Request administrator rights for portable application

• Version: 22.4.1

• Electron Version: 8.2.2
• Electron Type (current, beta, nightly): current

• Target: portable

Hi,

My issue is rather a question. I’m trying to package an application with the portable target that requests administrator privileges to run. I set the option in the electron-builder.json:

"win": {
    "icon": "dist/assets/icons",
    "target": [
      "portable"
    ],
    "requestedExecutionLevel": "requireAdministrator"
  },

The unpacked exe file requests administrator rights to be open, but the packed, portable exe file does not. Is there a way to make the portable exe file request administrator rights?

I have looked into the manifest of the portable exe file, and it shows that the requestedExecutionLevel is set to asInvoker instead of requireAdministrator. I also tried editing the manifest with mt.exe, but then when I want to launch the app, it crashes with an NSIS error.

[mxswat]

@koppa96 I foud a solution

"win": {
                    "target": ["portable"],
                },
                "portable": {
                    "artifactName": "R6CGT_portable.exe",
                    "requestExecutionLevel": "admin"
                },

[tutiplain]

I know this issue is closed, but I’d like to point out that the options which solve the issue do not appear in electron-builder’s documentation. Are there any plans to add them? This issue stumped me for days before I came across this post. If it were documented, it would’ve saved me a lot of time.