine, which is is a virtual machine running from VirtualBox. The user name is VM, for testing purposes. Doing installs on a VM allows me to test for potential issues such as this one.

FredMcD
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FredMcD said

. . . . After, are normal users able to run the browser?

All I can do is give you this link; https://www.bing.com/search?q=install+firefox+enterprise&pc

If you need more help, I will call someone.

cor-el
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Check that Firefox isn't set to run as Administrator.

You can open the Properties of the Firefox desktop shortcut via the right-click context menu and check the "Compatibility" tab.

Make sure all items are deselected in the "Compatibility" tab of the Properties window.

  • Privilege Level: "Run this program as Administrator" should not be selected
  • "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" should not be selected

Also check the Properties of the firefox.exe program in the Firefox program folder.