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added text regarding alternate user elevation. #24343

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9 changes: 6 additions & 3 deletions tools/msvs/install_tools/install_tools.bat
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Expand Up @@ -56,9 +56,12 @@ echo !!!!!WARNING!!!!!
echo -----------------
echo Use of Boxstarter may reboot your computer automatically multiple times.
echo When performing a reboot, Boxstarter will need to disable User Account
echo Control (UAC) to allow the script to run immediately after the reboot. When
echo the scripts have completed, Boxstarter will re-enable UAC. If you prematurely
echo stop the process, UAC will need to be re-enabled manually.
echo Control (UAC) to allow the script to run immediately after the reboot.
echo If you are installing Node under an alternate user account from your GUI
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echo (i.e. you elevate to a seperate admin account to perform installs), you
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echo may need to log in directly to the GUI interface of that user after reboots.
echo When the scripts have completed, Boxstarter will re-enable UAC and you can
echo log in under your current user account again.
echo.
echo Sometimes the scripts may install all necessary Windows Updates which
echo could cause a high number of reboots that appear to be a reboot loop when
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