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		mqoca 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Desktop app displaying files on a 2D canv... Any reason why this needs admin rights in windows?

limandoc 11 months ago [–]

Does the installer needs admin rights? Or the app after installing it? One possible answer is that I self-signed the app rather than using 400$ code-signing authority - hence you might get warnings for the installer.

mqoca 11 months ago | [–]

The installer needs admin rights

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