Electron-packager: Cannot unzip files on Windows due to UAC rules

[asmundskalevik]

ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64\electron.exe' -> 'C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64\stox.exe'
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! [email protected] package-win: electron-packager . <appname> --platform win32 --arch x64 --out dist/ --overwrite
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!

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[asmundskalevik]

using electron packager 14.0.0, than it crashed. had to downgrade to 13.1.1 then it worked fine. thanks
package
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"start": "electron .",
"package-win": "electron-packager . stox --platform win32 --arch x64 --out dist/ --overwrite --asar",

From: Mark Lee [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 01 July 2019 15:40
To: electron-userland/electron-packager [e-mail]
Cc: Skålevik, Åsmund [e-mail]; Author [e-mail]
Subject: Re: [electron-userland/electron-packager] ENOENT error in 14.0.0 (#1024)

Thanks for filing an issue! In order to help you with your problem, we're going to need more information about it. In particular:

· Operating System (Platform and Version) e.g. macOS 10.13.6 / Windows 10 (1803) / Ubuntu 18.04 x64

· Last Known Working Electron Packager version (if applicable) e.g. 11.0.0

· Console output when you run electron-packager with the environment variable DEBUG=electron-packager (instructions for Windowshttps://github.com/visionmedia/debug#windows-command-prompt-notes and non-Windowshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environment_variable#Unix). Please include the stack trace if one exists.

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· Please provide either a failing minimal testcase (with code) or detailed steps to reproduce your
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Can you please provide the following information:

• Console output when you run electron-packager with the environment variable DEBUG=electron-packager _(instructions for Windows and non-Windows)_. Please include the stack trace if one exists.

[asmundskalevik]

ok, i have added console output (Using cross-env and DEBUG for electron packager 13.1.1 and 14.0.0. It crashes in 14.0.0 when renaming the electron.exe. This seems to work o.k in 13.1.1

cross-env DEBUG=electron-packager electron-packager . stox --platform win32 --arch x64 --out dist/ --overwrite --asar

electron-packager Electron Packager 13.1.1
electron-packager Node v10.16.0
electron-packager Host Operating system: win32 (x64) +0ms
electron-packager Packager Options: {"_":[".","stox"],"deref-symlinks":true,"derefSymlinks":true,"download":{"strictSSL":true,"strict-ssl":true},"prune":true,"platform":"win32","arch":"x64","out":"dist/","overwrite":true,"asar":true,"dir":".","name":"stox","protocols":[]} +4ms
electron-packager Target Platforms: win32 +1ms
electron-packager Target Architectures: x64 +0ms
electron-packager Inferring appVersion from version in E:\Projects\StoxProject\StoXpackage.json +0ms
electron-packager Inferring win32metadata.CompanyName from author in E:\Projects\StoxProject\StoXpackage.json +1ms
electron-packager Inferring target Electron version from electron in E:\Projects\StoxProject\StoXpackage.json +4ms
electron-packager Application name: stox +26ms
electron-packager Target Electron version: 5.0.6 +1ms
electron-packager Ignored path regular expressions: [ '/\.git($|/)', '/node_modules/\.bin($|/)', '\.o(bj)?$' ] +0ms
electron-packager Downloading Electron with options {"strictSSL":true,"strict-ssl":true,"platform":"win32","arch":"x64","version":"5.0.6"} +0ms
electron-packager Removing dist\stox-win32-x64 due to setting overwrite: true +341ms
Packaging app for platform win32 x64 using electron v5.0.6
electron-packager Creating C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template +90ms
electron-packager Extracting C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\electron\Cache\electron-v5.0.6-win32-x64.zip to C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template +2ms
electron-packager Initializing app in C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64 from C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template template +0ms
electron-packager Ignored paths based on the out param: [ 'E:\Projects\StoxProject\StoX\dist' ] +3s
electron-packager Running asar with the options {} +1m
electron-packager Renaming electron.exe to stox.exe in C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64 +29s
electron-packager Running rcedit with the options {"version-string":{"FileDescription":"stox","InternalName":"stox","OriginalFilename":"stox.exe","ProductName":"stox","CompanyName":"IMR institute"},"file-version":"1.0.0","product-version":"1.0.0"} +0ms
electron-packager Moving C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64 to dist\stox-win32-x64 +2s
Wrote new app to dist\stox-win32-x64

cross-env DEBUG=electron-packager electron-packager . stox --platform win32 --arch x64 --out dist/ --overwrite --asar

electron-packager Electron Packager 14.0.0
electron-packager Node v10.16.0
electron-packager Host Operating system: win32 (x64) +0ms
electron-packager Packager Options: {"_":[".","stox"],"deref-symlinks":true,"derefSymlinks":true,"download":{"rejectUnauthorized":true,"reject-unauthorized":true},"junk":true,"prune":true,"platform":"win32","arch":"x64","out":"dist/","overwrite":true,"asar":true,"dir":".","name":"stox","protocols":[]} +4ms
electron-packager Target Platforms: win32 +1ms
electron-packager Target Architectures: x64 +0ms
electron-packager Inferring appVersion from version in E:\Projects\StoxProject\StoXpackage.json +0ms
electron-packager Inferring win32metadata.CompanyName from author in E:\Projects\StoxProject\StoXpackage.json +1ms
electron-packager Inferring target Electron version from electron in E:\Projects\StoxProject\StoXpackage.json +4ms
electron-packager Application name: stox +23ms
electron-packager Target Electron version: 5.0.6 +0ms
electron-packager Ignored path regular expressions: [ '/\.git($|/)', '/node_modules/\.bin($|/)', '\.o(bj)?$' ] +0ms
electron-packager Downloading Electron with options {"rejectUnauthorized":true,"reject-unauthorized":true,"platform":"win32","arch":"x64","version":"5.0.6","artifactName":"electron"} +0ms
electron-packager Removing dist\stox-win32-x64 due to setting overwrite: true +10ms
Packaging app for platform win32 x64 using electron v5.0.6
electron-packager Creating C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template +140ms
electron-packager Extracting C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\electron\Cache\electron-v5.0.6-win32-x64.zip to C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template +3ms
electron-packager Initializing app in C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64 from C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template template +0ms
electron-packager Ignored paths based on the out param: [ 'E:\Projects\StoxProject\StoX\dist' ] +760ms
electron-packager Running asar with the options {} +58s
electron-packager Renaming electron.exe to stox.exe in C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64 +32s
ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64\electron.exe' -> 'C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64\stox.exe'
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! [email protected] package-win: cross-env DEBUG=electron-packager electron-packager . stox --platform win32 --arch x64 --out dist/ --overwrite --asar
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] package-win script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2019-07-02T07_07_54_497Z-debug.log

From: Mark Lee [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 01 July 2019 17:28
To: electron-userland/electron-packager [e-mail]
Cc: Skålevik, Åsmund [e-mail]; Author [e-mail]
Subject: Re: [electron-userland/electron-packager] ENOENT error in 14.0.0 (#1024)

Can you please provide the following information:

• Console output when you run electron-packager with the environment variable DEBUG=electron-packager (instructions for Windowshttps://github.com/visionmedia/debug#windows-command-prompt-notes and non-Windowshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environment_variable#Unix). Please include the stack trace if one exists.

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[malept]

Exactly what version of Windows are you running?

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[asmundskalevik]

$ cross-env DEBUG=electron-packager electron-packager . stox --overwrite --asar=true --platform=win32 --arch=x64 --out=release-builds --versi
on-string.CompanyName=HI --version-string.FileDescription=HI --version-string.ProductName="StoX"
WARNING: --asar does not take any arguments, it only has sub-properties (see --help)
electron-packager Electron Packager 14.1.1
electron-packager Node v10.16.0
electron-packager Host Operating system: win32 10.0.17763 (x64) +0ms
electron-packager Packager Options: {"_":[".","stox"],"overwrite":true,"asar":true,"platform":"win32","arch":"x64","out":"release-builds","version-string":{"CompanyName":"HI","FileDescription":"HI","ProductName":"StoX"},"versionString":{"companyName":"HI","fileDescription":"HI","productName":"StoX"},"deref-symlinks":true,"derefSymlinks":true,"download":{"rejectUnauthorized":true,"reject-unauthorized":true},"junk":true,"prune":true,"dir":".","name":"stox","protocols":[]} +2ms
electron-packager Target Platforms: win32 +1ms
electron-packager Target Architectures: x64 +1ms
electron-packager Inferring appVersion from version in E:\Projects\TestApppackage.json +0ms
electron-packager Inferring target Electron version from electron in E:\Projects\TestApppackage.json +3ms
electron-packager Application name: stox +14ms
electron-packager Target Electron version: 7.1.2 +1ms
electron-packager Ignored path regular expressions: [ '/\.git($|/)', '/node_modules/\.bin($|/)', '\.o(bj)?$' ] +0ms
electron-packager Downloading Electron with options {"rejectUnauthorized":true,"reject-unauthorized":true,"platform":"win32","arch":"x64","version":"7.1.2","artifactName":"electron"} +0ms
electron-packager Removing release-builds\stox-win32-x64 due to setting overwrite: true +9ms
Packaging app for platform win32 x64 using electron v7.1.2
electron-packager Creating C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template +25ms
electron-packager Extracting C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\electron\Cache\httpsgithub.comelectronelectronreleasesdownloadv7.1.2electron-v7.1.2-win32-x64.zip\electron-v7.1.2-win32-x64.zip to C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template +2ms
electron-packager Initializing app in C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64 from C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template template +0ms
electron-packager Ignored paths based on the out param: [ 'E:\Projects\TestApp\release-builds' ] +751ms
electron-packager Running asar with the options {} +129ms
electron-packager Renaming electron.exe to stox.exe in C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64 +26msENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64\electron.exe' -> 'C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64\stox.exe'

[asmundskalevik]

The difference output between 13.1.1 and the latest 14 can be shown here:
electron-packager . stox --overwrite --asar=true --platform=win32 --arch=x64 --icon=assets/stox_icon.ico --out=release-builds --version-string.CompanyName=HI --version-string.FileDescription=HI --version-string.ProductName="StoX"

$ cross-env DEBUG=electron-packager electron-packager . stox --overwrite --asar=true --platform=win32 --arch=x64 --out=release-builds --versi
on-string.CompanyName=HI --version-string.FileDescription=HI --version-string.ProductName="StoX"
WARNING: --asar does not take any arguments, it only has sub-properties (see --help)
electron-packager Electron Packager 13.1.1
electron-packager Node v10.16.0
electron-packager Host Operating system: win32 (x64) +0ms
electron-packager Packager Options: {"_":[".","stox"],"deref-symlinks":true,"derefSymlinks":true,"download":{"strictSSL":true,"strict-ssl":true},"prune":true,"overwrite":true,"asar":true,"platform":"win32","arch":"x64","out":"release-builds","version-string":{"CompanyName":"HI","FileDescription":"HI","ProductName":"StoX"},"versionString":{"companyName":"HI","fileDescription":"HI","productName":"StoX"},"dir":".","name":"stox","protocols":[]} +1ms
electron-packager Target Platforms: win32 +1ms
electron-packager Target Architectures: x64 +1ms
electron-packager Inferring appVersion from version in E:\Projects\TestApppackage.json +0ms
electron-packager Inferring target Electron version from electron in E:\Projects\TestApppackage.json +4ms
electron-packager Application name: stox +15ms
electron-packager Target Electron version: 7.1.2 +0ms
electron-packager Ignored path regular expressions: [ '/\.git($|/)', '/node_modules/\.bin($|/)', '\.o(bj)?$' ] +0ms
electron-packager Downloading Electron with options {"strictSSL":true,"strict-ssl":true,"platform":"win32","arch":"x64","version":"7.1.2"} +0ms
electron-packager Removing release-builds\stox-win32-x64 due to setting overwrite: true +312ms
Packaging app for platform win32 x64 using electron v7.1.2
electron-packager Creating C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template +26ms
electron-packager Extracting C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\electron\Cache\electron-v7.1.2-win32-x64.zip to C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template +3ms
electron-packager Initializing app in C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64 from C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template template +0ms
electron-packager Ignored paths based on the out param: [ 'E:\Projects\TestApp\release-builds' ] +2s
electron-packager Running asar with the options {} +117ms
electron-packager Renaming electron.exe to stox.exe in C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64 +31ms electron-packager Running rcedit with the options {"version-string":{"FileDescription":"stox","InternalName":"stox","OriginalFilename":"stox.exe","ProductName":"stox"},"file-version":"1.0.0","product-version":"1.0.0"} +0ms
electron-packager Moving C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64 to release-builds\stox-win32-x64 +641ms
Wrote new app to release-builds\stox-win32-x64

$ cross-env DEBUG=electron-packager electron-packager . stox --overwrite --asar=true --platform=win32 --arch=x64 --out=release-builds --versi
on-string.CompanyName=HI --version-string.FileDescription=HI --version-string.ProductName="StoX"
WARNING: --asar does not take any arguments, it only has sub-properties (see --help)
electron-packager Electron Packager 14.1.1
electron-packager Node v10.16.0
electron-packager Host Operating system: win32 10.0.17763 (x64) +0ms
electron-packager Packager Options: {"_":[".","stox"],"overwrite":true,"asar":true,"platform":"win32","arch":"x64","out":"release-builds","version-string":{"CompanyName":"HI","FileDescription":"HI","ProductName":"StoX"},"versionString":{"companyName":"HI","fileDescription":"HI","productName":"StoX"},"deref-symlinks":true,"derefSymlinks":true,"download":{"rejectUnauthorized":true,"reject-unauthorized":true},"junk":true,"prune":true,"dir":".","name":"stox","protocols":[]} +2ms
electron-packager Target Platforms: win32 +1ms
electron-packager Target Architectures: x64 +1ms
electron-packager Inferring appVersion from version in E:\Projects\TestApppackage.json +0ms
electron-packager Inferring target Electron version from electron in E:\Projects\TestApppackage.json +3ms
electron-packager Application name: stox +14ms
electron-packager Target Electron version: 7.1.2 +1ms
electron-packager Ignored path regular expressions: [ '/\.git($|/)', '/node_modules/\.bin($|/)', '\.o(bj)?$' ] +0ms
electron-packager Downloading Electron with options {"rejectUnauthorized":true,"reject-unauthorized":true,"platform":"win32","arch":"x64","version":"7.1.2","artifactName":"electron"} +0ms
electron-packager Removing release-builds\stox-win32-x64 due to setting overwrite: true +9ms
Packaging app for platform win32 x64 using electron v7.1.2
electron-packager Creating C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template +25ms
electron-packager Extracting C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\electron\Cache\httpsgithub.comelectronelectronreleasesdownloadv7.1.2electron-v7.1.2-win32-x64.zip\electron-v7.1.2-win32-x64.zip to C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template +2ms
electron-packager Initializing app in C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64 from C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template template +0ms
electron-packager Ignored paths based on the out param: [ 'E:\Projects\TestApp\release-builds' ] +751ms
electron-packager Running asar with the options {} +129ms
electron-packager Renaming electron.exe to stox.exe in C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64 +26msENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64\electron.exe' -> 'C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64\stox.exe'

[asmundskalevik]

$ electron-packager --version
Electron Packager 14.1.1
Node v10.16.0
Host Operating system: win32 10.0.17763 (x64)

[malept]

Can you run the following:

cross-env DEBUG=electron-packager,@electron/get* electron-packager . stox --platform win32 --arch x64 --out dist/ --overwrite  --asar

[asmundskalevik]

$ cross-env DEBUG=electron-packager,@electron/get* electron-packager . stox --platform win32 --arch x64 --out dist/ --overwrite --asar
The result of this is the same, still cannot find or rename the electron.exe file:

electron-packager Electron Packager 14.1.1
electron-packager Node v10.16.0
electron-packager Host Operating system: win32 10.0.17763 (x64) +0ms
electron-packager Packager Options: {"_":[".","stox"],"platform":"win32","arch":"x64","out":"dist/","overwrite":true,"asar":true,"deref-symlinks":true,"derefSymlinks":true,"download":{"rejectUnauthorized":true,"reject-unauthorized":true},"junk":true,"prune":true,"dir":".","name":"stox","protocols":[]} +3ms
electron-packager Target Platforms: win32 +0ms
electron-packager Target Architectures: x64 +1ms
electron-packager Inferring appVersion from version in E:\Projects\TestApppackage.json +0ms
electron-packager Inferring target Electron version from electron in E:\Projects\TestApppackage.json +6ms
electron-packager Application name: stox +22ms
electron-packager Target Electron version: 7.1.2 +0ms
electron-packager Ignored path regular expressions: [ '/\.git($|/)', '/node_modules/\.bin($|/)', '\.o(bj)?$' ] +0ms
electron-packager Downloading Electron with options {"rejectUnauthorized":true,"reject-unauthorized":true,"platform":"win32","arch":"x64","version":"7.1.2","artifactName":"electron"} +0ms
@electron/get:index Checking the cache for electron-v7.1.2-win32-x64.zip (https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/download/v7.1.2/electron-v7.1.2-win32-x64.zip) +0ms
@electron/get:index Cache hit +7ms
Packaging app for platform win32 x64 using electron v7.1.2
electron-packager Creating C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template +18ms
electron-packager Extracting C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\electron\Cache\httpsgithub.comelectronelectronreleasesdownloadv7.1.2electron-v7.1.2-win32-x64.zip\electron-v7.1.2-win32-x64.zip to C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template +2ms
electron-packager Initializing app in C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64 from C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template template +0ms
electron-packager Ignored paths based on the out param: [ 'E:\Projects\TestApp\dist' ] +1s
electron-packager Running asar with the options {} +331ms
electron-packager Renaming electron.exe to stox.exe in C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64 +38msENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64\electron.exe' -> 'C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\stox-win32-x64\stox.exe'

[malept]

Can you open C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\electron\Cache\httpsgithub.comelectronelectronreleasesdownloadv7.1.2electron-v7.1.2-win32-x64.zip\electron-v7.1.2-win32-x64.zip and make sure it contains electron.exe?

[asmundskalevik]

yes, it does.

[malept]

Can you reproduce this on a different Windows 10 machine?

[asmundskalevik]

Yes, my colleague has reproduced this on his Windows 10 machine

[malept]

This does not happen in CI, so I'm very confused as to why this would happen. What sort of anti-malware, anti-virus, etc., sort of software is installed?

[asmundskalevik]

No, only UAC (user account control) is enabled by IT (forced) and Windows Defender. But the Event Viewer doesnt report about any app-errors when I build. Can you explain why version 13.1.1 works, but not version 14. Which changes was intoduced in version 14 that made it stop working?

[malept]

Per the release notes, Packager uses Windows's built-in zip extraction to unzip files. The previous solution is no longer maintained and susceptible to security vulnerabilities.

[asmundskalevik]

I played a bit with cross-zip (similar to what you did in your unzip.js) , and yes it may be prevented by the UAC.
The Event viewer log shows that %OSDRIVE%\USERS\\APPDATA\LOCAL\TEMP__PSSCRIPTPOLICYTEST_S5NE442K.JV4.PSM1 was prevented from running.
Maybe it is a wrong postscript policy in the UAC management.

const zip = require('cross-zip')
const { promisify } = require('util')
const unzip = promisify(zip.unzip)
let zipPath = 'C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\electron\Cache\httpsgithub.comelectronelectronreleasesdownloadv7.1.2electron-v7.1.2-win32-x64.zip\electron-v7.1.2-win32-x64.zip';
let targetDir = 'C:\Users\aasmunds\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64-template';
unzip(zipPath, targetDir);

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Hi. I resolved this by adding uac rules for allowing powershell scripts to be run.
Now it works, brilliant. Thank you...