FancyZones no longer allow snapping elevated (admin) applications

[LukaszMendakiewicz]

Environment

Windows build number: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18363.657]
PowerToys version: 0.15.1
PowerToy module for which you are reporting the bug (if applicable): FancyZones

Steps to reproduce

1. Create zones.
2. Launch elevated process (e.g. Win+X > Windows PowerShell (Admin))
3. Hold Shift and drag the window into the zone.

Expected behavior

Window snaps to the zone.

Actual behavior

Window does not snap to the zone.

Notes

This used to work before updating to 0.15.1. I believe the previous version I was on was 0.14.1.

[LukaszMendakiewicz]

It works OK if PowerToys are launched elevated too. Did the mode PT launch in as the default changed between the versions?

[enricogior]

@LukaszMendakiewicz
yes, the default has changed.
You can set it back to the old behavior using the general settings option "Always run as administrator".

[LukaszMendakiewicz]

Thanks for clarifying. The release notes do mention:

Removed requirement to always 'run as admin'

But I don't think it communicates clearly enough that the default changed from running as admin to not, and it can affect the observed behavior.

[enricogior]

We are planning to add a notification when we detect that an elevated window is moved while PT is running non elevated. We just didn't have the time to do it in 0.15.x

[crutkas]

#1015 is the tracking issue, going to close this since we are tracking there. @LukaszMendakiewicz it is better for us to take this route so we aren't always running elevated (also most people don't use elevated processes (but we 100% know this is a scenario we must support))