If youre an active PC user, youre probably familiar with the Windows operating system.
Its the most common operating system in the world.
Its pretty handy and user-friendly.
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For example, some features will only be available to you if you have administrator rights on that computer.
This is usually necessary to make changes affecting the system itself.
Users often encounter problems when trying to install files with non-standard formats with administrator rights.
For example, you may have a problem with an MSI file.
What are MSI files
MSI files are installation packages for the Microsoft Windows platform.
This file format includes software for updating the OS or installing specific software packages.
In addition, the MSI file can store user scripts or auxiliary DLLs.
You may find them helpful when installing various software.
This file can be accessed using Windows Installer, a standard software installer developed by Microsoft.
Just double-choose it with the left mouse button.
There will also be many other options to interact with the file.
This option will appear for programs already installed and executable configuration files.
Windows will not allow you to run an MSI setup file as an administrator with the default controls.
However, there is a trick you’re free to use to do this.
If you should probably run an MSI file as an administrator for something, its pretty easy to do.
To do that, you have to use the command line.
If you rarely run MSI files, this is the best way to do it.
Once added, the Run as administrator option will appear when you right-punch the MSI file.
Then paste it into the command line with the right mouse button and the Paste option.
Remember that you have to spin up the command line as an administrator for this method.
you’ve got the option to run any MSI file with administrator privileges using these simple steps.
After this setting, you’re able to run MSI files through the context menu with administrator rights.
To do this, right-choose it and choose Install as administrator from the popup menu.
In this way, you will be able to run all MSI files in the future.