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NSIS appExe requestedExecutionLevel not working？

See original GitHub issue

want: win-unpacked dir, ${APP_EXECUTABLE_FILENAME}.exe requestedExecutionLevel admin config:

      "perMachine": true,
      "oneClick": false,
      "allowElevation": true,

the ${APP_EXECUTABLE_FILENAME}.exe manifest always display result:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
  <dependency>
    <dependentAssembly>
      <assemblyIdentity type="Win32" name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls" version="6.0.0.0" processorArchitecture="*" publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df" language="*"/>
    </dependentAssembly>
  </dependency>
  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
    <security>
      <requestedPrivileges>
        <requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false"/>
      </requestedPrivileges>
    </security>
  </trustInfo>
  <asmv3:application xmlns:asmv3="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
    <asmv3:windowsSettings xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">
      <dpiAware>true/pm</dpiAware>
      <disableWindowFiltering xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2011/WindowsSettings">true</disableWindowFiltering>
    </asmv3:windowsSettings>
  </asmv3:application>
  <ms_compatibility:compatibility xmlns:ms_compatibility="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
    <ms_compatibility:application>
      <ms_compatibility:supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}"></ms_compatibility:supportedOS>
      <ms_compatibility:supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}"></ms_compatibility:supportedOS>
      <ms_compatibility:supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}"></ms_compatibility:supportedOS>
      <ms_compatibility:supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"></ms_compatibility:supportedOS>
      <ms_compatibility:supportedOS Id="{e2011457-1546-43c5-a5fe-008deee3d3f0}"></ms_compatibility:supportedOS>
    </ms_compatibility:application>
  </ms_compatibility:compatibility>
</assembly>

i want <requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false"/>

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Created 6 years ago
Comments:14 (5 by maintainers)

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IDrinkMoreWatercommented, Jan 16, 2018

@SZzzzz my config，it‘s working

"win": {
      "icon": "resources/icon.ico",
      "requestedExecutionLevel": "requireAdministrator",
      "target": [
        "nsis"
      ]
    },
 "nsis": {
      "artifactName": "${productName}-${version}.${ext}",
      "perMachine": true,
      "oneClick": false,
      "guid": "21b4651a-e93e-4793-a19c-2f102a494a26",
      "allowToChangeInstallationDirectory": true,
      "menuCategory": false,
      "installerIcon": "resources/icon.ico",
      "installerHeaderIcon": "resources/icon.ico",
      "allowElevation": true,
      "warningsAsErrors": false,
      "installerLanguages": "zh_CN",
      "language": 2052,
      "deleteAppDataOnUninstall": true
    },

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cweeklycommented, Oct 23, 2018

@gjavi1 No, this issue was still in the backlog when I stopped work on the relevant project back in June. Thanks for reproducing it, anyway!

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