From dd354c3eb88883ac1e1e66f6a55db7237a4a26ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dave James Miller Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2015 21:58:49 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add to readme how to avoid UAC prompt in Windows --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f851728..10fd127 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ elevated privileges. If hostmanager detects that it cannot overwrite the file, it will attempt to do so with elevated privileges, causing the [UAC](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Account_Control) prompt to appear. +To avoid the UAC prompt, open ```%WINDIR%\System32\drivers\etc\``` in +Explorer, right-click the hosts file, go to Properties > Security > Edit +and give your user Modify permission. + ### UAC limitations Due to limitations caused by UAC, cancelling out of the UAC prompt will not cause any