attempting to install without admin: context below

[BottasHeimfe]

ok so after a load of bullshit, my father removed all of my gaming stuff from my laptop and placed administrator restrictions on it that i cannot access. I have found a workaround to get steam back on my laptop using a .bat file exploit to run the installer without admin rights. now i am attempting to reinstall Vortex, but whenever i use the same .bat file exploit to get past the admin rights, it starts installing and then an error window pops up saying "Error Opening file for writing 'C:\program files\black tree gaming ltd\vortex\uninstall\vortex.exe. click abort to stop the installation, retry to try again, or ignore to skip this file"

 

now i figured i don't really need this file for it to work, but when i click ignore, it speeds through the installation process and when i go to check if the folder that would contain the .exe file to run Vortex is there and all the files with it, i find the folder there, but nothing else. i should also note that i have added the installer to the allow list on the antivirus software my dad gave me on my laptop. so i doubt that is an issue. however i do not know what else i can do. i would like to run the custom install location version of the installer, but whenever i use the .bat file exploit to circumvent admin rights, it just repeatedly opens the windows console command window that is used to execute the instructions on the .bat file. i would like any advice that can be given, or possibly a .zip file containing a pre-installed folder of Vortex.

[Pickysaurus]

I'm not sure if we should be helping you to get around parental restrictions on your tech. It feels like the best thing to do in this case would be to sort things out with your father. It sounds like it could get you in trouble if you did find a way to bypass it, making your whole situation worse.

 

Suffice to say, you'll need Vortex's EXE and all other installation files to be able to use it. Generally Windows needs admin access to properly install any legitimate apps (with a few exceptions).