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lindis68
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Rm doesnt start in win 10

Post by lindis68 »

Hi everyone.
i just installed rm its working ok , but i have to manually start rm all the time it doesnt startup , even tough its in win program startup list.
and its set with admin rights.

what am i missing here. :confused:

greets Lindis
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jsmorley
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Re: Rm doesnt start in win 10

Post by jsmorley »

There is no reason why you should have to set Rainmeter to "Run as administrator" for it to work ok.

I would follow this guide,

https://docs.rainmeter.net/tips/clean-rainmeter-uninstall/

And ensure that during the installation, "Run Rainmeter on startup" is checked.
lindis68
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Re: Rm doesnt start in win 10

Post by lindis68 »

jsmorley wrote: April 13th, 2019, 1:17 pm There is no reason why you should have to set Rainmeter to "Run as administrator" for it to work ok.

I would follow this guide,

https://docs.rainmeter.net/tips/clean-rainmeter-uninstall/

And ensure that during the installation, "Run Rainmeter on startup" is checked.
:thumbup:
tnx for the reply Jsmorley.
i will try to reinstall rm , i dont remember if i checked it to run at startup. :???:

see ya
sunyard
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Re: Rm doesnt start in win 10

Post by sunyard »

Hi, I have the same problem. rm doesn't start at WIN10 startup. I have start rm manually, and I've been asked for the admin-password. How can I prevent this. I uninstalled rm and installed v4.3 from a fresh download.
lindis68
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Re: Rm doesnt start in win 10

Post by lindis68 »

well it is me again.
I followed the uninstall / installation guide , but rm doesnt start even when "start with windows" is checked .
what could be wrong.?

greets lindis
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jsmorley
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Re: Rm doesnt start in win 10

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No idea really. Perhaps you are in a shared computer environment (company or school) where there is some "group policy" that isn't allowing it, or the account you are logging into Windows with doesn't have full Administrator rights. One these is almost certain to be true if when you launch Rainmeter manually, you are getting a UAC prompt and it is asking you for an administrator password. Rainmeter requires that YOU be an administrator on your system, but doesn't in and of itself require administrator privileges.
lindis68
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Re: Rm doesnt start in win 10

Post by lindis68 »

jsmorley wrote: April 15th, 2019, 1:44 pm No idea really. Perhaps you are in a shared computer environment (company or school) where there is some "group policy" that isn't allowing it, or the account you are logging into Windows with doesn't have full Administrator rights. One these is almost certain to be true if when you launch Rainmeter manually, you are getting a UAC prompt and it is asking you for an administrator password. Rainmeter requires that YOU be an administrator on your system, but doesn't in and of itself require administrator privileges.
hi again jsmorley..

I am administrator and it is my home computer.
i get no prompt for any password when starting rm manually.
i only login with my pin code at first login as normal.
:confused:
/lindis
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Re: Rm doesnt start in win 10

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lindis68 wrote: April 15th, 2019, 2:41 pm hi again jsmorley..

I am administrator and it is my home computer.
i get no prompt for any password when starting rm manually.
i only login with my pin code at first login as normal.
:confused:
/lindis
And you are quite sure that you have a shortcut for Rainmeter in:

C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Which will look like this:



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tired_wampir
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Re: Rm doesnt start in win 10

Post by tired_wampir »

I've the same problem. :(
And clear uninstall doesn't works for me.
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eclectic-tech
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Re: Rm doesnt start in win 10

Post by eclectic-tech »

tired_wampir wrote: April 26th, 2019, 6:36 pm I've the same problem. :(
And clear uninstall doesn't works for me.
Automatically starts for me on Win10 (64-bit).

Do you get a prompt for admin password? (See the post above)
Are you are quite sure that you have a shortcut for Rainmeter in:

C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Do you see a Raindrop Icon in the notification area of the taskbar?