Running a program in a folder which is actually a symlink doesn't work. This is not really related to TC. It doesn't work in Explorer as well.
Navigating to the symlink target folder and then execute the file as admin works fine - of course.
Any ideas how to ease the pain?
Run programs as admin in symlinked folders
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I've created a dir with some test executable and made a junction and a symlink for that dir, then I've made LNKs and dragged all three executables to TC buttonbar and tried to start all as admin, also I've added asterisks to all buttonbar button's paths and tried to start them, and in all cases my test program was started successfully.
Please give more direct steps for reproducing this problem (in Explorer too), I can't understand how do you run programs from folder symlinks.
Please give more direct steps for reproducing this problem (in Explorer too), I can't understand how do you run programs from folder symlinks.
I've tried it too, works fine in both TC and Explorer.
Is your symlink relative?
What exactly happens when you select 'Run as Administrator' context menu item? Does it look like nothing or something happens? Does it work with any path or with some specific one (e.g. f:\dir, f:\dir_junction, f:\dir_symlink or it should be more complex)?
Is your symlink relative?
What exactly happens when you select 'Run as Administrator' context menu item? Does it look like nothing or something happens? Does it work with any path or with some specific one (e.g. f:\dir, f:\dir_junction, f:\dir_symlink or it should be more complex)?
2MVV
What be great to here from others if it's a general problem or limited to certain environments.
No. Created using standard mklink command.Is your symlink relative?
I think it was 'file not found' or something like that. Actual path doesn't seem to matter.What exactly happens when you select 'Run as Administrator' context menu item? Does it look like nothing or something happens? Does it work with any path or with some specific one (e.g. f:\dir, f:\dir_junction, f:\dir_symlink or it should be more complex)?
What be great to here from others if it's a general problem or limited to certain environments.
2Lefteous
Yes, more info about the environment might be helpful.
But from your description, it sounds like just another instance of broken Internet Explorer update (just like http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=36490 or https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2856739 or a few others). Any update can break it or fix it.
Yes, more info about the environment might be helpful.
But from your description, it sounds like just another instance of broken Internet Explorer update (just like http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=36490 or https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2856739 or a few others). Any update can break it or fix it.
Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 11 Pro x64
