I have two processes, A and B. At some point A creates B. After B is created, if A's process tree is killed, I want B to still be around. I am using CreateProcess() to create B, and I can't seem t...

I want to show the Windows file properties dialog for a file from my C++ code (on Windows 7, using VS 2012). I found the following code in this answer (which also contains a full MCVE). I also trie...

I use Inno Setup to create my first installer. But when the installer is launched, before having the windows screen asking the permission to execute this file, I get a window with this error: S...

I have 2 apps, program.exe and updater.exe, both written in Delphi5. Program runs without admin-rights (and without manifest), updater has a manifest with "requireAdministrator" because he must be ...

I have an issue where the Windows 8 User Account Control (UAC) popup is minimized when I execute a command line helper program that requests admin privileges in its manifest. The UAC popup window j...

I have an application which needs to run several other applications in chain. I am running them via ShellExecuteEx. The order of running each of the apps is very important cause they are dependant ...