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Merge pull request #148 from davejamesmiller/patch-1 

Add to readme how to avoid UAC prompt in Windows
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Seth Reeser 2015-10-12 23:36:02 -04:00
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@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ elevated privileges. If hostmanager detects that it cannot overwrite the file,
it will attempt to do so with elevated privileges, causing the it will attempt to do so with elevated privileges, causing the
[UAC](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Account_Control) prompt to appear. [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 ### UAC limitations
Due to limitations caused by UAC, cancelling out of the UAC prompt will not cause any Due to limitations caused by UAC, cancelling out of the UAC prompt will not cause any