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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 812144" data-attributes="member: 32260"><p>Here are my observations. The latest stable Firefox, Google Chrome, Chromium Edge Dev installers all trigger UAC. When one accepts elevation then they install by default in Program Files (Program Files (x86)).</p><p>But, if one cancels the UAC then:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Firefox installs automatically in %UserProfile%.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Google Chrome and Chromium Edge Dev show the alert that they can be installed without admin rights. If one accepts installation, then they install in %UserProfile.%</li> </ol><p>So, the final installation folder depends actually on the user choice - if he/she allows the installer to elevate.</p><p>I also observed, that beta versions often install in %UserProfile%.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 812144, member: 32260"] Here are my observations. The latest stable Firefox, Google Chrome, Chromium Edge Dev installers all trigger UAC. When one accepts elevation then they install by default in Program Files (Program Files (x86)). But, if one cancels the UAC then: [LIST=1] [*]Firefox installs automatically in %UserProfile%. [*]Google Chrome and Chromium Edge Dev show the alert that they can be installed without admin rights. If one accepts installation, then they install in %UserProfile.% [/LIST] So, the final installation folder depends actually on the user choice - if he/she allows the installer to elevate. I also observed, that beta versions often install in %UserProfile%. [/QUOTE]
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