Fix device agent setup for windows PowerShell instructions in quickstart.md - #8018
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Updated instructions for windows running the installer in the quickstart guide
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@hardillb do you have a windows installation you can test this on? |
Steve-Mcl
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I have my windows box I use for my indoor cycling that I'd rather not stick work stuff on and a absolute minimum Windows 10 VM that I setup for the S7 config stuff. |
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@hardillb vm is fine - if you can. once tested, you can run it (the exe) again --uninstall to get rid of the service it will install |
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Added instructions for opening PowerShell with elevated permissions on Windows.
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Updated instructions for windows running the installer in the quickstart guide.
In short, when the elevated command is ran, the new terminal always opens in
c:\windows\system32. This will cause the downloads to occur in the system32 dir - if even permitted (depends on how terminal was fired up and by who). Essentially, this can lead to System errors (Access Denied) or stale versions running if previously executed.The solution is to ensure the user dir is first selected before any web downloads occur.
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