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Make 64bits Qt app run as admin on windows

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  • thamT Offline
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    tham
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    #1

    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

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      @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>
      
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