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YankeeDocNJ
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

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...
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  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    10 months ago

    Thanks for the screenshot Daddyo37!

     

    You mentioned you were using version 191 of the app, however there's a latest update (192) out. 

     

    Can you try running the installer, to update the app while following these steps? 

Walter's avatar
Walter
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Hey YuriGubanov - thanks for flagging this with us.

Could you check if this is happening with the latest version of the app as well?  

Also, what is your computer's exact OS version?

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YuriGubanov
New member | Level 1
7 hours ago

Walter, I can check - but should I, given that the problem was announced solved some 40 versions ago? Does this particular update has release notes regarding the UAC issue?

My OS is Windows 11 Pro, 10.0.22631

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    5 hours ago

    Yes, you should always update to the latest version as those usually fix bugs and contain improvements YuriGubanov 

    Let us know if the issue persists though, and we'll take it from there. 

    • YuriGubanov's avatar
      YuriGubanov
      New member | Level 1
      5 hours ago

      Sorry, but since the release notes have no mention of the UAC issue fix, there is little sense to hope that this update will solve the issue. There are no miracles in the world. Please raise the bugfix request with the development. Looks like the bug is there for 40+ versions.

      • Walter's avatar
        Walter
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        5 hours ago

        Sure thing YuriGubanov - let us know if anything else comes up. 

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