[Qgis-user] Installing QGIS 3.14 or 3.16 on Windows: it only runs as administrator

[Bo Victor Thomsen]

Hi Jorge -

If it's an so-called "enterprise" setup of the new Windows PC, the IT 
department might have mucked around with all sorts of security and 
userdata setups. QGIS needs to have read/write access to the %userdata% 
path to read and write parameter settings, installing and loading 
plugins and so on.

You can try:

  * To start QGIS with the--noplugins qualifier. This will stop QGIS
    from loading plugins on startup.

  * To start QGIS with the --profiles-path <some_new_path>
    The--profiles-path qualifier gets QGIS to use another directory for
    profiles storage than the default
    <some_new_path> must point to  an existing directory path where
    you're certain you have read/write access to.

If it actually works with the second suggestion, your IT department 
probably has made  the userdata directory inaccessible for QGIS.

Den 29-10-2020 kl. 18:16 skrev Jorge Gustavo Rocha:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to install QGIS using OSGeo4W on a new Windows 10 computer. 
> I've tried several options. I started with the "express desktop install".
>
> The installation runs smoothly.
>
> After installation, the splash screen appear and goes until the 
> message: QGIS is ready! But then, nothing happens. If I run QGIS with 
> Administrator privileges, it works.
>
> I've also tried to install with "custom install", just for the current 
> user. But using this option, I get install errors (complaining about a 
> missing gdal301.dll).
>
> What can I do (change some permissions?) to have QGIS running with 
> administrator privileges?
>
> Disclaimer: I'm not a Windows expert. I probably missed something 
> obviously. I've disabled the antivirus software, just in case.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jorge
>
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