Update ReSharper without admin rights?
So we're currently trying to reduce the local admins around here, and I'm the developer for the "test run", developing without local admin.
Installing stuff is easy to do for our IT, but ReSharper is installed to my account, and their account, when remoting in, doesn't have ReSharper options when starting visual studio (2015).
When trying to update ReSharper myself, there seemed to be some kind of problem, ut after a reboot, ReSharper says it's up to date.
Is it ok to update without local admin, or is there another way?
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The R# installer does a per user installation by default, which don't need admin privileges for instalaltion and updates. If you want to install R# for all users you must enable it explictly in the options. If you do that, you need admin privileges. If you already have installed R# for all users you have to uninstall and reinstall with the standard per user setting..For this you have to uncheck the "all Users" flag in the options of the installer.
By the way, i think you won't be happy with Visual Studio without admin rights. Many Add-Ins need admin privileges fro install and update and i made the experience that some project types also need admin priviliges to work correct (for example if you want to develop for the Azure Service Fabric stack).
Regards
Andreas