You Must Have Elevated Privileges in Order to Install NI Software Error

Updated Mar 16, 2022

Reported In

Software

Package Manager

Issue Details

There is installation error when I trying to install NI software such as LabVIEW. It shown message similar as you must have elevated privileges in order to install NI Package Manager.

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What should I do to have elevated privileges in order to install NI software?

Solution

This issue is due to current user account login to PC doesn't have elevated privileges.
Below are the methods for solving this issue:

Use admin's account login into PC and install the NI Software.
Refer to Microsoft provided solution on how to installing a package with elevated privileges for a non-admin.

Additional Information

You must log in as an administrator or have administrator privileges in Windows to install any NI software and hardware.

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