[Privoxy-users] Installation on Windows 11

[Fabian Keil]

PARISSE Michel via Privoxy-users <privoxy-users at lists.privoxy.org> wrote on 2025-04-23 at 12:26:32:

> I downloaded privoxy_setup_4.0.0.exe on my Windows 11 Famille and ran 
> it, to no avail. I then reran it, in administrator mode, it then works 
> (after edition of the service and linking to and administrator account 
> as required by the documentation).
> 
> I suspect that running the installation of privoxy has to be run in 
> administrator mode. If that is the case, could this be explicitly 
> documented in the section on windows installation?

Thanks for the report. I agree that this should be documented.

Lee, do you know what the oldest supported Windows version is?

I'm wondering if we still support versions that have no administrator
mode. The documentation (doc/source/supported.sgml) claims we do but
I suspect that it may be out of date.

Fabian
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