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Settings - Integration - improve UAC elevation handling

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2025 6:27 am

by user0

XnViewMP 1.9.5
Windows11 (25H2), display resolution 3840x2160, dpi scale 150%

Settings - Integration

Suggestion

improve UAC elevation handling
current behavior
0. start app w/o admin rights
1. change "Add 'Browser with XnViewMP' to context menu" checkbox
2. press OK
nothing happens, setting remain unchanged w/o notifying user

expected behavior
like in FastStone:
0. start app w/o admin rights
1. check checkbox that require admin rights
2. press OK
UAC popup appears

Example

FastStone

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Re: Settings - Integration - improve UAC elevation handling

Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2025 7:27 am

by xnview

Thanks to your detailed description I can reproduce the problem.

Re: Settings - Integration - improve UAC elevation handling

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2025 8:57 am

by xnview

This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.9.6. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.

Re: Settings - Integration - improve UAC elevation handling

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2025 9:48 am

by user0

done in 196