How to switch off XAMPP UAC when installing on Windows
User Account Control might be a hindrance when installing XAMPP. To effectively disable it, edit this registry key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System Set EnableLUA to 0x00000000 Reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45941819/uac-missing-write-permissions-error-while-installing-xampp-on-windows-server-2