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epv
Occasional Contributor
7 years ago

exe file run as Admin monopolizes screen, so I can't record click on Yes

Hi,   I'm new to TestComplete, so please bear with me :) I want to automate installation of a application, so i manually added the operation "Run TestedApp" as the first action in a KeywordTest whi...
  • m_essaid's avatar
    m_essaid
    7 years ago

    Hi !

     

    Can't you set the account control to the lowest level on the machine that executes tests ?

    You won't have the confirmation for the elevated rights

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karkadil
Valued Contributor

Just a note: in general you can't automated actions with UAC windows, as well as login window, for instance. This is not a TestComplete problem, but OS security feature.

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epv
Occasional Contributor
7 years ago

Good to know, thanks. Actually i sort of experienced that, when i for starters sat UAC to second lowest. This made the UAC dialog not accopy the entire screen, but TC could not pick up the click on Yes. I then sat the UAC to the lowest, which simply lauches the setup file.