Log message when the elevated process is not running elevated.

Fixes 5650

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/burn/engine/engine.cpp b/src/burn/engine/engine.cpp
index 69f30e26..628708f5 100644
--- a/src/burn/engine/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/burn/engine/engine.cpp
@@ -696,6 +696,11 @@ static HRESULT RunElevated(
 
     LogRedirect(RedirectLoggingOverPipe, &loggingContext);
 
+    if (!pEngineState->internalCommand.fInitiallyElevated)
+    {
+        LogId(REPORT_ERROR, MSG_ELEVATED_ENGINE_NOT_ELEVATED);
+    }
+
     // Create a top-level window to prevent shutting down the elevated process.
     hr = UiCreateMessageWindow(hInstance, pEngineState);
     ExitOnFailure(hr, "Failed to create the message window.");
diff --git a/src/burn/engine/engine.mc b/src/burn/engine/engine.mc
index 41c17270..32616721 100644
--- a/src/burn/engine/engine.mc
+++ b/src/burn/engine/engine.mc
@@ -177,6 +177,13 @@ Language=English
 Exit code: 0x%1!x!
 .
 
+MessageId=22
+Severity=Error
+SymbolicName=MSG_ELEVATED_ENGINE_NOT_ELEVATED
+Language=English
+Elevated engine process is not running with elevated privileges. Either run the bundle as a privileged user or reconfigure Windows to allow standard users to request elevation.
+.
+
 MessageId=51
 Severity=Error
 SymbolicName=MSG_FAILED_PARSE_CONDITION