# Launcher couldnt update registry, always run as admin? **URL:** \ **Category:** Getting Started & Setup\ **Tags:** launcher, unreal-engine, question\ **Created:** [January 27, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/launcher-couldnt-update-registry-always-run-as-admin/305106 "2015-01-27T04:33:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ngrts\_1](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ngrts\_1](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ngrts_1)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/launcher-couldnt-update-registry-always-run-as-admin/305106/1 "2015-01-27T04:33:37Z")
Saw the following in my launcher logs. Verified that restarting the launcher with admin rights and running verify re-created the missing keys. Do i need to be running the launcher as admin always? Did i install it improperly somehow? _[2015.01.27-02.15.07:075][0] WinReg: ERROR: Could not create registry value SOFTWARE\EpicGames\Unreal Engine\4.7/InstalledDirectory. Error Code 5: Access is denied._ After re-launching with admin, the last 2 keys were created: ``` Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EpicGames Class Name: Last Write Time: 12/11/2014 - 1:19 AM Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EpicGames\Unreal Engine Class Name: Last Write Time: 1/26/2015 - 9:42 PM Value 0 Name: INSTALLDIR Type: REG_SZ Data: C:\Program Files\Epic Games\ Value 1 Name: UPGRADEFOUND_INSTALL_DIR Type: REG_SZ Data: Value 2 Name: CURRENT_INSTALL_DIR Type: REG_SZ Data: Value 3 Name: UPGRADEFOUND Type: REG_SZ Data: Value 4 Name: ARPINSTALLLOCATION Type: REG_SZ Data: C:\Program Files\Epic Games\ Value 5 Name: PREV_INSTALL_DIR Type: REG_SZ Data: 0 Value 6 Name: USER_CHOSE_INSTALLDIR Type: REG_SZ Data: 0 Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EpicGames\Unreal Engine\4.6 Class Name: Last Write Time: 1/26/2015 - 9:28 PM Value 0 Name: InstalledDirectory Type: REG_SZ Data: C:\Program Files\Epic Games\4.6 Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EpicGames\Unreal Engine\4.7 Class Name: Last Write Time: 1/26/2015 - 9:25 PM Value 0 Name: InstalledDirectory Type: REG_SZ Data: C:\Program Files\Epic Games\4.7 ``` ---
**Author:** ![TJ\_V](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/tj_v/32/1008648_2.png) [@TJ\_V](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/TJ_V)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/launcher-couldnt-update-registry-always-run-as-admin/305106/2 "2015-01-28T18:13:24Z")
Some users will have to run the Launcher as admin to download updates and content. It shouldn’t be required to just start the editor. Could you provide your ‘Verbose Logs’? Follow the 10 steps at the bottom of this link and post them here. > **[A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/a-new-community-hosted-unreal-engine-wiki/141494)** > > After over a year in maintenance mode, the official Unreal Engine Wiki is now permanently offline. These resources now live on a new community-run Unreal Engine Community Wiki — https://unrealcommunity.wiki/! You will be able to find content from... ---
**Author:** ![ngrts\_1](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ngrts\_1](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ngrts_1)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/launcher-couldnt-update-registry-always-run-as-admin/305106/3 "2015-01-29T03:45:37Z")
Hi, attached is short run of launcher with very verbose log file. I still have all logs from when i installed UE. The only log file created as Administrator is the one where i used it to clear this problem. I thought maybe i had run Launcher as Admin the very first time. I could just manually change the permissions on HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EpicGames to have Full Controll for all users. thanks, ps (i will be away from computer till monday) [DxDiag in comments](https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/164539/launcher-library-and-marketplace-focus-maxes-one-o.html). UnrealEngineLauncher.log.zip ---
**Author:** ![ngrts\_1](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ngrts\_1](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ngrts_1)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 4:00am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/launcher-couldnt-update-registry-always-run-as-admin/305106/4 "2015-01-29T04:00:14Z")
Sorry i read too fast. I do not need Run As Administrator to start the Launcher. As far as i can tell, the Launcher was doing fine w/o those registry keys. I saw them in logs on unrelated issue and was fixing just in case of corner case issue. I’ll manually change the permissions on “EpicGames” and “Epic Games” registry entries to have Full Control for all users. ---
**Author:** ![TJ\_V](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/tj_v/32/1008648_2.png) [@TJ\_V](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/TJ_V)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/launcher-couldnt-update-registry-always-run-as-admin/305106/5 "2015-02-06T16:02:53Z")
Hi ngrts, I’m sorry that it’s been a few days. We are still investigating the issue and we will post back here as soon as we have a suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![\_Epic\_Maximusdb3\_1](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@\_Epic\_Maximusdb3\_1](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/_Epic_Maximusdb3_1)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/launcher-couldnt-update-registry-always-run-as-admin/305106/6 "2015-02-13T22:54:21Z")
Hi Ngrts, Getting to your two questions, you installed just fined and you shouldn’t have to run as admin unless you’re working with the original 4.0 engine! Sorry for the long delay in response and I hope that answers all your questions. -Max B. ---
**Author:** ![ngrts\_1](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ngrts\_1](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ngrts_1)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/launcher-couldnt-update-registry-always-run-as-admin/305106/7 "2015-02-13T22:56:39Z")
yup yup, close. Thanks.