migu Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Hello, I really like bt sync, and I tried to install Bittorrent Sync on two Windows 10 stations numerous times, but I never succeeded to install it in a way that works properly for non-admin users. I tried:both the 32 bit and 64 bit installersInstalling as admin and non-admin userManually removing both the %APPDATA%/BitTorrent Sync/ and all bt sync related entries in the registry before running the installer again These are the issues I encounter: The installer asks whether it should create a desktop symbol and run bt sync on startup. I enable both options, but both options have no effect (no shortcut, doesn't start on windows startup)After the installation, Windows doesn't seem to know anything about bt sync: it doesn't appear in the start menu, and using the windows search yields only the bt sync folder that is created for synchronized content.I have to manually browse to the %APPDATA%/BitTorrent Sync/ folder to locate the .exe to launch the programEverytime I run the .exe, I am prompted for adminisitrator credentials. The details indicate that bt sync always want to install the app again: /PERFORMINSTALL 128 Is this the expected behavior? Should it be possible to install bt sync like a regular windows application, i.e., prompt once for admin credentials, install the executable to the programs folder, create the user-specifc %APPDATA%/BitTorrent Sync folder when the application is launched by a specific user? Any help is greatly appreciated, as I would really like to use bt sync regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 migu, known issue for standard user account. Will be fixed in future releases. So far as a workaround try copying keys from Admins' registry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BitTorrent Sync to user's. Make sure that revision and build keys match. Or add the user to Admin's group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migu Posted December 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Ok thank you very much for the quick reply, I will try the workaround. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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