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YankeeDocNJ
2 years agoNew member | Level 2
Dropbox Update triggering User Account Control (UAC) constantly
I have v183.3.6853 of Dropbox for Windows. Yet Dropbox Update CONSTANTLY runs triggering User Account Control (UAC) warnings - and multiple of them. I woke up today to FORTY of them. This is a hom...
Daddyo37
Explorer | Level 4
I just recently started having this same exact problem with version 191.4.4995.0 on Windows 10 Pro. Dropbox Early Access is turned off. Any other suggestions?
Megan
10 months agoDropbox Staff
Hey Daddyo37, let's jump right into this!
Can you send us a screenshot of the warnings, so we can have a look?
Do you have the app installed locally with admin privileges?
Let me know, and we'll take it from there!
- Daddyo3710 months agoExplorer | Level 4
Screenshot attached. I am the only user and the Administrator.
- Megan10 months agoDropbox Staff
Thanks for the screenshot Daddyo37!
How often do you see this pop-up? Does that happen every time you reboot the device, or even when the app is up and running?
- Daddyo3710 months agoExplorer | Level 4
When the app is up and running. This is what my taskbar looked like this morning, full of UAC popups.
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