Make 64bits Qt app run as admin on windows

tham

I try following manifest

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
  <assemblyIdentity version="2.0.2.0" processorArchitecture="amd64" type="win32"/>
  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
    <security>
      <requestedPrivileges>
        <requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false"/>
      </requestedPrivileges>
    </security>
  </trustInfo>
</assembly>

Run mt

QMAKE_POST_LINK += mt -nologo -manifest $$PWD/some_app.manifest -outputresource:$$OUT_PWD/release/$$TARGET".exe" $$escape_expand(\n\t)

but I got following error

Activation context generation failed for "C:\Users\yyyy\programs\Qt\build-eyedius-client-Desktop_Qt_5_9_4_MSVC2017_64bit-Release\release\some_app.exe".Error in manifest or policy file "C:\Users\yyyy\programs\Qt\build-eyedius-client-Desktop_Qt_5_9_4_MSVC2017_64bit-Release\release\some_app.exe" on line 2. The required attribute name is missing from element assemblyIdentity.

Have tried ia64, but did not work either. How could I create a correct manifest for this?Thanks

tham

@tham said in Make 64bits Qt app run as admin on windows:

assemblyIdentity version="2.0.2.0" processorArchitecture

Solved, check this page and write the necessary manifest

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
  <assemblyIdentity version="34789" name="some app." type="win32"/>
  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
    <security>
      <requestedPrivileges>
        <requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false"/>
      </requestedPrivileges>
    </security>
  </trustInfo>  
</assembly>