UAC user account control blocking my game from launching

[Carl Dane]

UAC user account control blocking my game from launching just started today i have mods but they ran fine for the last few days??? disabled UAC but do not like to have to.

[=EGC= kansasterry]

Strange most people have only had issues with malware/virus protection blocking acces to the documents folder or the firewall blocking access to the game rather than UAC blocking it from launching at all. Might be a compatability setting you can try for the games exe file.

[Spec_Ops_Ape]

Have you tried running the game as an administrator?

[Carl Dane]

yes and yes its fixed thanks guys

[Carl Dane]

i was wrong "NOT" fixed

[Carl Dane]

it has changed now even at 0 prompt/lowest setting it simply forces a relaunch of the starter.

[=EGC= kansasterry]

This link may provide some help with the issue https://www.reddit.com/r/FalloutMods/wiki/fixguide I know it does not specifically have a fallout 4 section however it does have some solutions for the UAC issue in past fallout games.

[Carl Dane]

thanks friend

[Carl Dane]

i guess im new to reporting things realy. the "uac" popup had this info on it
1 program name -fallout4.exe
2 publisher-"unknown"
3 file origin- this comp
but when i looked at the in depth info i got this
"C;\program files
[x86]\steam\steamapps\common\fallout4\fallout4launcher.exe


any and all help is very appreciated than you.

[Uncle64]

One thing you can do is move Steam out from Windows protected folders.
UAC is one part of folder protection from maleware and hijackers.

Run the game as Admin.

[=EGC= kansasterry]

I used to have all kinds of issues with my steam games until I moved them from the program files folder to a new folder called games on the hard drive.

A simple method to do this would be to

1) install steam into the new folder
2) copy the contents of the old steam folder into the new one skipping any existing files.
3) verify the gamefiles through steam.
4) after you are sure all the games are working remove the old steam folder.

this is how I moved my steam folder and it saved me from having to reinstall all the games.

[Uncle64]

Originally posted by =EGC= kansasterry:

I used to have all kinds of issues with my steam games until I moved them from the program files folder to a new folder called games on the hard drive.

A simple method to do this would be to

1) install steam into the new folder
2) copy the contents of the old steam folder into the new one skipping any existing files.
3) verify the gamefiles through steam.
4) after you are sure all the games are working remove the old steam folder.

this is how I moved my steam folder and it saved me from having to reinstall all the games.

That is one way.
My self simply turned off Steam, cut and pasted all content to one new place and started Steam.exe from there. And it reinstalled it self in the new location.
No files or games lost.

[Carl Dane]

guys/gals? i really do apreciate the help but sad to say im pretty much a comp illiterate i just like to build in fallout 4 its the best settlement building game i have yet to find i will try to do what you have suggested but i doute ill do it right. but "thank you" regardless of my outcome.

[Carl Dane]

ok uh i think i have it lol again i just deleted steam and reloaded it and now fo4 works wish me luck friends and THANK YOU MUCH. for everything.

[Uncle64]

Did you remove it complete?
You do know that you then also removed all your screenshots?

[Xilo The Odd]

UAC for anyone worth their salt in running a PC, is a pointless safety measure. i have mine completely off as it is annoying having to confirm my own actions.