run as admin does not launch bolt #69

ashe_x commented 2026年07月02日 21:34:39 +02:00

im stuck on an older version of bolt as that is the only 1 that wil start with admin permission on windows and this works perfectly fine for OSRS

but it does not work for RS3 and thats kinda the problem

now you can say just dont run it as admin.... wel i use a stream deck XL and i have setup stream deck app to launch as admin without a UAC promt on boot and it also has normal priority set so stuff does not start below normal....

my stream deck also contains other stuff that needs to start as admin and as i start the stream deck app as admin it does not ask me for an other UAC

so if i need the CMD or powershell and it needs to run as admin i just press it on the stream deck and as the stream deck app is running as admin this also start the CMD or powershell as admin

thus coming to the problem newer version of bolt wont launch as admin making my stream deck shortcut useless unless i use an older version this version can only start OSRS/runelite but if you try to start RS3 you get a black box that never loads using a newer bolt launcher version and the problem goes away but i cant put it on my stream deck as a shortcut as it wont run as admin

dont know why this happens but its easy to test and reproduce just run bolt as admin on windows and see that nothing happens

im stuck on an older version of bolt as that is the only 1 that wil start with admin permission on windows and this works perfectly fine for OSRS but it does not work for RS3 and thats kinda the problem now you can say just dont run it as admin.... wel i use a stream deck XL and i have setup stream deck app to launch as admin without a UAC promt on boot and it also has normal priority set so stuff does not start below normal.... my stream deck also contains other stuff that needs to start as admin and as i start the stream deck app as admin it does not ask me for an other UAC so if i need the CMD or powershell and it needs to run as admin i just press it on the stream deck and as the stream deck app is running as admin this also start the CMD or powershell as admin thus coming to the problem newer version of bolt wont launch as admin making my stream deck shortcut useless unless i use an older version this version can only start OSRS/runelite but if you try to start RS3 you get a black box that never loads using a newer bolt launcher version and the problem goes away but i cant put it on my stream deck as a shortcut as it wont run as admin dont know why this happens but its easy to test and reproduce just run bolt as admin on windows and see that nothing happens

Adamcake commented 2026年07月03日 15:33:19 +02:00

Why are you using the windows version on a steam deck? Bolt, RS3 and RuneLite all natively support SteamOS (an arch linux derivative).

Why are you using the windows version on a steam deck? Bolt, RS3 and RuneLite all natively support SteamOS (an arch linux derivative).

pea commented 2026年07月03日 18:59:25 +02:00

related to this? https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3960

@Adamcake they're using a streamdeck (programmable keypad), not a steam deck

related to this? https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3960 @Adamcake they're using a st**r**eamdeck (programmable keypad), not a steam deck

i_afk_crab commented 2026年07月04日 00:42:32 +02:00

Whilst I don't own a Stream Deck, I'm able to launch and play both RS3 and RuneLite through Bolt after running Bolt as an admin:

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The 'elevated' status here in Task Manager shows that it is running as admin.
(spliced up three screenshots of the related processes)

Perhaps there's something going on when the Stream Deck tries to launch the process instead.
Edit: Sorry, forgot to include that I'm running Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit 22H2 build 19045.6282.

Whilst I don't own a Stream Deck, I'm able to launch and play both RS3 and RuneLite through Bolt after running Bolt as an admin:   The 'elevated' status here in Task Manager shows that it is running as admin. *(spliced up three screenshots of the related processes)* Perhaps there's something going on when the Stream Deck tries to launch the process instead. **Edit:** Sorry, forgot to include that I'm running Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit 22H2 build `19045.6282`.

ashe_x commented 2026年07月04日 21:40:28 +02:00

@i_afk_crab wrote in #69 (comment):

Whilst I don't own a Stream Deck, I'm able to launch and play both RS3 and RuneLite through Bolt after running Bolt as an admin:

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The 'elevated' status here in Task Manager shows that it is running as admin. (spliced up three screenshots of the related processes)

Perhaps there's something going on when the Stream Deck tries to launch the process instead. Edit: Sorry, forgot to include that I'm running Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit 22H2 build 19045.6282.

it does not do for me i have tested it on main desktop it insta close wen running as admin
some goes for my laptop

and on my server PC that has a second SSD for windows just to test stuff it also dus the same thing

insta closes wen you run it as admin

you are running windows 10 maybe that has something to do with it why its working for you

@i_afk_crab wrote in https://codeberg.org/Adamcake/Bolt/issues/69#issuecomment-18517802: > Whilst I don't own a Stream Deck, I'm able to launch and play both RS3 and RuneLite through Bolt after running Bolt as an admin: > > [](/Adamcake/Bolt/attachments/c7c186ac-2513-4829-924e-607077cf5937) [](/Adamcake/Bolt/attachments/b86de59e-7944-4304-a4df-66cbe7856a5b) > > The 'elevated' status here in Task Manager shows that it is running as admin. _(spliced up three screenshots of the related processes)_ > > Perhaps there's something going on when the Stream Deck tries to launch the process instead. **Edit:** Sorry, forgot to include that I'm running Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit 22H2 build `19045.6282`. it does not do for me i have tested it on main desktop it insta close wen running as admin some goes for my laptop and on my server PC that has a second SSD for windows just to test stuff it also dus the same thing insta closes wen you run it as admin you are running windows 10 maybe that has something to do with it why its working for you

ashe_x commented 2026年07月04日 21:45:12 +02:00

@pea wrote in #69 (comment):

related to this? https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3960

@Adamcake they're using a streamdeck (programmable keypad), not a steam deck

Wel it seems you found the fix

running as admin is is indeed broken thanks to CEF

but it seems if you start it like this
bolt.exe --do-not-de-elevate

it does start now wen running as admin but you need to add command to it "--do-not-de-elevate"

@pea wrote in https://codeberg.org/Adamcake/Bolt/issues/69#issuecomment-18497549: > related to this? https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3960 > > @Adamcake they're using a st**r**eamdeck (programmable keypad), not a steam deck Wel it seems you found the fix running as admin is is indeed broken thanks to CEF but it seems if you start it like this bolt.exe --do-not-de-elevate it does start now wen running as admin but you need to add command to it "--do-not-de-elevate"

ashe_x commented 2026年07月04日 21:49:56 +02:00

having added --do-not-de-elevate now to the stream deck shortcut fixes it

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having added --do-not-de-elevate now to the stream deck shortcut fixes it 

ashe_x commented 2026年07月04日 21:50:40 +02:00

@Adamcake wrote in #69 (comment):

Why are you using the windows version on a steam deck? Bolt, RS3 and RuneLite all natively support SteamOS (an arch linux derivative).

very understandable that you confuse a stream deck with a steam deck

@Adamcake wrote in https://codeberg.org/Adamcake/Bolt/issues/69#issuecomment-18486698: > Why are you using the windows version on a steam deck? Bolt, RS3 and RuneLite all natively support SteamOS (an arch linux derivative). very understandable that you confuse a stream deck with a steam deck

ashe_x commented 2026年07月04日 21:55:06 +02:00

i dont know what needs to be done

but the windows build some needs to have this command flag build in --do-not-de-elevate

i dont know what needs to be done but the windows build some needs to have this command flag build in --do-not-de-elevate

Adamcake commented 2026年07月06日 12:15:42 +02:00

Glad you solved the issue. --do-not-de-elevate is a flag for the Chromium engine that prevents it from re-launching as non-admin when you run as admin, so it makes sense in your case. For most people it should not be used.

Glad you solved the issue. `--do-not-de-elevate` is a flag for the Chromium engine that prevents it from re-launching as non-admin when you run as admin, so it makes sense in your case. For most people it should not be used.