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## Administrator Considerations

Installer behavior can be different depending on whether you are running **winget** with administrator privileges.
Installer behavior can be different depending on whether you are running **WinGet** with administrator privileges.

* When running **WinGet** without administrator privileges, some applications may [require elevation](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/security/identity-protection/user-account-control/how-user-account-control-works) to install. When the installer runs, Windows will prompt you to [elevate](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/security/identity-protection/user-account-control/how-user-account-control-works#the-uac-user-experience). If you choose not to elevate, the application will fail to install.

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If you build the client yourself the instrumentation will not be enabled and no data will be sent to Microsoft.

The winget.exe client respects machine-wide privacy settings and users can opt-out on their device, as documented in the Microsoft Windows privacy statement [here](https://support.microsoft.com/help/4468236/diagnostics-feedback-and-privacy-in-windows-10-microsoft-privacy). In addition, you may also explicitly block telemetry using [settings](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/package-manager/winget/settings)
The winget.exe client respects machine-wide privacy settings and users can opt out on their device, as documented in the Microsoft Windows privacy statement [here](https://support.microsoft.com/help/4468236/diagnostics-feedback-and-privacy-in-windows-10-microsoft-privacy). In addition, you may also explicitly block telemetry using [settings](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/package-manager/winget/settings)

In short, to opt-out, do one of the following:
In short, to opt out, do one of the following:

**Windows 11**: Go to `Start`, then select `Settings` > `Privacy & Security` > `Diagnostics & feedback` > `Diagnostic data` and unselect `Send optional diagnostic data`.

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