From 81d368da831802d5f2e8ce4b865219c15debde1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Jan T. Sott" <jan@idleberg.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2016 13:50:50 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add RequestExecutionLevel

Windows Vista and later need administrator rights to write files to `$PROGRAMFILES` or or change the registry in `HKLM`. I assume the installer already claimed admin rights on launch, but it's recommended to explicitely do so.
---
 template_source/installer/win64.nsi | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/template_source/installer/win64.nsi b/template_source/installer/win64.nsi
index bd32f2d..ae7256c 100644
--- a/template_source/installer/win64.nsi
+++ b/template_source/installer/win64.nsi
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ OutFile "..\build\${APPNAME}-Setup-x64.exe"
 # Destintation install directory
 InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\${APPNAME}"
 
+# Install as administrator
+RequestExecutionLevel admin
+
 # default section start
 Section
 
@@ -86,4 +89,4 @@ Section "Uninstall"
   # Remove uninstaller information from the registry
   DeleteRegKey HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\${COMPANYNAME} ${APPNAME}"
 
-SectionEnd
\ No newline at end of file
+SectionEnd