"Cannot access application '.'. Elevated privileges might be required

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Hello All.

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I am getting error elevated privileges required while doing development
I tried below steps but still it is not working

  1. Opened UiPath as Administrator.
  2. :white_check_mark: Step-by-Step: Create and Run .reg File

:small_blue_diamond: Step 1: Open Notepad

  1. Press Win + R
  2. Type: notepad
  3. Press Enter

:small_blue_diamond: Step 2: Copy & Paste This Exactly

Paste this inside Notepad:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\forcerunasinvoker]
@="Run without privilege elevation"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\forcerunasinvoker\command]
@="cmd /min /C \"set __COMPAT_LAYER=RUNASINVOKER && start \"\" \"%1\"\""

:warning: Make sure there are no extra spaces before the first line.

:small_blue_diamond: Step 3: Save as .reg File (Very Important)

  1. Click File → Save As
  2. Choose location: Desktop (easy to find)
  3. File name:
run_without_admin.reg
  1. Change Save as type → select All Files
  2. Click Save

If you don’t choose “All Files”, it will save as .txt and won’t work.

:small_blue_diamond: Step 4: Add to Registry

  1. Go to Desktop
  2. Double-click run_without_admin.reg
  3. Click Yes
  4. Click OK
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Hi @shubhangi.tekale

Did you suddenly started getting this popup? were you able to do development successfully before?

if yes, kindly have a look at below post, may help you.

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@shubhangi.tekale

looks like duplciate

cheers