Admin priviledges needed to set firewall rules

[Radimus Prime]

Okay this is driving me nuts. I'm getting this screen every time I try the launcher. It goes away if I turn off Windows Firewall, so I can play the game in some way, but I have to do this any time I want to play.

I've gone and set the permissions for Warframe's .exe files and launcher to always lauch as admin. UAC is off. Warframe is set to allowed in Windows Firewall. I even tried deleting the permissions in the advanced settings so they'd get re-added. I added custom port settings in the advanced settings. I even added Warframe manually in the advanced settings.

For some reason, Windows Firewall is still like f--ck that. Any advice anyone?

[zvampen]

Reformat yer Pc.

[Radimus Prime]

Yeah don't think that's gonna happen just for one game.

[AnonumusSoldier]

I get the screen from time to time, ususally after an update or Port settings change, but i also have UAC set on my computer. Its irritating but its not a big deal to me to hit Allow.

[Asassinx1]

Well this is clearly a problem with your operating system. I would suggest you contact MICROSOFT about your issue.

[fragball]

most likely you made the firewall setting wrong - can you post your firewall entry for warframe (with x-out personal information) and tell us you the version of your windows? also, you might have some other firewall software installed (some AV's come with them). if that the case, changes in your win-firewall wont take effect.
did you try run wf from an admin accout for testing (NOT the start as admin, please - for testing only)? normally, if you let windows do the firewall setting for you when being prompted to it will suffice (if, you not running an elaborated system that is).

[Radimus Prime]

I'll get screenshots later tonight, but this a custom built comp and so I never installed another AV-- I've only ever used Windows Firewall. AsI mentioned, the problem is resolved when I turn off Windows Firewall and this issue was occuring before I made any changes for ports.

This profile is an admin account and the only profile on the PC. It's Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit.

[Radimus Prime]

I do work for Microsoft myself (Windows is not my specialty, but for my department I know enough TS). It just occurred to me I should probably try a new user profile and see if that helps. I'll report how that goes after I try that out.

[Sithis]

A very stupid question, I know, but have you tried launching Steam as Admin? That'd also give the same level of privileges to everything it starts, launcher included. That just might solve the issue.

[Sceles]

Like the poster before me said, this problem will propably go away if you just launch Steam as admin. Setting WF to run in admin mode from its exe properties likely did nothing because it's still a process started by Steam, and Steam doesn't have admin privileges by default.

[Asphe]

Originally posted by Radimus Prime:

I do work for Microsoft myself (Windows is not my specialty, but for my department I know enough TS). It just occurred to me I should probably try a new user profile and see if that helps. I'll report how that goes after I try that out.

It really won't help even if you use an "Administrator" account. The way Win7 UAC works is IF your current profile is allowed to run the app with Administrator privileges or not.

So, for example, if you run Steam by clicking on a shortcut / pinned to the Start menu, right-click on it and click on Advanced, select the 'Run as administrator' option. Then when you launch warframe via Steam [steam://rungameid/230410], you shouldn't get the UAC pop-up [which you can likewise disable]. Worse to Worst [Windows....], run the Warframe exe directly as Administrator.

PS Windows Firewall is not an AV. In addition, MSEE is the LOWEST rated (5% of get through without being detected] of the major security products. No big deal, I still use it myself ^-^. 95%, ehh good enough ^-^.

PSS If you bump into anyone from the Windows dev team, pass them my thanks for doing a great job. My annual bonus has been x3 every since Win8/10 ^-^. Tell them "never get better".

[fragball]

hmm, no. it is not necessary to run either steam or warframe with admin privileges not is it necessary to run it from an admin account - but still, testing it to do so can help to narrow the problem. for the firewall, there isn't any fancy setting for WF or for steam - just the plain setting windows does for everthing that ask to be let through. that is mostly the default setting for privat network - steam did seems to get the privat and public setting - might be my own mistake though... anyway it does not matter. for the UAC promp, i can't remember ANY game startet from steam (except maybe some games linked to it) that ever gives me a an UAC-popup - and like i said, admin privs are not necessary... normally...i do can think of some things that would lead to it, but i don't think that a normal used computer would be this way.
@Asphe: of course an AV is NOT a firewall - but there are some AV-products like ZoneAlarm, MacAfee and (i think) Norton IS that come with a firewall included (in the whole damn package, not the AV itself obviously). if one does use one of those, and installed it the default way, the firewall will "replace" the fuction of the MS one. but since the OP stated that deactivating Microsofts firewall would stop the warning, i guess that he does not have an other firewall running.
hmm.... @OP: did you by chance use not the steam instaled version of WF but the "standalone" version and linked it to steam? only a though, but that could lead to this behaviour.

[Asphe]

Originally posted by Fragball:

hmm, no. it is not necessary to run either steam or warframe with admin privileges not is it necessary to run it from an admin account - but still, testing it to do so can help to narrow the problem. for the firewall, there isn't any fancy setting for WF or for steam - just the plain setting windows does for everthing that ask to be let through. that is mostly the default setting for privat network - steam did seems to get the privat and public setting - might be my own mistake though... anyway it does not matter. for the UAC promp, i can't remember ANY game startet from steam (except maybe some games linked to it) that ever gives me a an UAC-popup - and like i said, admin privs are not necessary... normally...i do can think of some things that would lead to it, but i don't think that a normal used computer would be this way.
@Asphe: of course an AV is NOT a firewall - but there are some AV-products like ZoneAlarm, MacAfee and (i think) Norton IS that come with a firewall included (in the whole damn package, not the AV itself obviously). if one does use one of those, and installed it the default way, the firewall will "replace" the fuction of the MS one. but since the OP stated that deactivating Microsofts firewall would stop the warning, i guess that he does not have an other firewall running.
hmm.... @OP: did you by chance use not the steam instaled version of WF but the "standalone" version and linked it to steam? only a though, but that could lead to this behaviour.

It shouldn't be required to run Steam/WF in Admin mode. It's a fix, not a way of life ^-^.

I've got quite a few games that need to 'Run as Admin' if Steam isn't in Admin mode. Usually older ones or similar. Not a big deal. Or I'll change the settings for Public/Private Networks, problem goes away too but that depends on the network environment.

I think OPs' complaint is that UAC pesters him every time the app changes something or requests a port/etc. So if he runs it in Admin mode... or sets UAC to the lowest level of interaction/etc. That way the OS just lets the app do it's thing without the UAC pop-up, security risks not withstanding.

As for getting WF specifically to behave similarly to what the OP's having.

Upgrade W7U to W10, Steam/WF has no issues. Settings are inherited / migrated.
Reinstall W10 (SL OEM) clean on the same PC with default settings... Steam/WF gets the UAC pop-up.
Reinstall again, W10 Retail, Steam only does the UAC pop-up. I guess once I 'solve' the Steam issue, WF doesn't have a problem.

BTW even if I set the user profile as belonging to the Administrators group, the "problem" persists.

Just for fun, identical setup on a 2 year old HP laptop. NO issues.

The AV comment was related to "I never installed another AV-- I've only ever used Windows Firewall."

[Radimus Prime]

Im popping back in here to clarify that it's not UAC or anything my computer is popping up, it's a screen specific to Warframe. I mentioned in my original post that UAC is off and I've already enabled "Always run as administrator" on all the .exe files related to Steam and Warframe. This is what the screen I'm getting looks like: http://imgur.com/a/7Fv8C

[AnonumusSoldier]

Originally posted by Radimus Prime:

Im popping back in here to clarify that it's not UAC or anything my computer is popping up, it's a screen specific to Warframe. I mentioned in my original post that UAC is off and I've already enabled "Always run as administrator" on all the .exe files related to Steam and Warframe. This is what the screen I'm getting looks like: http://imgur.com/a/7Fv8C

Ohhhhh that screen. I don't know why that screen comes up. I get it from time to time when new content downloads. I just reboot launcher and its fine. I think its a luancher bug that has to do with net spped because it usually happens in the middle of s long download and my net drops

[Radimus Prime]

Hmmm. It pops up as soon as I launch the game and is the first thing I see. I've taken to just turning off Windows Firewall whenever I play, but it is kinda annoying.