![]() ![]() Whether you wish to believe it or not, this is a common issue. I have always, by default, set up my executables for video games to run with administrator mode to avoid this. Lots of games, particularly older ones, get some serious gameplay issues (usually a crash or bug that otherwise would never occur) when run without administrator mode. It should not, but if you believe that some games don't, you are a fool. Admin tools like task manager are outside the scope of what the Steam Link is intended to do. Nevermind having to occasionally use the Task Manager or certain quality of life tools.Ī media player should not require admin elevation. ![]() Heck, I can't even use my media player of choice because I start it up elevated. Originally posted by DarkChaplain:The problem is still around two years later. It's an awful awful design decision to, in a consumer device, limit the functionality in a way that can be bypassed by doing something MUCH worse than allowing remote administration on the same local network. If that pops up while you're working on something, or maybe worse, gaming, you have to get up, go to where the Steam Link is, and close the window. For instance National Instruments likes to prompt you to install upates. And sometimes there are things that interrupt your workflow with popups. Opening the task manager is a critical part of the Windows workflow, whether you want to admit that or not. Which is better, Steam link allows for remote access of administrative functions if an option is enabled, or your userbase en-masse switches off critical security features? Because let's face it, Windows is a crashy insecure piece of garbage for the most part (less so in newer versions but still plenty crashy) and games often even more so. Guess I'll disable UAC!" so they will do just that. They know "Oh, I need to start the task manager when my game crashes (or when I need to start an older game that doesn't support multithreading, because I don't know how to set these options permanently) and unless I disable UAC, it won't work. Users aren't stupid, but they're very ignorant. We're in the real world, in people's homes, not in an artificial corporate environment with trade secrets in every directory. You can stick your principle of least priviledge somewhere warm and dark. ![]()
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