ADX templates/controls available only if I run VS 2022 as admin

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ADX templates/controls available only if I run VS 2022 as admin
ADX for .NET and VSTO installed as admin user, so I don't see the templates and controls as normal user 
Roberto Esguerra




Posts: 22
 Joined: 2022-01-31
Where I work, our normal logins have limited permissions on our computers. To install software such as ADX for .NET and VSTO, when I run setup.exe, I am prompted for a separate login and password that has admin permissions, so that the installer can install the software. That works fine.

However, I don't see the ADX templates and controls in Visual Studio 2022 unless I run it as admin. This makes it impossible to develop under my regular user account, which is where I normally use Outlook and other Office applications.

Is there a way to have the templates and controls available to VS 2022 when I run it as myself (i.e. my normal login ID and password)?

Is there an alternative workflow that I'm overlooking?
Posted 11 Feb, 2022 13:04:58 Top
Andrei Smolin


Add-in Express team


Posts: 18826
 Joined: 2006-05-11
Hello Roberto,

The issue occurs because Add-in Express has been installed for the administrator user account, not for your user account. You can get administrator privileges temporarily to install Add-in Express.

Regards from Poland (CET),

Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 14 Feb, 2022 05:07:50 Top