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A simple Batch script to force install Steam without administrator permissions on Windows
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force-install-steam.bat
cmd /min /C "set __COMPAT_LAYER=RUNASINVOKER && start "" "SteamSetup.exe"
@Battleknight07
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And can you play tf2

@Turbojax07
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Does work, but you have an extra quotation mark.
Fixed command:
cmd /min /C "set __COMPAT_LAYER=RUNASINVOKER && start " "SteamSetup.exe"

@udfm
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udfm commented Aug 11, 2023

how exactly do you use it my school computer says "unc paths are not supported defaulting to windows directory" can you fix it?

@Turbojax07
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Unfortunately, you cannot fix this issue. It is the result of your computer running the script off of a network drive. The way this is normally resolved is to change some things in regedit, which requires admin to access. And no, you cannot run it with the command above. Especially if the UNC error occurs.

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udfm commented Aug 11, 2023

thanks

@ThunderBlitz03
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I have both Steam setup and the batch file, but when I double-click the batch file with this code, command setup pops up and closes just as fast as it appears and nothing happens afterward. Does someone know why this is? It doesn't even say that the file type is unsupported.

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I am on windows 10 right now if that affects anything.

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