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[Bug]: Allow user installs on Windows
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Description
### Checks before filing an issue
- [x] This issue doesn't reproduce on web browsers (such as in Chrome). If it does, [issue reports go to the Mattermost Server repository](https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/issues).
- [x] I have checked the [issue tracker](https://github.com/mattermost/desktop/issues) and have not found an issue that matches the one I'm filing. This should include closed issues.
- [x] This issue is not a troubleshooting question. Troubleshooting questions go here: https://forum.mattermost.com/c/trouble-shoot/16.
- [x] This issue is not a feature request. You can request features and make product suggestions here: https://mattermost.com/suggestions/.
- [x] This issue reproduces on the most recent [stable version](https://github.com/mattermost/desktop/releases/latest), or the most recent [prerelease version](https://github.com/mattermost/desktop/releases) of the Mattermost Desktop App.
- [x] I have read the [contribution guidelines](https://github.com/mattermost/desktop/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
### Mattermost Desktop Version
6.1.0
### Operating System
Windows 11 x64
### Mattermost Server Version
n/a
### Steps to reproduce
Try to install msi
### Expected behavior
Ability to install without admin permissions
### Observed behavior
Cannot install due to lacking admin permissions
### Log Output
```shell
n/a
```
### Additional Information
User installs are no longer allowed? Why? https://docs.mattermost.com/deployment-guide/desktop/desktop-msi-installer-and-group-policy-install.html#deployment-considerations-for-v6-1-0
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the linked deployment-considerations documentation for the Mattermost Desktop 6.1.0 MSI installer and reproduce the installation on Windows 11 x64 without administrator permissions. Trace the MSI installer configuration and determine whether a user-scoped install is supported. Done means the MSI can be installed without admin permissions, or the supported limitation is documented.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- electron, typescript
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100