Inform user when trying to interact with an app running with elevated rights

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Business value

User is aware during the design time why Power Automate for desktop cannot interact with an application running with elevated rights and how the case can be handled.

Feature details

When an application is running with elevated rights, while Power Automate is not, Power Automate is not able to "access" the UI elements of that app. User is now informed why UI elements are not accessible and that the recommended next step is to restart Power Automate with admin rights. A notification is displayed to the user when the targeted app is running with elevated rights when the user:

  • Opens the UI element picker and hovers the mouse pointer over an UI element of the specific app
  • Launches the recorder and hovers the mouse pointer over an UI element of the specific app

See also

Inform user when trying to interact with an app running with elevated rights (docs)