rustdesk / rustdesk/rustdesk-server

Windows UAC prompt on every connection.

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Description

Describe the bug
When I connect to a Windows client, I always get the Windows permissions prompt "Do you want to allow this app to make changes to you device?" I click "No" and RustDesk works fine. I assume RustDesk is trying to do something that requires higher privileges but that it doesn't actually need to do.

Describe the environment

  • Install environment: RustDesk installed as a Windows service on Windows 11.
  • In any case, you have to specify the version in use: 1.2.3
  • I have two Windows machines that exhibit this behavior.

How to Reproduce the bug
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Given the previously described environment
  2. Connect to the Windows client.
  3. See the UAC prompt.

Expected behavior
There doesn't seem to be any need for RustDesk to attempt to do whatever it is trying to do because everything works fine when I do not grand permission.

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Research direction

The issue names no source file, test, or entry point. Reproduce the UAC prompt on Windows 11 with RustDesk 1.2.3 installed as a service, then trace the connection startup path to identify the privileged operation; done means the prompt no longer appears while the connection still works.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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